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Yashwanth Hemaraj

Investor

Founding Partner at Arka Venture Labs · General Partner at BGV · General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

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David LiebunlockedYashwanth: together at Texas Instruments (2007–2008)
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About

Yashwanth Hemaraj is a General Partner at BGV, where he invests in and supports early-stage B2B startups, and the Founding Partner of Arka Venture Labs, a cross-border accelerator fund focused on helping Indian B2B startups scale in global markets. He has over 17 years of experience in enterprise software, with a background in strategy, product management, and product marketing. He serves as a board member or observer for several BGV and Arka portfolio companies, including AiDash, BoostUp, Folloze, Macrometa, Pyze, Tagnos, and Blendid.

Contact· published on Yashwanth's own website

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTRobotics

Experience

  1. BGVGeneral Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. BGVPartner2018 — 2023Palo Alto, CA
  3. BGVPrincipal2014 — 2018
  4. Arka Venture LabsFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  5. AiDashBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  6. BoostUp.aiInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  7. FollozeBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  8. EssenviaBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  9. Stack IdentityBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Pyze Inc.Board Observercurrent2019 — present
  11. TagnosBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentIrvine, California
  12. BlendidBoard Observercurrent2017 — present
  13. Macrometa Corp.Board Member2017 — 2025Palo Alto, California
  14. Enterprise 4.0 Technology Acquisition CorpChief Acquisition Officer2021 — 2023
  15. TotangoBoard Member2020 — 2021
  16. TotangoBoard Observer2016 — 2020San Mateo, California
  17. 1871Mentor2014 — 2016Merchandise mart, Chicago
  18. Shasta VenturesIntern2014Menlo park
  19. SpiderCloud Wireless, IncProduct Manager2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  20. SpiderCloud Wireless, IncEngineer (Technical Lead)2008 — 2012San Jose, California
  21. United Way SIlicon ValleyBoard Member2011 — 2013San Jose, california
  22. Emerging Leaders United, United Way Silicon ValleyChair, Steering Committee2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  23. National Institute of Technology Karnataka Alumni NetworkPresident2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  24. Texas InstrumentsSoftware Design Engineer2007 — 2008Germantown, MD

Skills & more

Coaching & MentoringInvestment ManagementBusiness-to-Business (B2B)9Financial Planning4Research and Development (R&D)3Investments5Cross-border Transactions2Market Analysis1Leadership Development2Marketing Strategy2Business Development1Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)2
+12 moreWirelessSystem ArchitectureDigital Signal ProcessorsStart-upsAlgorithmsEntrepreneurshipSoftware DevelopmentMobile DevicesEmbedded SystemsEmbedded SoftwareSaaSEnterprise Software

Languages Hindi

  • Fellow of Startup Leadership Program

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Deals · 2

TotangoLed round

via Benhamou Global Ventures · filed Oct 2017

FollozeLed round

via Benhamou Global Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

6dbytesMacrometaTagnos

Investor

Aarna NetworksAidashBlendidBlue CedarCarboledgerCyberincDrishtiEssenviaKaptivoLincodeMacrometaOneMobPipeshiftSpikes/CyberincStack IdentityTagnosTrainn

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

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
Viraj Phanse
Partner at Arka Venture Labs

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Andre Turenne
Partner at D.E. Shaw
B.V. Jagadeesh
Venture Partner at Inventus Capital Partners
Gary Little
Operating Partner at Canvas Ventures

Investors connected to Yashwanth in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Yashwanth Hemaraj?
Yashwanth Hemaraj is a General Partner at BGV, where he invests in and supports early-stage B2B startups, and the Founding Partner of Arka Venture Labs, a cross-border accelerator fund focused on helping Indian B2B startups scale in global markets. He has over 17 years of experience in enterprise software, with a background in strategy, product management, and product marketing. He serves as a board member or observer for several BGV and Arka portfolio companies, including AiDash, BoostUp, Folloze, Macrometa, Pyze, Tagnos, and Blendid.
Where does Yashwanth Hemaraj work?
Yashwanth Hemaraj is Founding Partner at Arka Venture Labs.
What does Yashwanth Hemaraj invest in?
Yashwanth Hemaraj invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, IoT, Robotics.
What companies has Yashwanth Hemaraj invested in?
Investments tracked here include 6dbytes, Folloze, Macrometa, Tagnos, Totango, Aarna Networks, Aidash, Blendid, Blue Cedar, Carboledger, Cyberinc, Drishti, and 11 more.
Where did Yashwanth Hemaraj go to school?
Yashwanth Hemaraj studied at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); University of Maryland (Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering); National Institute of Technology Karnataka (Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Computer Engineering).
Does Yashwanth Hemaraj lead rounds?
Yes — Yashwanth Hemaraj has led 5 tracked investments.

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