Arjun Dev Arora

Arjun Dev Arora Email and Phone Number

Managing Partner at Format One @ Format One
Arjun Dev Arora's Location
San Francisco, California, United States, United States
Arjun Dev Arora's Contact Details
About Arjun Dev Arora

Arjun is the Founder of Format One. He advises funds, startups, LPs and Fortune 100 companies. His core areas of support for startups include strategy, GTM, product, monetization, and fundraising. He is an active individual investor in startups and venture funds. He has invested early in companies including but not limited to Lyft, RapidAPI, Branch, Flexport, Virta Health, Ashby, Truebill, Anduril, Ethic, Notion, Elroy Air and many more. Prior to founding Format One, Arjun was In Residence at Expa, a Partner at 500 Startups (actively investing and responsible for fundraising for the firm), Founder & CEO of ReTargeter (acquired by Sellpoints in 2015), head of business development @ Yahoo! Real Estate and an investment banker with Jefferies Broadview. He was also the Chairman of the Board of the Saint Francis Foundation (a $100M+ Cambridge Associates managed foundation) and sat on it's investment and grants committees. Arjun has spoken about entrepreneurship internationally (Europe, Asia, and the Middle East), and was recognized at the: White House, United Nations (UN), and the Global Summit for Entrepreneurship, for his successes and commitment to a values-centered organization. He also holds a BSc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology from UC Berkeley.

Arjun Dev Arora's Current Company Details
Format One

Format One

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Managing Partner at Format One
Arjun Dev Arora Work Experience Details
  • Format One
    Managing Partner
    Format One Apr 2019 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Helping startup founders move the needle on the hard things such as the fundraising, board leadership, GTM, team performance & accountability, planning and operational hygiene. The Format One services are a compound of tactical support and performance coaching. Partial list of advisees past and current: Qualio, ParadeAI, Zentist, IRIS.tv, Boom&Bucket, Republic, FLYR, Upscribe, Lumanu, Klue, Omidyar Network, Betterleap, Brassica, Catch & Release, Ataraxia, and Nike Valiant Labs.
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  • Zentist
    Board Member
    Zentist 2019 - Present
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  • Acof
    Advisor
    Acof 2021 - Present
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  • Angel Investor
    Investor
    Angel Investor Jan 2011 - Present
    Firefly Aerospace, Reflow, Anduril, Antaris, Vimcal, Wander, Petal, Varda Space, HOOKED, Branch, Madison Reed, Dishcraft Robotics, 15five, Tradeshift, Hockeystack, 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, Atmos, Brave Health, Levels, Causal, Zum, AnchorZero, Stonks, Causal, AnchorZero, Loyal, Kyte, CloseFactor, Akido Labs, Finalis, Rightfoot, SmithRx, LayerZero Labs, The Juggernaut, Uniswap Labs, Varda Space Industries, Proper, Copilot, and others. Fund (GP): Cambrian Asset ManagementFund (LP): Phenomenal Ventures, Fluent Ventures, AngelList Systemic Fund of Funds, Coolwater, First Momentum Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Susa Ventures, 500 StartupsSee https://angel.co/arjun for more.*** I am actively investing through various funds and also very selectively personally. ***
  • Startup And Fund Advisor
    Advisor, Board Member
    Startup And Fund Advisor Jan 2011 - Present
    Vivum, Motion, Cents, Elective (aka ElectivePay), Genie.gg, WOMBO (w.ai), Reflow, AngelList, RadAI, AspireIQ, Streamlined Ventures (fund), Unshackled (fund), FinVC (fund), Emergent Ventures (fund), Vela, Intricately (exited), KYC Hospitality, Upstock, Iris.tv, Republic, Cambrian Asset Management (fund), The House Fund (fund), Haystacks.ai, RatioTech, NWO.ai, Crew and others. See https://angel.co/arjun for more.*I am taking on select new advisory positions.*
  • Nike
    Advisor & Member Of Investment Committee (Nvl)
    Nike Mar 2018 - May 2024
    Beaverton, Or, Us
    Advisor to Nike Valiant Labs (innovation team) in Portland. Member of the Investment Committee for Nike Valiant Labs.
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  • Expa
    In Residence
    Expa Mar 2018 - Jun 2020
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Worked closely with many startups (and a non-profit) that were in the Expa portfolio during these years.
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  • 500 Startups
    Partner
    500 Startups Jan 2016 - Feb 2018
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Invested in companies that went through our accelerator (Seed Program) and also directly into Seed rounds for various startups. Traveled the world speaking about the global startup ecosystem to LPs, corporates and governments. Helped startups from across the world during office hours, local accelerators, conferences and more. Select investments from my time at 500: RapidAPI, SV Academy, ManyChat, ethic, Qualio, Zentist.Also lead our Fundraising and Investor Relations teams for the Global Main Fund and assisted with regional funds.
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  • Immediately
    Co-Founder
    Immediately Jan 2015 - Jul 2016
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Operational (President, CRO) in 2015 and Advisor in 2016. Immediately helps sales people close more deals. By providing a mobile workflow application that integrates deeply with email (Google mail) + Salesforce, Account Executives can be as effective on their phone as they are in the office. Immediately also helps sales managers ensure that their sales data is clean and timely so they can help their AEs be more successful and project more accurately.
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  • Retargeter
    Chairman Of The Board & Founder
    Retargeter Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
    Emeryville, California, Us
    ReTargeter was acquired by Sellpoints in March of 2015.
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  • Retargeter
    Ceo, Founder
    Retargeter Apr 2009 - Dec 2013
    Emeryville, California, Us
    Arjun was the founding CEO of ReTargeter and bootstrapped the company to be in the top 100 of Inc's Fastest Growing Companies list in 2013. He is a recognized expert in display advertising and retargeting and has been interviewed on Bloomberg TV, been quoted in the WSJ and been mentioned in Forbes. He has been recognized at the White House, at the UN and at the Global Summit for Entrepreneurship for his success and commitment to a values centered organization.
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  • Yahoo!
    Business Development & Strategy For Yahoo! Real Estate
    Yahoo! 2007 - 2009
    Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
    Head of Business Development and Business Strategy for Yahoo! Real Estate. Responsibilities included strategic planning, revenue and sales forecasting, and new product and contract renewal negotiations.
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  • Jefferies
    Investment Banker
    Jefferies 2006 - 2007
    New York City, New York, Us
    Semiconductor Group @ Jefferies BroadviewDeals: Mellanox IPO, FCI sale to Silicon Motion, MIPS purchase of Chipidea, MIPS revolving credit facility
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  • Deloitte Consulting
    Intern
    Deloitte Consulting 2005 - 2005
    Worldwide, Oo
    Oracle Implementation for Trimble Navigation
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  • Intuit
    Intern
    Intuit 2004 - 2004
    Mountain View, California, Us
    Software Development & QA for Quickbooks
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Arjun Dev Arora Skills

Start Ups Online Advertising Entrepreneurship Lead Generation Strategy Email Marketing Marketing Strategy Strategic Partnerships Business Development Social Media Marketing Leadership Crm Online Marketing Advertising Digital Media Conversion Optimization Digital Marketing Business Strategy Social Media Marketing Display Advertising Digital Strategy Sales Product Marketing Affiliate Marketing Analytics Product Management Mergers And Acquisitions Web Analytics B2b Marketing Customer Acquisition Social Networking Product Development Hustle Culture Seo Competitive Analysis Integrated Marketing Google Analytics Search Advertising Direct Marketing Mobile Marketing Monetization Marketing Automation Customer Relationship Management Mobile Advertising Sem Search Engine Optimization Intellectually Curious Early Stage Startups

Arjun Dev Arora Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley
    University Of California, Berkeley
    Electrical Engineering And Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology
  • University High School (Irvine)
    University High School (Irvine)

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