A bit about me: I invest in companies and founders I get unreasonably excited by. small on check, big on mission.
I’m a generalist who’s started and scaled startups. Likely doing product, operations, and customer service. Previously, I helped start the delightful email client, Polymail (YC 16), then scaled Opendoor (here). Before that I ran hackathons.
I am personally interested in future of work and atoms & bits, but can invest very broadly.
Help: I can help companies I invest in a few different ways: early customers, fundraising, and hiring the great talent. I try to hit one of these metricsโ when I invest:
- Availability: the first person you can call when something goes wrong
- Hiring: Helping you hire at least one person before your next round
- Customers: Rounding up some of your first 10 customers or 100 users.
- Fundraising: Introducing you to an investor who ends up leading or investing
Network: I’ve invested alongside the best investors in the world: Andreessen Horowirtz (a16z), Founders Fund, Tribe Capital, Kima Ventures, Craft Ventures, Shrug Capital, Naval Ravikant, Lachy Groom, Elad Gil, and many more.
Global: Iโm also interested in working with founders whoโs companies can be globally relevant but are not US-based. Personally, I regularly spend time in Canada, the UK, the Nordics, India, and soon East Africa. If youโre based here, please donโt hesitate to reach out: me@varadhja.in
Investments | About | Other Investors |
---|---|---|
๐ Atlas Visa | Efficient Visas | SPC + |
Secureframe | Gradient + | |
Stealth | Fintech | Khosla, Founders, Lachy, + |
๐ Railway | Instant infrastructure | Angels |
๐ณ Teamflow | Remote collaboration | Menlo + |
๐ Stealth | Consumer cybersecurity | a16z+ |
Table.ai | Data analytics | 8VC + |
๐ Clubhouse | Audio | a16z + |
๐ Upflow | Helps you collect money from outstanding invoices faster ๐ซ๐ท | Kima Ventures + |
โ ConfirmHR | Improves how you hire | — |
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ Primer | Building the future of education | Founders Fund, Naval R, patio11 + |
๐ธ Stealth | Personal finance ๐ฎ๐ฉ | Craft Ventures + |
๐ Certn | Gives you global background checks ๐จ๐ฆ | Tribe Cap, Moxxie, Weekend Fund + |
๐ฐStealth | Wealth management | — |
๐ฆFlow Labs | Gives everyone time back by eliminating traffic congestion | — |
โป๏ธ Paragon | Automating your API development | Village Global, Soma Capital + |
๐ถ Causal | Giving you statistical and visualization superpowers ๐ฌ๐ง | — |
โพ SandboxVR | Full-body VR experience with friends (via Shrug Capital) | a16z, Shrug Capital + |
Companies | |
๐ Index | advisor to founder |
๐ Certn | advisor to founders |
๐ Polymail | advisor to founders |
๐ถ Causal | product + gtm |
References at: angel.co/varadh
- Varadh has been an incredible help to us in the short time we’ve known each other. A majority of our investors have come from introductions that Varadh made, and his advice + support has really helped us navigate the early stage that we’re at. – Taimur Abdaal (Co-founder, Causal)
- Varadh is a trusted friend and I love spending time with him. Not only is he smart and ambitious, but he has a great heart and his energy is contagious. I’ve always counted on him for real talk and to constantly push me to improve as a person and leader. If you’re an early founder, I cannot recommend him enough as someone to share your journey with. – Patrick Lu (Co-founder, Playfull)
- Varadh is one of the brightest, ambitious guys I’ve had the pleasure to work with. His unique product & strategic insight helped shaped many important decisions we made early on at Polymail! – Brandon Foo (Co-founder, Paragon & Polymail)
Becoming an Angel Investor:
- Motivation
- Capital
- Access / Sourcing
- Diligence
- Securing Allocation
- Helping