Ramu Arunachalam
InvestorGeneral Partner at A.Capital Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Ramu Arunachalam is a General Partner at A.Capital. He was previously a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he worked on more than a dozen enterprise software investments and helped develop the firm's thesis in cloud infrastructure and big data. A computer scientist by training, he spent over a decade in product management and engineering roles at startups and public companies, including leading big data product initiatives at Aster Data (acquired by Teradata) and working as an engineer at VMware, where he contributed to the industry's first virtual switch for the ESX server line.
Contact· published on Ramu's own website
Beyond investing
- Education
- Holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Earned an MS in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Received a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Investments
Investor
ActifioApollo (fka Meteor)ArmorbloxDatabricksIllumioPindrop SecurityPlatforaUnit21
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ramu Arunachalam?
- Ramu Arunachalam is a General Partner at A.Capital. He was previously a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he worked on more than a dozen enterprise software investments and helped develop the firm's thesis in cloud infrastructure and big data. A computer scientist by training, he spent over a decade in product management and engineering roles at startups and public companies, including leading big data product initiatives at Aster Data (acquired by Teradata) and working as an engineer at VMware, where he contributed to the industry's first virtual switch for the ESX server line.
- Where does Ramu Arunachalam work?
- Ramu Arunachalam is General Partner at A.Capital Ventures.
- What companies has Ramu Arunachalam invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Actifio, Apollo (fka Meteor), Armorblox, Databricks, Illumio, Pindrop Security, Platfora, Unit21.
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