# Ali Rowghani: angel investments and portfolio

> Ali Rowghani is an angel. 4 investments on record, latest Apr 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-rowghani (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Ali Rowghani

Last cheque observed Apr 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **2755** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$63M** Rounds led **1 of 4**

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## Ali Rowghani highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Led 1 rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Triplebyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$35M** *Led*
- **2016** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Hakka Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/hakka-labs)** Seed · US **$500K** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[ZendyHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/zendyhealth)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The cheque

Seed Series B

Median round joined **$63M** the round, not its cheque

Led 1 of 4 rounds **25%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Apr 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2019

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ali Rowghani. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Ali Rowghani put money into.

[**Triplebyte** $35M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/triplebyte)[**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Ali Rowghani in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 1 Oct 2025 · 41 min Uncapped #26 | Ali Rowghani Mentions [Ali Rowghani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-rowghani)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 30 Oct 2017 · 26 min 20VC: YC's Ali Rowghani on Leadership Lessons From Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull and Jack Dorsey & The 3 Traits All Truly Successful Leaders Share Mentions [Ali Rowghani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-rowghani)[Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey)[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 4 Oct 2019 · 39 min 20VC: How To Drop The BS and Relationship Build With Investors, What Investors Can vs Cannot Help Your Company With & Why When There Is Doubt There Is No Doubt In Hiring Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Ali Rowghani

### What does Ali Rowghani invest in?

Ali Rowghani invests most often at Seed and Series B (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Ali Rowghani?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Apr 2019.

### What has Ali Rowghani invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Triplebyte (Series B, Apr 2019) and Gusto (Nov 2016).

### How big are Ali Rowghani's cheques?

The median round it joins is $63M.

### Is Ali Rowghani investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2019.

### Who does Ali Rowghani invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Ali Rowghani?

Ali Rowghani is an angel.

### Where does this information on Ali Rowghani come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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