Vayum Arora
Associate
Vayum’s Favorite Quote
“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”
- Bill Phillips
Vayum Arora is an Associate at Founder Collective based in the New York office. Before joining the firm, he helped build AI systems at Apple, working on foundational models behind Apple Intelligence. He began his career as a machine learning engineer before leading search products at Redfin and Apple, and later co-founded LastMinute, a smart scheduling platform for nurses.
Vayum holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon and is currently completing his MBA at Wharton.
Fun Fact
Vayum peaked athletically as a college tennis All-American—now he mostly pulls hamstrings trying to relive the glory.