Partner
Viraj Phanse
Partner, Arka Venture Labs
- Firm
- Arka Venture Labs
- Title
- Partner
- Role
- Partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 17 September 2026
About
Viraj Phanse, a venture capital investor at Arka Venture Labs, specializes in enterprise AI, SaaS, infrastructure, data, analytics and cloud. Viraj brings deep cross-border operational, investment and entrepreneurial experience. He was the CEO and co-founder of a venture-backed AI and data startup that achieved an exit in two years, a product and strategy leader at AWS and Oracle, and a go-to-market and business leader at Aerospike and Persistent Systems. He was also a Venture Partner at U First Capital and a Fellow and Selection Committee Member at Berkeley Angel Network. He earned his MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, an MS in Computer Science from UCLA, and a B.Eng from Pune University.
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