Ramnik Arora is a Partner at Original Capital. He previously held leadership roles at Meta and FTX.

What Ramnik can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Original Capital writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. high-frequency trading firm
  2. Meta
  3. FTX · Head of Product
    2020
  4. FTX Ventures
  5. Original Capital · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

AnthropicCursorSolana

Focus

vertical softwarefintech

Education

IIT KanpurNYU

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Who is Ramnik Arora?

Ramnik Arora is a Partner at Original Capital. He previously held leadership roles at Meta and FTX.

How much does Ramnik Arora invest?

Ramnik Arora invests through Original Capital, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Ramnik Arora?

A warm intro from a founder Original Capital backed works best.

What did Ramnik Arora do before Original Capital?

high-frequency trading firm; Meta; Head of Product at FTX; FTX Ventures.

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