Where does Vrinda Agarwal work?

Vrinda Agarwal is Investor at Penny Jar Capital Venture.

Where did Vrinda Agarwal go to school?

Vrinda Agarwal studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor’s Degree, BA Political Science & BA Development Economics).

Vrinda Agarwal

Investor

Investor at Penny Jar Capital Venture

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Vrinda Agarwal is a venture and angel investor focused on early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series A) B2B software and vertical AI companies, with more than four years in venture investing. Her earlier experience includes product and strategic finance roles at Google Nest and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2022) and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (2015), and also advises funds.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

v•••@pennyjar.comreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Investment ManagementCorporate DevelopmentDeal SourcingFinancial AnalysisTechnology investingFinancial ModelingMarket MappingDue DiligenceProduct pricingProduct strategyInvestmentsVenture Capital

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Community 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

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Anne Raimondi

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Arvind KC

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Bracken Darrell

Chief Executive Officer, VF Corp at Penny Jar Capital Venture

Brandon Sammut

Chief People & AI Transformation Officer, Zapier at Penny Jar Capital Venture

Bryant Barr

Founding Partner at Penny Jar Capital Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vrinda Agarwal?: Vrinda Agarwal is a venture and angel investor focused on early-stage (Pre-Seed to Series A) B2B software and vertical AI companies, with more than four years in venture investing. Her earlier experience includes product and strategic finance roles at Google Nest and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2022) and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (2015), and also advises funds.
Where does Vrinda Agarwal work?: Vrinda Agarwal is Investor at Penny Jar Capital Venture.
Where did Vrinda Agarwal go to school?: Vrinda Agarwal studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor’s Degree, BA Political Science & BA Development Economics).

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