Where does Sekhar Puli work?

Sekhar Puli is Partner at Aroa Venture Partners.

What check size does Sekhar Puli write?

Sekhar Puli typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

Sekhar Puli

Investor

Partner at Aroa Venture Partners

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Writes $100K – $500K checks

About

Sekhar Puli, a founder who sold REAN Cloud to Hitachi Vantara in 2018, focuses on India's demographic shifts—especially elder care—and runs structured discovery programs for AI, healthcare, and sustainability startups.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

Aroa Venture PartnersManaging General Partnercurrent2024 — present
BV Investment PartnersBoard Member, Operating Advisory Board Member, Investorcurrent2019 — presentUnited States
ArchLynkGlobal CEO2022 — 2023
EYManaging Director2020 — 2021McLean, Virginia, United States
Janasena PartyChairman, Central Committee for Party Affairs2019 — 2020Hyderabad Area, India
REAN CloudCo-Founder and Managing Partner2014 — 2019Herndon, VA
AmdocsVice President and Client Business Executive2013 — 2014
AmdocsVice President and Senior Consulting Partner2013North America
AmdocsVP Client Business Executive2009 — 2013
AmdocsClient Executive Americas2004 — 2009
Sabre Integrated Solutions, IncFounder and Chief Architect1995 — 2004

Education

Georgetown UniversityMBA, International Business2002 — 2004
Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business2002 — 2004
George Mason UniversityMS, Computer Science1995 — 1997
Ecole LemaniaPGDCA, Management1994 — 1995
Andhra UniversityBS, Mechanical Engineering1990 — 1994
Nirmala High School

Skills & more

Private Equity7Restructuring5Innovation Management3Technology Leadership2Board Leadership1Investor Relations1Corporate DevelopmentGlobal Business ManagementFinancial PlanningNew Market ExpansionCorporate BrandingBusiness Innovation1

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Financial ModelingCrisis ManagementThought LeadershipCorporate CommunicationsOrganizational DevelopmentCorporate StrategyEntrepreneurshipNegotiationFinancial ReportingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Languages Hindi · Telugu

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

From Sekhar's professional profile.

Colleagues at Aroa Venture Partners

Aditya Ghosh

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Ankit Nagori

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Anuj Sheth

Investments at Aroa Venture Partners

Ellen Rudnick

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Gaurav Gulati

Founder & Managing Partner at Aroa Venture Partners

Nitin Wadhwa

Partner at Aroa Venture Partners

Prerna Singh

Investments at Aroa Venture Partners

Ritesh Agarwal

Senior Advisor at Aroa Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sekhar Puli work?: Sekhar Puli is Partner at Aroa Venture Partners.
What does Sekhar Puli invest in?: Sekhar Puli invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Sekhar Puli write?: Sekhar Puli typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.

Founder mafias

Georgetown University mafia49

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Trae StephensBSFounded Pursuit +1 Ted LeonsisAmerican StudiesFounded Snagfilms +1 Briggs MorrisonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Crossbow Therapeutics +1 Darren NixFounded Interviewed +1 Brendan LevyBoard Certified Family Medicine PhysicianFounded Clara +1 Oliver HillBachelor of Science - BSFounded Clearspace +1

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Georgetown University McDonough School of Business mafia11

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sasha OrloffMBAFounded LendUp +1 Dmitry KarpovMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Adentris +1 Nick GasbarroMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Cognizant Jeremy JonkerMBAFounded Infinity Ventures Jilliene HelmanBusinessFounded Realty Mogul Deepak MishraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Graphon

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George Mason University mafia10

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Isaac MosqueraOperations ResearchFounded AppMakr +1 Alexandria LafciMaster of Education (M.Ed.)Founded New Story Paul SinghB.S.Founded StrataPT CraigBachelor of Science - BSFounded Cognitive Space Fouad MatinComputer ScienceFounded StrongIntro Joshua EssexBachelor of ScienceFounded Recidiviz

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Andhra University mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Srinivas SriramdasMBAFounded Edyst

Ecole Lemania mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Maximiliano EcheverriaBusiness DiplomaFounded Flux

Same school

Also attended Georgetown University378

Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Anduril Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital Katherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures Ana AndreescuInvestor at Index Ventures Ted LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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Also attended Georgetown University McDonough School of Business87

Nick GasbarroChief of Staff at QED Investors Miles LittlefieldDirector of Investor Relations at Cortado Ventures Sara ZulkoskyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Recast Capital Gary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.María de Lera AuerspergInvestor at Kfund Matt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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Also attended George Mason University34

Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group Beau HigginsVP (OPlign), Senior Client Partner (The Military Veteran) at Context Ventures Muna AbuSulaymanFounder & Managing Partner at Transform Capital Management Veronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell Incubation Jeff ShermanCo-Founder and CTO, Zephyr AI at Red Cell Incubation John MalloyGeneral Partner at BlueRun Ventures

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Also attended Ecole Lemania2

Julia PettengillInvestor at Schooner Capital Maximiliano EcheverriaFounder at Flux

Shared employers

Also worked at EY1,145

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Linn Hege AuneInvestor at Investinor TorjusInvestor at Investinor Angela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate Ventures Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also worked at Amdocs36

Ran LevitzkyGeneral Partner at Magenta Venture Partners Ran AchituvInvestor at Entree Capital Maya HawlasewiczPrincipal | Growth at Pitango Riki MozesVice President, Chief People Officer at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Gigi Levy-WeissInvestor at NFX Abhishek GuptaPartner, Credit at Trifecta Capital Advisors

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