Sahil Arora

Director at TKS | Founder | Investor | Columbia MA Psychology | Ivey HBA | ex. Plug & Play, RBC

📍 United Arab Emirates🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2023
VC🌍 United Arab Emirates
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Investor
Oct 2023
Our mission is to help local businesses thrive to become the bedrock of African economies. We are building the end to end social commerce stack to help small businesses get discovered, connect with new customers, and grow by building lasting relationships with their customers.
Investor
2016
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City
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2023
Investor
Oct 2023
Our mission is to help local businesses thrive to become the bedrock of African economies. We are building the end to end social commerce stack to help small businesses get discovered, connect with new customers, and grow by building lasting relationships with their customers.
Advisor
Oct 2023
growX invests in disruptive B2B / EnterpriseTech startups that use technology to solve hard business problems. We have taken bold bets in emerging technologies, ahead of the curve - BigData (2012), AI (2014), Drones (2016), Space (2018), Robotics / EVs (2019), Genomics (2020), Semiconductors (2021), Cybersecurity (2023), and DefenceTech / BioMaterials (2024) . Across a decade, we have backed 46 disruptive companies incl AUS, Bellatrix, Fynd, Locus, LightSpeed, MadStreetDen, Pantherun, Progcap, Pixxel, StashFin and ZipLoan.
2020
Founder
2020
Pathly is the next-generation alternative solution for personal growth and transformation for people who want to live their fullest lives. It starts with the Pathly Reflector, a reimagined, personalized, 1-on-1 peer support system that gives people a safe and reflective space to clarify their values, build mindfulness skills, and gain the structure and support of a trusted community. Combining authentic connection, the power of science, and humanized technology, we inspire people to thrive, by taking actions that promote their well-being in the modern world. To become a member email hello@findpathly.com or visit www.findpathly.com for more information.
2016
Investor
2016
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City
2013
Consulting Intern
2013
Strateva partners with small/mid-cap companies and startup entrepreneurs who seek practical and achievable paths to long-term, exponential growth. We work with CEOs, their executive management teams and their trusted advisors -lawyers, accountants, bankers and family members - to develop creative and sustainable strategies regardless of whether it is a specific challenge or a need for general advisory support.