Before entering the blockchain sector, Arone held senior product roles at technology companies such as Oracle and RealNetworks. He is currently a partner at Arrington XRP Capital, a hedge fund focused on crypto assets and
blockchain tech. He has invested in more than 50 cryptocurrency companies since 2017. Previously, he was Chief Product Officer at
Whitepages. Prior to that, he was Chief Scientist of
Experian, which acquired SafetyWeb in May 2011. Arone co-founded SafetyWeb in June 2009 and raised ~ $8 million from
Battery Ventures and
First Round Capital. 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 and Anthony Young. While running DanceJam, Arone raised two rounds of venture capital and sold the company to Grind Networks in 2009. In late 2004, Arone co-founded
Flock, the first web browser with social network integration, with
Bart Decrem and Anthony Young. In all, Flock raised ~ $28 million from
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Shasta Ventures, and
Fidelity Ventures. Nearly 6 years and 14 million downloads later, Flock was acquired by
Zynga. ==Education==