Kumar Arora

Kumar Arora is a Cleveland serial entrepreneur and investor and the founder and CEO of Arora Ventures, which he started in 2005 as the hub for his investments and projects. They include ILTHY, the Cleveland apparel brand he co-owns with founder and artist Glen Infante; Sora, a sushi and Asian fusion restaurant in the Flats; and FutureLand, an annual two-day innovation conference. He has also backed Cleveland companies such as Cleveland Kitchen and V/O Med Spa, and earlier launched Rogue Eyewear.

A Cleveland native with an economics degree from Ohio State, Kumar was one of four investors on Cleveland Hustles, the 2016 CNBC series produced by LeBron James. He was Machine Gun Kelly's first tour agent and has helped grow the annual MGK Day festival, which supports local makers, small businesses and the Cleveland Municipal School District. In 2025 he directed For Art's Sake, a Transformative Arts Fund project with lead artists Glen Infante, Jordan Morales, Chelsea Pastel and Eric Vajda, and graduated from Leadership Cleveland. He also co-founded the creative marketing firm Underdogs with Vajda.