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The Data MinuteWhy VCs Should Be Pirates | Arian Ghashghai, Founding Partner, Earthling VCThis week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Arian Ghashghai, Founding Partner at Earthling VC, to discuss his thesis of investing in "weird stuff early."Arian explains why he bets on robotic oyster farms, virtual reality, and ocean exploration when other investors are chasing the latest consensus trends. He breaks down his "pirate ship" approach to venture capital and why being the first check is often more valuable to a founder than being the "most helpful."They also discuss the current state of the VC market and why Arian believes many funds have...
2026-01-2253 min
Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and SocietyIgnite Startups: Why Diversification Wins in Venture Capital with Arian Ghashghai | Ep189Arian Ghashghai is the Founder and Managing Partner of Earthling VC, a pre-seed venture fund focused on frontier technologies like VR, robotics, and applied AI. Previously, he was a senior ML engineer at Meta’s Reality Labs and an active angel investor, building a reputation as a thoughtful advocate for probabilistically diversified pre-seed investing. With his blend of technical expertise, founder experience, and sharp perspective on venture dynamics, he offers rare insights into how early-stage investing really works.In this episode, Arian shares his unconventional path—from growing up as an immigrant in the U.S...
2025-08-221h 16
AllThingsXR Archives - AllThingsXR.comArian Ghashghai – Founder at Earthling VC – Navigating the AR/VR investment ecosystemArian Ghashghai is the founder of Earthling VC (backed by Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, Andrew Chen, Adam Draper), a venture capital fund investing in pre-seed companies supercharging the next paradigm shift in digital technology. Before entering venture fund business, he was a senior machine learning engineer at Meta Reality Labs working on spatial AI, and an operator-angel investor.
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2024-10-0557 min
First Funders11: How one of Arian Ghashghai’s virtual reality companies is on track to hit $20M in revenue after one round of fundingHave you ever played with an Oculus VR headset? You probably owe thanks to Arian Ghashghai. The former founder was working at Meta when someone in his network introduced him to an opportunity to invest in gummies. Yes, gummies. That’s far and away from Arian’s machine learning roots, it’s now one of his best investments to date. Arian has since gone full-time into investing as the founder and managing partner at his own fund, Earthling VC, which specializes exclusively in making pre-seed investments into companies in the AR/VR and robotics domain...
2024-09-101h 30
The Revamped FounderBuilding The Future Of Consumer Tech w/ Arian GhashghaiFollow Arian: https://twitter.com/arian_ghashghai
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About Arian:
Arian is the Founding Partner of Earthling VC, a forward-thinking investment firm focused on pre-seed companies at the forefront of the next digital revolution. Before committing to venture capital full-time, Arian was a senior machine learning engineer at Meta Reality Labs, where he specialized in spatial AI development. Simultaneously, he actively engaged in angel investing and offered operational support to early-stage startups.
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2024-03-271h 01
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture CapitalInvesting in pre-seed technologies augmenting human capabilities with Arian Ghashghai from Earthling VenturesI am thrilled to have Arian Ghashgai as a partner at DVC and GP at Earthling VC and was a machine learning infra engineer within Meta Reality Labs In this podcast episode, Arian talks about his background, childhood, and interest in startups. He discusses his approach to evaluating startups, emphasizing the importance of the team, market, and vision. Arian also talks about his role in Earthlink, focusing on 3D and AI to enrich the human experience. He discusses the capabilities of AI technology, particularly GPT-3 and ChatGPT, and how they can enhance productivity and creativity, and much...
2023-07-2029 min