Arun R
Managing Partner

Enterprise AI

Deep-Tech

Arun is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Arali Ventures.

At Arali Ventures, Arun leads investments in enterprise technology, with a particular interest in businesses applying technology and AI to solve complex problems for enterprises.

He works primarily with companies at the pre-seed and seed stages—often before product-market fit or meaningful revenue, and supports founders on go-to-market strategy, enterprise customer development and building their early teams.

Before founding Arali in 2019, Arun founded SeedX, a boutique advisory and investment-banking platform for early-stage companies. Arun spent more than two decades across business consulting, technology, sustainability and entrepreneurship. He co-founded Rimagined, a sustainability-focused upcycling business. He also helped establish Fairtrade India and led its commercial and business-development activities.

Earlier in his career, Arun worked across consulting, technology services and business development at Deloitte, Infosys Consulting and IBM. He graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.