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Arpit Sheth

I am a founder-grown tech leader with rare operating breadth across product, engineering, and design.

I co-founded Crater, an AI video startup, taking it from 0-to-1, then spent six years at WeWork, leading tech teams through hypergrowth, a public IPO, corporate restructures, and an acquisition. Today, I focus on collapsing the talent stack, building talent-dense teams that execute and strategize across functions.

I'm a proud double-red Cornellian, having done my undergrad in CS at Cornell University, followed by an MEng in CS from Cornell Tech.

I built R&D design tools, then led engineering for Member Acquisitions at WeWork.

I started as an engineer in R&D, building tools for interior designers and architects. I later led engineering for Member Acquisitions, including the wework.com website, ecommerce systems, and referrals platform — through hypergrowth, an IPO, corporate restructures, and a merger.

My Story

I was Co-founder & CEO at Crater, a synthetic media startup building local TV for a new generation of creators.

I led a highly creative and deeply technical team of engineers and designers. We built an AI-powered video production app, got funding, and were featured as an NYC startup to watch.

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I bring the innovative studio experience with me to help cross-functional teams deliver impactful products.

In the Cornell Tech Studio, I worked with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on a digital financial services project for low-income markets. I also won an award for designing a solution to promote urban greenspaces.

I hold an M.Eng in Computer Science from Cornell Tech. I'm a proud first generation graduate and did my undergrad at Cornell University.

At Matter, I built products to bring the future of manufacturing to independent designers, artisans, and fabricators.

I was awarded a fully sponsored fellowship by the Kessler Fellows Program and chose to work directly with the co-founders of Matter, an early-stage startup backed by Techstars.

I data-mined over 3,000 machine shop pricing models and used those insights to help launch a new product line of design collaboration software. The hard work paid off, and Matter was successfully acquired a few months later.

I advise founders and build community across NYC's startup ecosystem.

I'm passionate about NYC startups and love sharing my founder pattern recognition with founders, aspiring founders, and operators in the early-stage trenches. In addition to my involvement as a Notation VC Fellow, First Round Fast Track Mentor, and On Deck Catalyst Scout, I also serve as President of the Cornell Tech Alumni Council, a community of 2,200+ alumni and 100+ startups.

If you're building something, I'm happy to swap notes.

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