Hi — I'm Arun. I'm 25 and I've lived in 6 countries and 11 cities, Dubai currently included.

I work in Venture Strategy at D Globalist, where I help growth-stage startups plan and execute cross-border expansion.

Outside of work, I write and build tools on VC in emerging markets, mostly the GCC and India, where the deal flow is real but underdocumented. My focus is pre-seed to Series A, with a pull toward fintech and defence I haven't fully worked out yet.

I play football, tennis, and padel, and read most of what I can get my hands on. Lately I've been thinking a lot about India, not the version I grew up hearing about, but the one that's actually there now.