Where does Viraj Phanse work?

Viraj Phanse is Partner at Arka Venture Labs.

What check size does Viraj Phanse write?

Viraj Phanse typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Where did Viraj Phanse go to school?

Viraj Phanse studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); UCLA (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); Maharashtra Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Information Technology).

Viraj Phanse

Investor

Partner at Arka Venture Labs · Fellow (till 2022), Selection committee member, Member at Berkeley Angel Network

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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About

Focuses on enterprise AI, SaaS, infrastructure, data, analytics and cloud. Previously co-founded and led a venture-backed AI/data startup to an exit, held product and strategy roles at AWS and Oracle, and was a Venture Partner at U First Capital. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas, an MS in Computer Science from UCLA and a B.Eng from Pune University.

Experience

Arka Venture LabsPartnercurrent2024 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
Digitalapi.aiInvestorcurrent2026 — present
AiRANACULUSInvestorcurrent2026 — present
AgntID.aiInvestorcurrent2026 — present
TiE Silicon ValleyCharter Membercurrent2025 — present
PitCrewInvestorcurrent2025 — present
catalyx spaceInvestorcurrent2025 — present
eXlens.aiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Bruviti AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
BQPInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Pier39.aiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
XCaliber HealthInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Future AGIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Pipeshift (YC S24)Investorcurrent2024 — present
Lyzr AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Enkrypt AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Daxa, IncInvestorcurrent2024 — present
RagaAI IncInvestorcurrent2024 — present
BrieflyInvestorcurrent2024 — present
WeblessInvestorcurrent2024 — present
AECInspireInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Carboledger™ | AI Agents for ESG TeamsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Berkeley Angel NetworkFellow (till 2022), Selection committee member, Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay UniversityAdjunct Faculty- Building an AI Business: From Idea to VC Funded Startup Launchcurrent2026 — present
San Jose City CollegeAdjunct Faculty - Business, Management and Entrepreneurshipcurrent2024 — present
VP Technology Ventures LLCTechnology, product, platform and business consultingcurrent2024 — presentUnited States
BlockfendersCo-Founder, CEO, Chief Product Officer2022 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Product Management2020 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
U First CapitalVenture Partner2020 — 2021
OracleProduct Management and Strategy2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
INSZoomProduct Management - Analytics, Cloud Integrations and Marketplace2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Aerospike, Inc.Director- Strategic Partnerships and Alliances2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Persistent SystemsDirector- Digital Transformation, Product Strategy and Business Development2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
AsurionJunior Product Manager (Analyst Programmer)2011 — 2012Greater Nashville Area, TN
University of California, Los AngelesGraduate Student Researcher (Graduate Research Assistant)2010 — 2011Los Angeles, California
Persistent SystemsStrategist-Product Strategy, Business Development2008 — 2010Pune, Maharashtra, India
Persistent SystemsSoftware Engineer2008

Skills & more

StrategyManagementProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyStrategic AlliancesBusiness DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesArchitectureBusiness IntelligenceCloud ComputingSOASoftware Project Management

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Start-upsEnterprise Software

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Colleagues at Arka Venture Labs

Aarushi Khanna

Partner at Arka Venture Labs

John Kojiro Moriwaka

Venture Partner - Japan at Mendoza Ventures

Radhesh Kanumury

Investor at Arka Venture Labs

Yashwanth Hemaraj

General Partner at BGV

Frequently asked questions

Who is Viraj Phanse?: Focuses on enterprise AI, SaaS, infrastructure, data, analytics and cloud. Previously co-founded and led a venture-backed AI/data startup to an exit, held product and strategy roles at AWS and Oracle, and was a Venture Partner at U First Capital. Holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas, an MS in Computer Science from UCLA and a B.Eng from Pune University.
Where does Viraj Phanse work?: Viraj Phanse is Partner at Arka Venture Labs.
What check size does Viraj Phanse write?: Viraj Phanse typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
Where did Viraj Phanse go to school?: Viraj Phanse studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); UCLA (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); Maharashtra Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Information Technology).