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Vrinda Agarwal

Investor

Investor at Canvas Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $12.5M

About

Vrinda Agarwal is a venture and angel investor focusing on early-stage B2B software and vertical AI companies. She brings four years of venture investing experience alongside prior roles in product management and strategic finance at Google Nest and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Agarwal holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. Penny Jar CapitalInvestor2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  2. Canvas VenturesInvestor2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Cota CapitalVC Investor (Enterprise Fund)2021San Francisco, California, United States
  4. Schematic VenturesVC Investor2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. GoogleProduct Strategy & Finance (Nest)2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Associate2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Goldman SachsInvestment Banking Analyst2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  8. 100 Strong- Non-Profit OrganizationCEO & Co-Founder2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Goldman SachsSummer Analyst2014
  10. Goldman School of Public PolicyResearch Assistant2012 — 2014Travers School of Political Science, UC Berkeley
  11. Executive Office of the President of the United StatesIntern2013Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
  2. University of California, BerkeleyBachelor’s Degree, BA Political Science & BA Development Economics2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Investment ManagementCorporate DevelopmentDeal SourcingFinancial AnalysisTechnology investingFinancial ModelingMarket MappingDue DiligenceProduct pricingProduct strategyInvestmentsVenture Capital
+12 moreCommunity OutreachPublic SpeakingLegal ResearchLegal WritingLegislative ResearchTeam LeadershipPublic RelationsLeadership DevelopmentMicrosoft PowerPointGrant WritingNon-profit LeadershipPolicy

Languages English · Hindi · Spanish

  • Series 63 — FINRA
  • Series 79 - Investment Banking Representative — FINRA

From Vrinda's professional profile.

Colleagues at Canvas Ventures

Aileen Svanberg
Executive Assistant at Canvas Ventures
Amela Hardie
Executive Assistant at Canvas Ventures
Bridget Odorcic
Operations & Fund Compliance Manager at Canvas Ventures
Erica Waichman
Head of People & Community at Canvas Ventures
Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures
Grace Isford
Partner at Lux Capital
Harrison Lieberfarb
Partner at Canvas Ventures
Jennifer Kaehms
Associate at Canvas Ventures

Network1

Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Vrinda Agarwal work?
Vrinda Agarwal is Investor at Canvas Ventures.
What check size does Vrinda Agarwal write?
Vrinda Agarwal typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,969

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,339

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Canvas Ventures14

AJ NyboMarketing Coordinator at March Capital PartnersJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorGrace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalRebecca LynnManaging Director at Canvas VenturesHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas VenturesGary LittleOperating Partner at Canvas Ventures

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Also worked at Cota Capital26

Brian ButlerPartner at Questa CapitalUllas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesPatrick ChangFounder and Managing Partner at Dispersion CapitalVivian ChengPartner at Next47Bobby YazdaniFounder & Managing Partner at Cota CapitalMurat KilicogluPartner at Cota Capital

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Also worked at Schematic Ventures6

Julian Burrough CounihanInvestor at Schematic VenturesAlexInvestor at Schematic VenturesAlex FreedPartner at Schematic VenturesAditya RaghupathyAssociate at Schematic VenturesAnanya VasagiriAssociate at Schematic VenturesAlex LeeFounder at Truewind

Also worked at Google1,558

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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