Neeraj Arora
InvestorCEO 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
- General CatalystManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Venture Highway LLPCo-Foundercurrent2014 — present
- HalloAppCo-Founder2019 — 2024
- WhatsApp Inc.Business Guy2011 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PaytmMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2018
- GooglePrincipal, Corporate Development2010 — 2011
- GoogleCorporate Development Manager2007 — 2010
- Times Internet LimitedChief Manager2006 — 2007
- Accellion IncProgram Manager2000 — 2005
Investments
Investor
MeeshoMoglixMPLSharechat
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at General Catalyst
Adam Valkin
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Alex Tran
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Chris Bischoff
Investment Team at General Catalyst
David Fialkow
General Catalyst co-founder, founder-first company builder, data and digital-health investor, and documentary producer
Deep Nishar
Investment Team at General Catalyst
Elena Viboch
Managing Director at General Catalyst
Gabriella Giglio
HR & Executive Talent at General Catalyst
Hemant Taneja
CEO & Managing Director of General Catalyst
Network4
Anurag RamdasanScout
Partner at 3one4 Capital
Deena ShakirScout
Partner at Lux Capital
Ganesh RengaswamyScout
Managing Partner at Quona Capital
Gautam GodhwaniScout
Managing Partner at Good Startup
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).
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