Varag Gharibjanian

Customer Success Manager • Operations Manager • Los Angeles, CA, US

Go-to-market Strategy

Strategy & Business Development

Business Development

Strategic Partnerships

Product Management

Product Strategy

Investor Relations

Investments

Fundraising

Strategic Planning

Available for hire fromNegotiable

Contracts

I help B2B deep tech startups with GTM, business development, and fundraising.

I have over a decade of experience working in deep tech as a product management (wireless), strategy consultant (big tech), operator (AI startup I sold to Qualcomm. I've worked with companies like Samsung, HTC, Lenovo, Verizon, and several venture backed startups on new products and business strategies. I'm based in LA. I'm Armenian American. And I love to spend my free time bonding with friends and family.

Projects

COO

I ran Clay AIR's product and business strategy in the US. The technology was AI based computer vision that tracked users and environments. My work led to quadrupling the valuation and doubling the size of the team. Eventually in 2021/22 we sold it off to Qualcomm.See More

Work History

Founding Partner

ActuateMay 2021 - Present • 3 yrs 5 mosI help B2B startups find product market fit and achieve growth through better strategy, business development, and fundraising.

BD & Product Strategy

QualcommOct 2021 - Feb 2022 • 5 mosHelped integrate Clay AIR's technology in to Qualcomm's products.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masters, Engineering & ManagementAug 2015 - May 2017

UC Irvine

Bachelors of Science, EngineeringAug 2008 - Jun 2011

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