40 Minute Mentor

July 31, 2024

Ash Arora: Investing in FrontierTech as the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe

We are back with another season of our popular VC Feature series, where we hear from some of the best Investors in the space. 

Today, we’re joined by Ash Arora, the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe. 

Before joining LocalGlobe in 2022, Ash was the Investment Lead for Crypto Unicorn, Polygon’s venture arm, with LPs such as Sequoia, Lightspeed, Softbank, Tiger, etc. 

In this episode, we discuss Ash’s career journey, her transition from banking to VC and her focus on Blockchain and AI investments. 

Ash Arora
“If you eventually want to do investing, become an Operator or Founder, don’t go into banking.”

Ash Arora

Tune in to discover

Upbringing & early career aspirations [03:10]
Career foundations in banking [05:00]
Reflections on her time at Polygon [07:30]
The value of an Ops background as a VC [10:30]
Joining LocalGlobe [13:20]
Why Blockchain & Web3 [16:00]
What makes Founders stand out to Ash [18:15]
What to avoid when pitching to VCs [22:25]
Raising in a challenging climate [26:50]
Embracing Failure [29:00]
The importance of mentorship & becoming a mentor [32:20]

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