Vrinda Agarwal

Vrinda Agarwal is an Investor at Canvas Ventures based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Joining the firm in May 2024, she sources and executes Seed and Series A investments across enterprise software and education technology for the venture capital firm, which manages over $1 billion in assets. Her recent investment activity includes leading a funding round for the artificial intelligence talent platform Mercor in March 2025, adding to a portfolio that features companies like Handshake and Generation. Before transitioning to venture capital, she worked as a Product Manager at Guild Education from 2020 to 2023, and held earlier positions at Bain & Company and Amazon. Agarwal holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Cornell University, graduating in 2020, and currently leverages her operator experience to support early-stage founders building the future of work.