# Amjad Masad: angel investments and portfolio

> Amjad Masad is an angel. 6 investments on record, latest Oct 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Amjad Masad

Last cheque observed Oct 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Quiet Angel

Seed Series B Series A

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **376** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Mostly in **United States, 83%**

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## Amjad Masad highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 83% of its 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 **6 appearances**

- **2025** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[1001 AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/1001-ai)** Seed · AE · TechCrunch **$9.0M** With 7 others
- **May** **[Granola](https://millionrounds.com/company/granola)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$43M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Phonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/phonic)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Yutori](https://millionrounds.com/company/yutori)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$15M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Basis](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis)** Series B · US · TechStartups **$100M** With 13 others
- **2023** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Perplexity AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity-ai)** Series A · US · New Enterprise Associates **Undisclosed** With 9 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 team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## The cheque

Seed Series B Series A

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *3*
- Series B *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Clem Delangue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clem-delangue) 3
- [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) 2
- [Guillermo Rauch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch) 2
- [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) 2
- [NFDG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfdg) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Clem Delangue** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clem-delangue)[**Elad Gil** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil)[**Guillermo Rauch** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guillermo-rauch)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**NFDG** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nfdg)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Amjad Masad put money into.

[**Granola** $43M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/granola)[**Phonic** $4.0M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/phonic)[**Yutori** $15M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/yutori)[**Basis** $100M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis)[**Perplexity AI** Mar 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/perplexity-ai)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming Amjad Masad in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 3 Oct 2026 · 48 min Beyond the God Model | Alex Atallah & Amjad Masad Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 23 Sept 2026 · 48 min Amjad Masad on Rethinking College for the AI Era Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 29 Jul 2026 · 2h 21m Robot Bans, Zuck Op-Ed, eBay Settles | Joe Weisenthal, Jameson Detweiler, Stanley Tang, Amjad Masad, Adam Cohen With [Stanley Tang](https://millionrounds.com/person/stanley-tang) Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 17 Jul 2026 · 26 min Amjad Masad on Going Direct, Building Replit, and the Future of Software Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 13 May 2026 · 19 min CEO Amjad Masad on How Replit Is Changing Who Gets to Build Software Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 25 Apr 2026 · 47 min 20Product: Replit CEO on Why Coding Models Are Plateauing | Why the SaaS Apocalypse is Justified: Will Incumbents Be Replaced? | Why IDEs Are Dead and Do PMs Survive the Next 3-5 Years with Amjad Masad Mentions [Amjad Masad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amjad-masad) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 10 Jun 2026 · 47 min SaaStr 859: The $257 Employee: What Agents That Actually Work Look Like Right Now with Replit's CEO and Founder Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 15 Apr 2026 · 1h 39m Replit's CEO on Vibe Coding, Wealth Building, and What Most People Get Wrong About AI Apple PodcastsShow page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 30 Sept 2025 · 35 min How Replit went from $2.8M to $150M ARR by pivoting away from professional developers Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 18 Mar 2025 · 1h 2m AI-Powered Coding & Space Tugboats? Inside the Future of Software & Satellites! | E2099 Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Amjad Masad

### What does Amjad Masad invest in?

Amjad Masad invests most often at Seed and Series B (83% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Amjad Masad?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2025.

### What has Amjad Masad invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: 1001 AI (Seed, Oct 2025), Granola (Series B, May 2025) and Phonic (Seed, Apr 2025).

### How big are Amjad Masad's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Does Amjad Masad lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Amjad Masad invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and the United Arab Emirates (17%).

### Is Amjad Masad investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2025.

### Who does Amjad Masad invest alongside?

Most often Clem Delangue (3 rounds together), Elad Gil (2 rounds together) and Guillermo Rauch (2 rounds together).

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