Arun Biju
Founder of Oceans Community - VC/PE investors (part-time, since Apr 2024), Co-Founder of The VC Project (part-time, since Apr 2024), Member of the Founder's Office Club (FOC) (full-time, since May 2024)
About
I'm Arun Biju, currently building Oceans Community for VC/PE investors, co-founding The VC Project, and working with the Founder's Office Club. My career has taken me from university outreach to founding mindfulness and tech communities, and now I'm focused on the intersection of venture capital and community building. I'm passionate about creating ecosystems where investors and founders can connect meaningfully, and I believe deeply in the power of community, founder psychology, and protecting human-centric values in our digital age. I offer access to curated networks and industry insights, and I'm particularly interested in connecting with fellow investors and D2C founders who share this vision.
Networking
What I can offer
- ›Access to curated, high-quality communities (Oceans for investors, Waves for D2C founders)
- ›Free repository of industry reports through The VC Project
- ›Event hosting and community building expertise
- ›Connector and ecosystem builder services
Looking for
- ›Venture Capital and Private Equity investors
- ›Founders (especially in D2C)
Best fit for
Current Interests
Background
Career
Started as Outreach Head at JECRC University, then co-founded AcciLives, founded THE HUMBLE INDIA, worked as Community Manager at MyCaptain, served as Founders Office - Community and Strategic Initiatives at The Test Tribe, and currently runs Oceans Community, The VC Project, and is a Member of Founder's Office Club
Education
Bachelor of Computer Application in Computer Science, JECRC University (2019–2022); Executive MBA, Stoa (Nov 2022–Aug 2023); Growth hacking course, GrowthSchool (completed Nov 2021); UX design course, GrowthSchool
Achievements
- ›Built Oceans Community with ~380+ top VC/PE investors from 250+ firms
- ›Created The VC Project platform with free industry reports viewed over 30,000 times in a year
- ›Scaled India's biggest software testing conference from 420+ attendees and 5 sponsors to 630+ attendees and 18 sponsors
- ›Improved MyCaptain onboarding experience from 5% to 22% and achieved 60% monthly active user rate
- ›Built THE HUMBLE INDIA community of 3000+ active mindfulness members with 150+ events impacting 50,000+ members
- ›Conducted analysis of 600+ accidents at AcciLives and raised funds for a market with $29+ billion TAM
- ›Raised sponsorships from major brands at JECRC University and led winning team at IIT Bombay event
Opinions
- A founder's 'unreasonable force of will' and refusal to lose is more critical than market sizing or initial idea quality
- Top VC firms now compete on providing scarce 'attention and community,' not just capital
- Technology and social media have created a baseline of discontent by fueling constant comparison
- The highest goal for a community product is to generate word-of-mouth by making people feel they belong
- Offline communities are stronger than online ones for building bonds
- Values 'practicing in public' using platforms like LinkedIn for performance and feedback