Ian Arthurs
Founder of Circular.co
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
CEO, Founder
2021 - Current
Circular is the leading sourcing platform for the sustainable materials market for both buyers and sellers of post-consumer resin (PCR). We believe that comprehensive data and transparency will make the sustainable materials market viable. To reach this goal, we have created a first-of-its-kind curated and searchable database of global recycled plastics to shorten the path from material discovery to business results. We are on a mission to power and expedite the industrial evolution to sustainable materials by putting information in the hands of manufacturers and suppliers to efficiently find the material they need.
Circular.co is a data-driven Platform sustainable sourcing platform.
Raised $10,500,000.00 from Oxygea, Maniv Mobility, Eclipse Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.
Advisor
2021 - 2022
Chief Operating Officer
2019 - 2021
Responsible for all operational aspects of the company including Business Strategy, Finance, M&A, Data Science, People Ops, Business Development, Legal, Trust and Safety & Customer Service.
Medium is a social publishing network that connects ideas and perspectives on topics that matter.
Raised $162,967,569.00 from Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Google Ventures.
Chief Operating Officer
2013 - 2019
Acquired by IKEA in 2017 "IKEA is buying TaskRabbit in what has to be the most sensical acquisition ever" (Mashable) Led all aspects of making things work and grow across the TaskRabbit marketplace. Including Strategy, Financials, Partnerships, Marketplace Operations, Supply/Demand Management, Customer Service, Trust and Safety, Legal, Insurance, Policy, International Growth.
Taskrabbit’s mission is to transform lives, one task at a time.
Raised $37,675,000.00 from Employee Stock Option Fund and IT Ventures.
Head of Sales and Operations, US
2012 - 2013
Director of Operations leading the Sales and Activation team to drive US revenue.
Lake Swan Properties is a holiday home rental company.
Head of Performance Advertising Sales and New Business Development
2011 - 2012
Acquired by Google, June 2012.
Meebo is a consumer internet company that offers a social media platform to develop products for enhancing user engagement across the web.
Raised $70,000,000.00 from Warner Media, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Icon Ventures.
Head of Travel Advertising, Online Sales and Operations
2007 - 2011
Led 30 person global team to develop and execute sales strategy growing $200M ARR +25% Y/Y.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Marketing
2005 - 2007
Marketing Leadership Development Program; Colgate Total & Irish Spring.
Colgate-Palmolive is a consumer products company that produces, distributes, and provides household, healthcare, and personal products.
Raised $15,150,000.00 from SMILE Health.
Senior Consultant
2001 - 2004
Managed brand and business strategy consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies.
Management Consultant
1999 - 2001
Business analyst and brand strategy consultant
Education
MBA
2004 - 2006
M.A. (Hons)
1993 - 1997