Overview
Arnav Sahu is a US Partner at Peak XV Partners as of March 2025[1][3]. Sahu previously served as Principal at Y Combinator from July 2021 to March 2025, where Sahu led investments across seed to growth stages[4]. Before joining Y Combinator, Sahu worked as a Venture Capital Investor at Spark Capital from July 2020 to July 2021[7], and held positions at Blackstone from June 2015 to May 2017[9] and at Cisco/AppDynamics from June 2017 to July 2020[8]. Sahu co-founded Wolfia, an AI search startup, from January to September 2024[5], and founded Finvest from June to December 2023[6]. Sahu attended Cornell University[11].
Profile introduction
Website: https://arnav-replicate-1--arnav46.replit.app Twitter: https://x.com/arnavsahu341 Bio: First Investment Partner for Peak XV in San Francisco (fka Sequoia SE Asia & India). Previously, I spent 4 years at Y Combinator, where I led investments across seed to growth stages. I worked closely with Garry Tan (CEO of YC). Prior to that, I was an investor at Spark Capital, Blackstone and at AppDynamics / Cisco. I also co-founded Wolfia (AI search startup) and Finvest (Robinhood for bonds)
Career history
- US PartnerMar 2025 to presentPeak XV Partners
- PrincipalJul 2021 to Mar 2025Y Combinator
- Co-FounderJan 2024 to Sep 2024Wolfia (YC)
- Product Lead / FounderJun 2023 to Dec 2023Bondgrid / Finvest
- Venture Capital InvestorJul 2020 to Jul 2021Spark Capital
- Special Projects, Bizdev and Corp DevJun 2017 to Jul 2020Cisco
- InvestorJun 2015 to May 2017The Blackstone Group
- MemberMay 2015 to May 2015Forbes Finance Council
Education
- The Doon SchoolDehradun, India
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