Zarowski leaves Schneider Electric’s investment unit for VC

Sep 18, 2025 • Kim Moore

Arek Zarowski has joined San Francisco Bay Area VC firm FPV Ventures as a partner.

Arek Zarowski has left SE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of French energy management company Schneider Electric, to join venture capital firm FPV Ventures.

Zarowski was a principal at SE Ventures for almost three years where he invested in AI startups including Skild AI, Together AI and Makersite.

FPV Ventures is an early-stage VC fund. Portfolio companies include Canva, Flexport and Strand Therapeutics.

Zarowski is also an angel investor and a partner in 21 Fund, a seed venture capital investor in Stanford Graduate School of Business startups.

Kim Moore

Kim Moore is the editor of Global University Venturing and deputy editor of Global Corporate Venturing and produces video for the website.

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