# Geoffrey Arone

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{{short description|American blockchain investor and advisor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Geoffrey Arone
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| occupation    = {{plainlist|
* Entrepreneur
* Blockchain investor
* Technology executive
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| known_for     = {{plainlist|
* Co-founder of [Flock](/source/Flock_(web_browser))
* Co-founder of SafetyWeb
* Partner at Arrington XRP Capital
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| alma_mater    = {{plainlist|
* [Brown University](/source/Brown_University) (Sc.B., Neural Science)
* [MIT Sloan School of Management](/source/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management) (MBA)
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| years_active  = 2004–present
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'''Geoffrey Arone''' is an American blockchain investor and advisor.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://blocktribune.com/blockchain-startup-bloom-taps-geoffrey-arone-as-chief-operating-officer/| title = Blockchain Startup Bloom Taps Geoffrey Arone As Chief Operating Officer|date= June 4, 2019| work = BlockTribune}}</ref>

==Career==
Before entering the blockchain sector, Arone held senior product roles at technology companies such as Oracle and RealNetworks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Experian Acquired Child Safety Startup SafetyWeb |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/06/experian-acquired-child-safety-startup-safetyweb/ |website=TechCrunch |date=June 6, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref> He is currently a partner at Arrington XRP Capital, a hedge fund focused on crypto assets and [blockchain](/source/blockchain) tech.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Arrington Has a New $100 Million Hedge Fund That Will Be Valued in Ripple's XRP|url=http://fortune.com/2017/11/28/arrington-xrp/|accessdate=19 February 2018}}</ref>  He has invested in more than 50 cryptocurrency companies since 2017.  Previously, he was Chief Product Officer at [Whitepages](/source/Whitepages_(company)).  Prior to that, he was Chief Scientist of [Experian](/source/Experian), which acquired SafetyWeb in May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Arrington|first=Michael|title=Experian Acquired Child Safety Startup SafetyWeb|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/06/experian-acquired-child-safety-startup-safetyweb/|work=TechCrunch|publisher=AOL|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>  Arone co-founded SafetyWeb in June 2009 and raised ~ $8 million from [Battery Ventures](/source/Battery_Ventures) and [First Round Capital](/source/First_Round_Capital).<ref>{{cite web|title=SafetyWeb secures $8M in funding|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/06/14/daily64.html|work=Denver Business Journal|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>  SafetyWeb is a cloud-based personal security company whose products include SafetyWeb Family and myID.

Prior to SafetyWeb, Arone was the CEO and co-founder of DanceJam with [MC Hammer](/source/MC_Hammer) and Anthony Young. While running DanceJam, Arone raised two rounds of venture capital and sold the company to Grind Networks in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Arrington|first=Michael|title=DanceJam Finds A Buyer|url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/dancejam-finds-a-buyer/|work=TechCrunch|publisher=AOL|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>

In late 2004, Arone co-founded [Flock](/source/Flock_(web_browser)), the first web browser with social network integration, with [Bart Decrem](/source/Bart_Decrem) and Anthony Young. In all, Flock raised ~ $28 million from [Bessemer Venture Partners](/source/Bessemer_Venture_Partners), [Shasta Ventures](/source/Shasta_Ventures), and [Fidelity Ventures](/source/Fidelity_Ventures). Nearly 6 years and 14 million downloads later, Flock was acquired by [Zynga](/source/Zynga).<ref>{{cite web|last=Ha|first=Anthony|title=Zynga Buys Social Browser Flock|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/01/05/zynga-flock/|work=VentureBeat|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>

==Education==
Arone has also held product positions at [RealNetworks](/source/RealNetworks), [Informatica](/source/Informatica), and [Oracle](/source/Oracle_Corporation). He holds a Sc.B. in Neural Science from [Brown University](/source/Brown_University) and his PhD work was also in Neural Science. He earned an MBA from the [MIT Sloan School of Management](/source/MIT_Sloan_School_of_Management).{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

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