About
Leo Arango is a Venture Partner at One Way Ventures focused on funding technology startups that expand economic opportunity globally, having worked with startups including Claritype, Debbie, and Provision. He previously was a researcher at Sequoia Capital, an investor at Polymath Ventures and Balyasny Asset Management, started his career at Capital One, and holds an MBA from Harvard and degrees in Finance and International Economics from UVA.
Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 β present
- SomosVCBoard Membercurrent2024 β present
- Family OfficeInvestor2022 β 2026
- One Way VenturesPartner2023 β 2025
- One Way VenturesPrincipal2022 β 2023
- One Way VenturesSenior Associate2021 β 2022
- Sequoia CapitalResearch, Founder Programs2020 β 2021
- Balyasny Asset Management L.P.Private Markets Investor2019 β 2020Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Capital OneSenior Business Analyst2016 β 2018
- Capital OneBusiness Analyst2015 β 2016
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2018 β 2020
- UVA McIntire School of CommerceMaster of Science (M.S.), Commerce2014 β 2015
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Economics2011 β 2014
Skills & more
Leadership6Microsoft Word4Marketing4Sales2
Languages English Β· Portuguese Β· Spanish
From Leo's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,777
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
+ 1,771 more
Also attended UVA McIntire School of Commerce26
Marc-Anthony LarcoAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersWard CroftAssociate at Odyssey Investment PartnersJett RosnerInvestor at Long Ridge Equity PartnersErnest AddisonSenior Associate at boldstart venturesEmery WaddellGeneral Partner at Vocap PartnersAnnie VeldmanSenior Associate at Catalyst Investors
+ 20 more
Also attended University of Virginia316
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesTrevor KienzleInvestor at Correlation VenturesFrank RotmanCo-Founder and Partner Emeritus at QED InvestorsMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures
+ 310 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup184
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGΓΌimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
+ 178 more
Also worked at SomosVC14
Brian Bustamante-NicholsonPartner at GreycroftDaniel ParedesInvestor at Sierra VenturesJacob MullinsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalSamara Mejia HernandezFounding Partner at Chingona VenturesMaria SalamancaInvestor at Ulu VenturesJomayra HerreraPartner at Reach Capital
+ 8 more
Also worked at One Way Ventures16
Semyon DukachFounding Partner at One Way VenturesLex ZhaoManaging Partner at One Way VenturesEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesDawid PrzybyszInvestor at One Way VenturesMimi YagoubHead of Operations and Communications at One Way Ventures
+ 10 more
Also worked at Sequoia Capital159
Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm
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Colleagues at One Way Ventures
Alissa Kay
Analyst at One Way Ventures
Andy Sack
Advisor at One Way Ventures
Dawid Przybysz
Investor at One Way Ventures
Eugene Malobrodsky
Managing Partner at One Way Ventures
Lex Zhao
Managing Partner at One Way Ventures
Masha Levin
Venture Partner at One Way Ventures
Mimi Yagoub
Head of Operations and Communications at One Way Ventures
Nadia Asoyan
Venture Partner at One Way Ventures

























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