About
Buddy Arnheim joined August Capital in 2021 and has spent over 25 years building, funding, and advising early-stage technology companies, having backed firms such as OpenTable, Cloudera, Box, Hippo Insurance, Skydio, and SpinLaunch. As an operator he co-founded solar-powered atmospheric satellite company Titan Aerospace (acquired by Google in 2014); he holds a BS from Wharton and a JD from the University of Illinois.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareInsurTech
Experience
- Lobby CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Orthogonal VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentSF Bay Area
- Perkins Coie LLPPartner, Chair of Emerging Companies and VC Practice1998 — 2021Palo Alto and San Francisco CA
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAdjunct Professor2011 — 2021Champaign-Urbana
- John Austin Cheley FoundationMember Board of Trustees2013 — 2017Denver, Colorado
- Titan AerospaceCo-founder2012 — 2014Moriarty, New Mexico
- Gunderson DettmerAssociate1995 — 1998
Education
- The Wharton SchoolBS in Economics, Finance1985 — 1989
- University of Illinois College of LawJ.D., Legal1989 — 1992
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Finance1985 — 1989
- The Wharton SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Finance1985 — 1989
- The Wharton SchoolBS, Finance1985 — 1989
- The Wharton SchoolB.S., Economics and Finance1985 — 1989
- University of PennsylvaniaBS in Economics, Finance1985 — 1989
Skills & more
Managing Rapid GrowthTeam BuildingVenture Capital50Intellectual Property11Start-ups78Licensing15Mergers3Corporate Law7Legal Research3Private Equity11Copyright Law1Entertainment Law1
+12 more
TrademarksDue DiligenceBusinessFinanceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyLeadershipCorporate DevelopmentIPOLanguages Italian
From Buddy's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
BoxClouderaHippo InsuranceLevel HomeLively HSAMystery ScienceOpenTableR-Zero SystemsSkydioSpinLaunchTicketsNowTrulia
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at August Capital
Network4
Chris HowardScout
General Partner at Fuel Venture Capital
Ed RomanScout
Special Advisor at Hack VC
.png)
Ethan Kurzweil
Investor at Chemistry
Sam Englebardt
Co-Founder and General Partner at Galaxy Interactive
Investors connected to Buddy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Buddy Arnheim?
- Buddy Arnheim joined August Capital in 2021 and has spent over 25 years building, funding, and advising early-stage technology companies, having backed firms such as OpenTable, Cloudera, Box, Hippo Insurance, Skydio, and SpinLaunch. As an operator he co-founded solar-powered atmospheric satellite company Titan Aerospace (acquired by Google in 2014); he holds a BS from Wharton and a JD from the University of Illinois.
- Where does Buddy Arnheim work?
- Buddy Arnheim is Investment Partner at August Capital.
- What does Buddy Arnheim invest in?
- Buddy Arnheim invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, InsurTech.
- What companies has Buddy Arnheim invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Box, Cloudera, Hippo Insurance, Level Home, Lively HSA, Mystery Science, OpenTable, R-Zero Systems, Skydio, SpinLaunch, TicketsNow, Trulia.
- Where did Buddy Arnheim go to school?
- Buddy Arnheim studied at The Wharton School (BS in Economics, Finance); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., Legal); The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance).
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,484
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
+ 1,478 more
Also attended University of Illinois College of Law2
Also attended University of Pennsylvania770
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
+ 764 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Perkins Coie LLP11
David HornikFounder of Lobby CapitalJaclyn Freeman HesterGeneral Partner at FoundryKarl SunInvestor at EPIC VENTURESCraig ShermanManaging Director at Service Provider CapitalMichael NicholsVenture Operations Partner at AUTHENTIC VENTURESJim JensenPartner, Orrick at iFly.vc
+ 5 more
Also worked at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign63
Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordDavid KoleskyPrincipal at MPM BioImpactGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgDavid AnSenior Software Engineer at Red Cell IncubationSara Crown StarVenture Partner at FemHealth VenturesShreeganesh RamananInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
+ 57 more
Also worked at Gunderson Dettmer39
Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesBrenden GlapionCorporate Counsel at GreycroftIndra HusfeldOffice and Finance Coordinator at Sierra VenturesSean TraynorPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalMichelle LeePartner, Legal at Lux CapitalAndrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux Capital
+ 33 more