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Aditi Maliwal

Partner at Upfront Ventures

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Aditi Maliwal is a Partner at Upfront Ventures, specializing in seed investing. She has led investments in companies like BetterUp and Chime, positioning herself as a key player in the venture capital space with a focus on female and diverse founders. Her career highlights include being a lead investor in successful companies such as PowerToFly and Chime, showcasing her strategic acumen and ability to identify promising startups in the market. Aditi's role as a Partner at Upfront Ventures underscores her expertise in seed investing and commitment to supporting innovative ventures in various sectors.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2019 - Current

    Investments include: Arcade, Bland.ai, Clair, Renew, Writer.ai and Zest amongst others (TBA)

Upfront Ventures is the venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.

  • Lead Seed Investor

    2015

    Led Crosslink's seed investment in BetterUp

BetterUp develops an AI-driven platform that helps people and businesses grow personally and professionally through coaching.

Raised $570,014,699.00 from Mubadala Capital Ventures, Morningside Venture Investments, Sapphire Ventures, Wellington Management, SV Angel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Plus Capital and ICONIQ Growth.

  • Lead Series A Investor

    2015

  • Lead Series A Investor

    2014

Chime is a financial technology company that offers mobile banking services.

Raised $2,292,603,117.00 from Vantage Legacy Capital.

  • Co Founder

    2013

    AddedSport is the next big sports management firm globally. AddedSport helps athletes from a young age to create pathways for success athletically and academically. One such pathway is US collegiate sports, and many Asian athletes want to leverage their sport for a better education and the chance to play professional sports upon graduation.

  • Product Manager

    2018 - 2019

    Building for the Next Billion Users.

  • Corporate Development

    2016 - 2018

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • Venture Associate

    2014 - 2016

Crosslink Capital partners with founders that are market disrupters and category creators, typically at the Seed-Series A stage.

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2012 - 2014

    Technology Investment Banking Team

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