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Arjun Lalwani

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Co-Founder & CEO at Approval AI
📍 New York, New York, United States

Arjun is the Co-Founder and CEO of Approval AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup focused on simplifying the mortgage process. His background is in product management at YouTube, where he launched major AI-powered and creator-focused shopping features. Colleagues have described him as a "creative thinker, " "well-organized, " and "diligently curious. "

His passion for entrepreneurship was evident during his time at the University of Washington, where he was part of the Lavin Honors Entrepreneurship Program and Startup UW. He continues to engage with the startup ecosystem as an active angel investor, supporting roughly ten companies each year.

Unique fact: Early in his career at Google, Arjun worked in the Office of the CEO, conducting analyses to inform top-level strategic decisions.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Mortgage Technology
As the co-founder of Approval AI, he is building a "one-click mortgage experience" and has recently focused on exposing industry inefficiencies.
AI Product Strategy
At YouTube, he led the launch of AI-powered features that automatically identified and tagged products in videos, significantly boosting key metrics.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Co-Founder & CEO
Approval AI
1-2025
Angel Investor
Various Startups
10-2023 - 3-2025
Product Manager II
YouTube
4-2022 - 10-2023
Product Manager I
YouTube
8-2021 - 4-2022
Associate Product Manager II
Google
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Media appearances

AI CEO Breaks Down How He Gets 10x Leverage | Interview. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2025
Spring Batch (X25)
Y Combinator
2015 - 2020
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Washington
1-2022 - 6-2022
Foundations of Business (CORe)
Harvard Business School Online
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