shaun Arora
Startup COO | Operations and Strategy Executive | Executive Coach | Neurodiversity Advocate
New York, New York
Invests in
Sectors:
Min Investment:
$75,000.00Max Investment:
$350,000.00Target Investment:
$150,000.00
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Work Experience
2021
Chief Operating Officer
2021
After 6 years investing capital in venture, switched over to investing time helping CEOs & Founders to scale their businesses Hats: Chief of Staff, Executive Coach, Head of Strategy, Head of Operations, and Head of Corporate Development roles Gigs: Established workflows and improved operations for scale-ups, repositionings, turnarounds, and more
2024
Partner
2024
https://evolution.team/shaun-arora
2024
Founder
2024
Managing Director & Head of Investment Operations
2015
Led business operations and fundraising operations Note: fund is fully deployed and no longer making new investments
2015 - 2023
Director of Corporate Ventures
2015 - 2023
Created the innovation arm of a multinational company and spun it out with internal and external backing Diligence on companies for strategic investments and M&A Attracted technologies for net positive impact on P&L, culture, and growth
2023 - 2023
Corporate Development
2023 - 2023
Co-create the strategic narrative
2021 - 2022
Head of Strategy
2021 - 2022
• Lead customer discovery and narrow company positioning, resulting in biz dev funnel process and marketing initiatives • Lead fundraising process • Co-create the strategic narrative
2021 - 2022
Chief Operating Officer
2021 - 2022
• Strategized with CEO to execute a post-COVID pivot • Led a remote customer support and retention team to reduce user wait times from 17 to 1 minute • Directed product roadmap driven by user insights and SEO data • Created and implemented Partner Agreements and Service Level Agreements
Director of Marketing and Sales Operations
2013 - 2015
Led strategy and operations for organic growth team including corporate rebrand.
Director of Business Operations
2005 - 2013
Led operational integration through hypergrowth and five acquisitions -- from fewer than 200 employees to more than 4,000 At various times, was responsible for operations across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, IT Infrastructure, MIS, Sales Operations, Marketing, Corporate Development, HR, People Operations, Recruiting, Business, Product, and Facility teams
2005 - 2008
Board Member
2005 - 2008