Arjuna Costa

Arjuna Costa

Co-Founder & Managing Partner atFlourish VenturesCalifornia

Arjuna Costa is co-founder and managing partner of Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global venture capital firm. He previously held roles at Omidyar Network, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rohatyn Group, and Lehman Brothers.

What Arjuna can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Flourish Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lehman Brothers
  2. The Rohatyn Group
  3. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  4. Omidyar Network · partner
  5. Flourish Ventures · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
    Now
  6. Lehman Brothers
  7. The Rohatyn Group
  8. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Companies founded

Flourish Venturesa $120-million private equity fund

Investments named in public bios

AkuaAlboCGAPDigital Frontiers InstituteDoladoeCurrency Mint (eCM)GSMA Mobile for DevelopmentHeruKaminoLiquidMapMIC Global (MicroEnsure)MinuMoradaUnoNeonPaga

Focus

venture investingemerging marketsfinancial inclusionfintechmobile money

Education

Harvard Business School, MBAColumbia University

Also at Flourish Ventures

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Who is Arjuna Costa?

Arjuna Costa is co-founder and managing partner of Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global venture capital firm. He previously held roles at Omidyar Network, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rohatyn Group, and Lehman Brothers.

How much does Arjuna Costa invest?

Arjuna Costa invests through Flourish Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Arjuna Costa?

A warm intro from a founder Flourish Ventures backed works best.

What did Arjuna Costa do before Flourish Ventures?

Lehman Brothers; The Rohatyn Group; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; partner at Omidyar Network; Lehman Brothers; The Rohatyn Group; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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