Randy Castleman
Managing Partner at ARK Investment Management LLC
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRandy Castleman is a seasoned technology investor and entrepreneur with 25 years shaping early-stage companies and investment programs. He currently serves as Managing Partner of Carbon Drawdown Collective, the investment and philanthropic arm of a family office focused on scaling climate solutions. He is a co-founder and board member of Fauna Systems, commercializing living robots, and previously co-founded Court Square Ventures, building a portfolio of enabling IT and technology companies. His leadership spans roles at SRF Management and as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard's Wyss Institute, where he helped translate biologically inspired innovations, including DNA data storage, into market-ready ventures. He has advised large family offices and institutional investors on direct investing, fund formation, and portfolio strategy, leveraging venture capital and strategic relationships. He holds a BA in English from Princeton and an MBA from UVA's Darden School, and is based in New York.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English, BA, English at Princeton UniversityMBA, MBA at University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
English, French, Italian, python, German
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Github Skills (4)
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Github contributions (5)
rcastleman/100days
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:723 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
rcastleman/micrograd
Feb 2024 - May 2024
Contributions:124 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
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