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Neeraj Arora

Investor

CEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General Catalyst · Investor at Venture Highway

San Francisco

About

Neeraj Arora leads business at WhatsApp. Before that, he served as the M&A lead at Google, focusing on Local, Social, and Mobile.

Contact· published on Neeraj's own website

Invests in

ConsumerFintech

Beyond investing

Founded
Arora founded Venture Highway before joining General Catalyst.
Education
Studied at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi (Degree, Mechanical Engineering) Studied at Indian School of Business (MBA)
Boards
Arora serves as a board member of the UCSF Foundation. Arora serves as a board member of the IIT Delhi Endowment Fund.
More
Arora led WhatsApp's $19B sale to Facebook in 2014 as its Global Head of Business.

From Neeraj's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Experience

  1. General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Venture Highway LLPCo-Foundercurrent2014 — present
  3. HalloAppCo-Founder2019 — 2024
  4. WhatsApp Inc.Business Guy2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. PaytmMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2018
  6. GooglePrincipal, Corporate Development2010 — 2011
  7. GoogleCorporate Development Manager2007 — 2010
  8. Times Internet LimitedChief Manager2006 — 2007
  9. Accellion IncProgram Manager2000 — 2005

Investments

Investor

MeeshoMoglixMPLSharechat

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at General Catalyst

Network4

Investors connected to Neeraj in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Neeraj Arora?
Neeraj Arora leads business at WhatsApp. Before that, he served as the M&A lead at Google, focusing on Local, Social, and Mobile.
Where does Neeraj Arora work?
Neeraj Arora is CEO India, MENA & Managing Director at General Catalyst.
What does Neeraj Arora invest in?
Neeraj Arora invests in Consumer, Fintech.
What companies has Neeraj Arora invested in?
Investments tracked here include Meesho, Moglix, MPL, Sharechat.
Where did Neeraj Arora go to school?
Neeraj Arora studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (B Tech, Mechanical Engg); Indian School of Business (MBA, Finance and Strategy).

Same school

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