Vrinda Agarwal

Investor @ Penny Jar Capital

About

I invest in early-stage (Pre-Seed — Series A) B2B software and vertical AI companies, and love partnering with founders reimagining how industries work. Over the past 4+ years, I’ve focused on venture investing, drawing on earlier experience in product and strategic finance roles at Google Nest, as well as investment banking at Goldman Sachs. I also advise funds and selectively angel invest. I earned my MBA from Harvard Business School (’22) and my undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (’15). If you’re building something ambitious, I’d love to hear from you: agarwal.vrinda28@gmail.com.

Country

United States

City

San Francisco

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skill

Investment Management, Corporate Development, Deal Sourcing, Financial Analysis, Technology investing, Financial Modeling, Market Mapping, Due Diligence, Product pricing, Product strategy, Investments, Venture Capital, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Legislative Research, Team Leadership, Public Relations, Leadership Development

Experience

Investor

Penny Jar Capital

2023-4 - 2025-4 · 2 yrs 1 mo

San Francisco Bay Area

Investor

Canvas Prime

2022 - 2023 · 1 yr

San Francisco Bay Area

VC Investor (Enterprise Fund)

Cota Capital

2021-5 - 2021-8 · 4 mos

San Francisco, California, United States

VC Investor

Schematic Ventures

2021-2 - 2021-5 · 4 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Product Strategy & Finance (Nest)

Google

2017 - 2020 · 3 yrs

San Francisco Bay Area

Investment Banking Associate

Goldman Sachs

2017-7 - 2017-9 · 3 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Investment Banking Analyst

Goldman Sachs

2015-7 - 2017-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

San Francisco Bay Area

CEO & Co-Founder

100 Strong- Non-Profit Organization

2012-9 - 2015-5 · 2 yrs 9 mos

San Francisco Bay Area

Summer Analyst

Goldman Sachs

2014-5 - 2014-8 · 4 mos

Research Assistant

University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

2012-8 - 2014-1 · 1 yr 6 mos

Travers School of Political Science, UC Berkeley

Intern

Executive Office of the President of the United States

2013-6 - 2013-8 · 3 mos

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Education

Harvard Business School

2020-8 - 2022-5 · 1 yr 10 mos

University of California, Berkeley

BA Political Science & BA Development Economics

2011 - 2015 · 4 yrs

Graduated Magna Cum Laude (High Honors) overall; Highest Honors in Political Science, and High Honors in International Economic Development. Completed honors theses in both majors. Valedictorian (Department Citation Winner) of UC Berkeley Political Science Department and delivered Valedictory Address at commencement.