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Paul Arnold

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Founder & Partner at Switch Ventures · Board director at Felix · Board director at Gridwise

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Paul Arnold is the founder of Switch Ventures, focused on early-stage investing and leading rounds. He previously advised leaders at McKinsey, helped scale AppDirect, and taught math; his investments include SmarterDx, Félix, Luxury Presence, and The Athletic.

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Board director at Felix

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Felix's investors · 16

AvenirNew York · since 2025Castle Island VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M checks · since 2025Contour Venture PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $500K checksEndeavor CatalystNew York · since 2025General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025H20 CapitalHTwentyMiami · $100K – $1M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2025MONASHEESSão Paulo · $10M checks · since 2025Newtopia VCBuenos Aires · $100K – $1M checksQED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $20M checks · since 2025Switch VenturesSan Francisco · since 2024The MBA FundUnpopular VenturesMiami · $100K – $500K checksWollef VenturesMexico City

Co-founders at Felix

BGBernardo Garcia
Bernardo GarciaFounder

Board director at Gridwise

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Gridwise's investors · 16

412 Venture FundPittsburgh · $250K – $1M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAutotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checks · since 2022Beni Venture CapitalMiami · $100K – $250K checksBlueTree Venture CapitalWexfordBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Crosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks · since 2022FoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025MassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksMountain State CapitalMorgantown · $200K – $500K checksRiverfront Ventures, LLCPittsburgh · $250K – $1M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksSwitch VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022TechstarsBoulder · $220K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks

Co-founders at Gridwise

BFBrian Finamore
Brian FinamoreFounder
RGRyan Green
Ryan GreenFounder

Experience

  1. Switch VenturesFounder and Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco
  2. Luxury PresenceBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  3. FélixBoard Director and Observercurrent2023 — present
  4. National Venture Capital AssociationMembercurrent2024 — present
  5. AnonybitBoard Director2021 — 2026
  6. SmarterDxSeed Investor2022 — 2025
  7. GridwiseBoard Director2020 — 2025
  8. Via.workBoard Director2020 — 2023
  9. Policygenius Inc.Seed Investor2014 — 2023
  10. The AthleticSeed Investor2016 — 2022
  11. AudmBoard Director2018 — 2020
  12. Arnold CapitalFounder2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  13. AppDirectSenior Director2012 — 2014San Francisco
  14. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2008 — 2012San Francisco
  15. Tenth Circuit Court of AppealsLaw Clerk, Judge Michael McConnell2006
  16. Teach For AmericaMath Teacher2003 — 2005New York City
  17. Various CompaniesMowing lawns, Bussing tables, Shoveling asphalt, Teaching skiing, Painting houses1995 — 2003

Skills & more

Start-ups48Venture Capital34Go-to-market Strategy23Entrepreneurship23Due Diligence18Marketing16Market Analysis6Business Operations5Management Consulting16Executive Management12E-commerce5Private Equity5
+5 moreCorporate DevelopmentValuationStrategyLeadershipSaaS

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Investments

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Colleagues at Switch Ventures

Aarshay Jain
Investor at Switch Ventures
Adam Hansmann
Venture Partner at Switch Ventures
Bernardo García
Co-Founder & COO at Switch Ventures
Charles Shannon
Investor at Westbound Equity Partners
Keerti Agrawal
Head of AI at Switch Ventures
Manuel Godoy
Co-Founder & CEO at Switch Ventures
Molly Kang
Venture Partner at Switch Ventures
Paul Ross
Venture Partner at Switch Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Arnold?
Paul Arnold is the founder of Switch Ventures, focused on early-stage investing and leading rounds. He previously advised leaders at McKinsey, helped scale AppDirect, and taught math; his investments include SmarterDx, Félix, Luxury Presence, and The Athletic.
Where does Paul Arnold work?
Paul Arnold is Founder & Partner at Switch Ventures and Board director at Felix and Board director at Gridwise.
What companies has Paul Arnold invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acolite, Felix, Luxury Presence, SketchDeck, Smarter Dx, The Athletic.
Where did Paul Arnold go to school?
Paul Arnold studied at University of Michigan Law School (J.D.); University of Cambridge (Philosophy); University of Utah (Honors B.S., Economics and Philosophy).

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