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Arielle Zuckerberg Confirms 5‑Year DJ Career Amid Venture Capital Success

By TOI World Desk

Arielle Zuckerberg, 37, the youngest sibling of Mark Zuckerberg, confirmed that she has been DJing since 2018. The announcement followed a video of her performing a set at San Francisco Tech Week that appeared online earlier this week. In a post on X, she explained that music has been a long‑running passion alongside her work in technology and investment. “I’ve been DJing since 2018. I’ve played at clubs, small festivals, Burning Man, etc. I’m technically professional but it’s a side quest for me. I mostly play for / with friends to have fun and spread joy,” she wrote.

Arielle is part of the Bay Area‑based DJ duo Ellen Ride, which releases music on SoundCloud and has issued a track titled “Attention.” Although she is best known as a venture capitalist, she frequently performs techno and electronic music. Her recent appearance at San Francisco Tech Week brought renewed attention to this side of her life, which she had largely kept separate from her public profile as an investor.

Her career began in product management at Wildfire, Google and Humin before moving into venture capital. She has held positions as a partner at Kleiner Perkins and Coatue Management and is now a general partner at Long Journey Ventures. Forbes named her to its 30 Under 30 list in the venture capital category in 2019.

Arielle earned a bachelor’s degree in 2011 from Claremont McKenna College, where she studied psychology, public affairs and computer science. She is the youngest of four siblings: Randi (born 1982), Mark (born 1984), Donna (born 1987) and herself (born 1989). While her professional life has focused on startups and technology, her DJ career demonstrates a broader range of interests beyond Silicon Valley.