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Ramnik Arora

Investor

Founder at Original Capital · General Partner at FTX Fund

Berkeley

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1,367 people in our graph share verified history with Ramnik — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sumeet GajriunlockedRamnik: together at Original Capital (2024–2026)
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About

Raised in Amritsar, India, and educated at IIT Kanpur and NYU, he worked at a high-frequency trading firm and then Meta (Core Ads and Libra) before becoming Head of Product at FTX, where he led FTX Ventures and backed Anthropic, Cursor, and Solana.

Experience

  1. Original CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — present
  2. FTX: Cryptocurrency Derivatives ExchangeHead of Product2020 — 2022
  3. FacebookVarious Roles2015 — 2020
  4. Goldman SachsInvestment Strategy Group, Investment Management Division2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. IV Capital / IVC AmericasQuant Research/Trading2012New York City Metropolitan Area

Investments

Investor

Acki NackiAptosCoinfeedsCoralDripFarmington State BankLayerZeroMartianParadigmPlayUpStockTwitsTacticWasmer

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Colleagues at Original Capital

James McGillicuddy
Venture Partner at Original Capital
Kais Khimji
Venture Partner at Original Capital
Ryan Snow
Finance Lead at Original Capital
Sumeet Gajri
Founder/GP at Original Capital

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Alexander PackScout
Managing Partner at Hack VC
Andrew JonesScout
Chief Risk Officer at Apex Group
Brian LongScout
Managing Partner at Atlantic Bridge Ventures
Chris BennettScout
Investor at Wonderschool

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ramnik Arora?
Raised in Amritsar, India, and educated at IIT Kanpur and NYU, he worked at a high-frequency trading firm and then Meta (Core Ads and Libra) before becoming Head of Product at FTX, where he led FTX Ventures and backed Anthropic, Cursor, and Solana.
Where does Ramnik Arora work?
Ramnik Arora is Founder at Original Capital.
What companies has Ramnik Arora invested in?
Investments tracked here include Acki Nacki, Aptos, Coinfeeds, Coral, Drip, Farmington State Bank, LayerZero, Martian, Paradigm, PlayUp, StockTwits, Tactic, and 1 more.
Where did Ramnik Arora go to school?
Ramnik Arora studied at Stanford University (Computer Science); New York University; Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (Math and Computer Science).

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