Buddy Arnheim
InvestorFounding Partner at Lobby Capital Β· Investment Partner at August Capital
Los Altos Hills
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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 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Orthogonal VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2016 β presentSF Bay Area
- Perkins Coie LLPPartner, Chair of Emerging Companies and VC Practice1998 β 2021Palo Alto and San Francisco CA
- University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAdjunct Professor2011 β 2021Champaign-Urbana
- John Austin Cheley FoundationMember Board of Trustees2013 β 2017Denver, Colorado
- Titan AerospaceCo-founder2012 β 2014Moriarty, New Mexico
- Gunderson DettmerAssociate1995 β 1998
Skills & more
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TrademarksDue DiligenceBusinessFinanceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsStrategyLeadershipCorporate DevelopmentIPOLanguages Italian
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Investments
Investor
BoxClouderaHippo InsuranceLevel HomeLively HSAMystery ScienceOpenTableR-Zero SystemsSkydioSpinLaunchTicketsNowTrulia
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Colleagues at Lobby Capital
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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 Founding Partner at Lobby 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).
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Also attended The Wharton School2,000
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Also attended University of Illinois College of Law6
Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,233
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Shared employers
Also worked at Perkins Coie LLP18
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Also worked at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign125
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Also worked at Gunderson Dettmer63
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