Viraj Phanse
InvestorPartner at Arka Venture Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
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
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- UCLAMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science
- Maharashtra Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Information Technology
- San José State UniversityBusiness Administration and Management, General
- Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityBachelor of Engineering (BE), Information Technology
Skills & more
StrategyManagementProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyStrategic AlliancesBusiness DevelopmentAgile MethodologiesArchitectureBusiness IntelligenceCloud ComputingSOASoftware Project Management
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Start-upsEnterprise SoftwareFrom Viraj's professional profile.
Colleagues at Arka Venture Labs
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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