Arjun is a highly regarded investor and advisor to many prominent startup founders and venture funds in the SF Bay Area.

Before founding Format One, he served as a Partner at the prestigious 500 Startups, where he partnered with exceptional founder teams, including RapidAPI, SV Academy, ManyChat, ethic, Qualio, and Zentist.

Arjun's journey to success began with his entrepreneurial venture. He founded and led ReTargeter before its acquisition by Sellpoints in 2015.

He started his career by spearheading business development efforts at Yahoo! Real Estate, laying the foundation for his exceptional track record.

As a prominent thought leader, Arjun regularly takes to the global stage, delivering talks on the power of entrepreneurship and its potential to drive positive change.

His commitment and dedication to a values-centered approach have earned him accolades from prestigious institutions like the White House, the United Nations (UN), and the Global Summit for Entrepreneurship.

Arjun holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology from UC Berkeley.

Arjun continues to make a lasting impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem, inspiring founders and innovators around the world.

A partial list of investments include:

Firefly Aerospace, HOOKED, Branch, Madison Reed, Dishcraft Robotics, 15five, Tradeshift, Flexport, LTSE, Virta Health, Calm, Devoted Health, Braintrust, Notion, Tonal, Teachable (exited), TrueBill (exited), Starship (exited), Elroy Air, Grove Collaborative, StyleSeat, Smile Identity, Kea, ROOM, Osana Salud, SignalWire, Collective, Clearbanc, Merit, Lob, Nelo, People.ai, Teampay, Pipe, Loft, Tripp, Rescale, Ashby, MetaMap, Teampay, Atmos, Brave Health, Levels, Causal, Zum, AnchorZero, Stonks, Causal, AnchorZero, CloseFactor, Akido Labs, Finalis, and Rightfoot.