Neeraj Arora
Angel Investor @ General Catalyst
Mountain View, United States
Neeraj Arora is a seed investor at General Catalyst in Mountain View focused on Software and Apps. Neeraj Arora is responsible for “all things business at WhatsApp”. He is an IIT graduate as well as a management graduate from the Indian School of Business, gave up his high profile job managing global M&A at Google to join one of Silicon Valley’s hottest starts-ups. Arora served as the principal, corporate development, at Google and beforethat he was the chief manager at Times Internet Ltd.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 30%
Last updated:
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Industries Neeraj Arora invests in
Stages Neeraj Arora invests in
Countries Neeraj Arora invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$13M
- Series A
- $10M–$60M
- Series B
- $19M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (13%)
- Apps 8 (12%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (12%)
- FinTech 7 (10%)
- Information Technology 7 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 31 (45%)
- Series A 8 (12%)
- Series B 8 (12%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (7%)
- Angel 3 (4%)
Country
- India 24 (35%)
- United States 23 (33%)
- Singapore 2 (3%)
- United Arab Emirates 2 (3%)
- Saudi Arabia 1 (1%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| 1001 AI is building The Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Platform of the Middle East | $30M / Series A / Jun 30, 2026 | ||
| The card that takes you places | $63M / Series C / May 21, 2026 | ||
| Pronto is a business that allows users to order and receive cleaning, laundry, and home services within 10 minutes. It is available 24/7 and enables users to book services instantly or schedule them for later, including recurring appointments. | $25M / Series B / Mar 03, 2026 | ||
| Bolna offers voice AI agents that transforms business to qualify leads, boost sales, automate customer support, and streamline recruitment. | $6.3M / Seed / Jan 20, 2026 | ||
| Vital Lyfe is a Climatech product manufacturer that develops systems to produce safe drinking water from a range of natural sources, including seawater, without reliance on centralized infrastructure. The company designs portable water-making hardware that combines filtration, purification, and engineering principles adapted from aerospace toenable autonomous operation in diverse environments. Its offerings aim to serve use cases where traditional water infrastructure is limited or unavailable, such as humanitarian relief, maritime operations, disaster response, and off-grid communities.Vital Lyfe provides hardware platforms alongside supporting software for monitoring and management of water quality and system performance. The company engages with partners in sectors like non-governmental organizations, maritime organizations, and outdoor or expedition users to deploy and validate its solutions. It continues to refine and scale its technologies toward broader market availability and expanded field applications. | $18M / Seed / Dec 16, 2025 | ||
| Mira are audio-first smart glasses that "remember everything." | $6.6M / Seed / Nov 24, 2025 | ||
| Bindwell is a Biotech company that uses AI to develops safer pesticides. | $6M / Seed / Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| 1001 AI is building The Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Platform of the Middle East | $9M / Pre-Seed / Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| Bevel is a holistic health and performance platform designed to empower users to take control of their well-being. By integrating data from wearables and supporting continuous glucose monitoring, it delivers personalized scores for recovery, strain, sleep, nutrition, stress, and energy. With strength-building tools, habit journaling, andscience-driven insights, it aims to replace fragmented health apps and foster long-term healthspan optimization. | $10M / Series A / Oct 16, 2025 | ||
| Zepto is a quick-commerce platform that delivers groceries and daily essentials within minutes through a network of stores. It is an online store that offers a range of fruits, vegetables, snack food, and electronics. It provides a service that enables access to various grocery products. Zepto serves industries such as retail, food and beverage,and logistics. | $450M / Series H / Oct 16, 2025 | ||
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Co-Investors
About General Catalyst
General Catalyst is an investment firm that supports businesses at every stage, from seed to growth. It focuses on fostering resilience and advancing applied AI through its investments. The firm collaborates with entrepreneurs to provide capital and strategic guidance, enabling innovation across industries such as healthcare, fintech, and consumer technology.
General Catalyst Contacts
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Christopher Kauffman
Principal
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Erin Schaefer
COO
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Genevieve Kinney
Principal
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Jeremy Goldstein
Partner
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Jim Baum
General Catalyst
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What does Neeraj Arora invest in?
Neeraj Arora invests primarily in Software, Apps and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 69 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Neeraj Arora invest in?
Neeraj Arora typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$13M at Seed, $10M–$60M at Series A and $19M–$100M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Neeraj Arora's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Neeraj Arora took part in.
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When did Neeraj Arora last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Neeraj Arora closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 69 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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