# Hadi Partovi: angel investments and portfolio

> Hadi Partovi is an angel based in United States. 37 investments on record, latest Oct 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Hadi Partovi

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Angel

Seed Series A Series B

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 37 on record

Since the last cheque **4018** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 37** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **14 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

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## Hadi Partovi highlights

- 01 37 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 78% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.0M
- 04 14 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **37 appearances**

- **2015** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Convoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/convoy)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Bigfoot Biomedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigfoot-biomedical)** Debt · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Clara Foods](https://millionrounds.com/company/clara-foods)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 5 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Change.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/change-org)** Series C · US **$25M** With 20 others
- **Apr** **[Nervana Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervana-systems)** Seed · US **$600K** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[Hampton Creek](https://millionrounds.com/company/hampton-creek)** Series B · US **$23M** With 11 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Vamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 24 others
- **2012** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[FiveStars](https://millionrounds.com/company/fivestars)** Series A · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[FiveStars Loyalty](https://millionrounds.com/company/fivestars-loyalty)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$14M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Practice Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-fusion)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$34M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Practice Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-fusion)** Secondary · US · finsmes.com **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Practice Fusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/practice-fusion)** Venture · US · practicefusion.com **$6.0M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[Livestar](https://millionrounds.com/company/livestar)** Seed **$2.0M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Familiar](https://millionrounds.com/company/familiar)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Thinkfuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinkfuse)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$520K** With 8 others
- **2010** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[inDinero](https://millionrounds.com/company/indinero)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Opzi](https://millionrounds.com/company/opzi)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Thumbtack](https://millionrounds.com/company/thumbtack)** Seed · US · thumbtack.com **$1.2M** With 13 others
- **2009** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[JamLegend](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamlegend)** Series A · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Farmigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmigo)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Farmigo](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmigo)** Series A · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Boku, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/boku-inc)** Series B · DE **$13M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[BOKU](https://millionrounds.com/company/boku)** Series A · DE · boku.com **$13M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[VigLink](https://millionrounds.com/company/viglink)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$800K** With 7 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[BlueKai](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluekai)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$3.2M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[WideOrbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/wideorbit)** Series C · US · reuters.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **2007** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropbox)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Opower](https://millionrounds.com/company/opower)** Series A · US **$1.7M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Causes](https://millionrounds.com/company/causes)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **2006** 2 rounds
- **Mar** **[Break Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/break-media)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Flixster](https://millionrounds.com/company/flixster)** Seed · US **$175K** With 2 others
- **2005** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Viagogo](https://millionrounds.com/company/viagogo)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Fonality](https://millionrounds.com/company/fonality)** Series A · US **$800K** With 1 other
- **2002** 1 round
- **Jan** **[APOCOLOPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/apocolops)** Seed · US · garageband.com **$700K** With 3 others
- **2001** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[2Web Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/2web-technologies)** Seed **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Zappos](https://millionrounds.com/company/zappos)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **1999** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Tellme](https://millionrounds.com/company/tellme)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 2 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **14 in all**

**[Vamo](https://millionrounds.com/company/vamo)** Bought by [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Causes](https://millionrounds.com/company/causes)** Bought by Brigade **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[BlueKai](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluekai)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Break Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/break-media)** Bought by Defy Media **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**[Familiar](https://millionrounds.com/company/familiar)** Bought by Evidence.com **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**[Livestar](https://millionrounds.com/company/livestar)** Bought by [Pinterest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pinterest) **Undisclosed** Mar 2013

**[Thinkfuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinkfuse)** Bought by Salesforce **Undisclosed** Jun 2012

**[Tellme](https://millionrounds.com/company/tellme)** Bought by [24]7 **Undisclosed** Feb 2012

**[Flixster](https://millionrounds.com/company/flixster)** Bought by [Warner Bros.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-bros) **Undisclosed** May 2011

**[JamLegend](https://millionrounds.com/company/jamlegend)** Bought by Zynga **Undisclosed** Apr 2011

**[APOCOLOPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/apocolops)** Bought by MySpace **$20M** Aug 2009

**[Zappos](https://millionrounds.com/company/zappos)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$1.2B** Jul 2009

**[Tellme](https://millionrounds.com/company/tellme)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **$800M** Mar 2007

**[2Web Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/2web-technologies)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jun 2006

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 0 of 37 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2015
- **Exits:** 14 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *18*
- Series A *10*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *3*
- Secondary *1*
- Debt *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

1999 2015

Often in the room with

- [Ali Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi) 33
- [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) 11
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 9
- [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) 4
- [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) 3
- [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Ali Partovi** VC firm **33** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ali-partovi)[**Scott Banister** Angel **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister)[**SV Angel** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Auren Hoffman** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman)[**Benchmark** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Aditya Agarwal** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aditya-agarwal)[**Adrian Aoun** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adrian-aoun)[**Allen & Company** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company)[**Amidzad Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amidzad-partners)[**Ariel Poler** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ariel-poler)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Hadi Partovi in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 16 Dec 2022 · 50 min 20VC: Leadership Lessons from Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, The Early Days of TheFacebook Advising Mark Zuckerberg and Why Now is Not the Right Time For Startups to Stockpile Cash with Hadi Partovi, CEO @ Code.org With [Steve Ballmer](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-ballmer) Mentions [Bill Gates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-gates)[Hadi Partovi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hadi-partovi)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 7 May 2026 · 1h 56m Cursor + Kalshi Seed Investor on Spotting Outlier Talent | Ali Partovi, Neo Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Oct 2022 · 1h 3m 20VC: Uber's Journey to Becoming the Most Valuable Private Tech Company in History, Raising $3BN From Saudi in Just 60 Days, Uber's $30BN Mistake in Food Delivery, Why Recent Uber M&A Will be the Worst in Tech & Mastering Negotiations and Deal-Making with Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 21 Jul 2020 · 35 min Let fires burn w/Selina Tobaccowala (Evite, SurveyMonkey, Gixo) Apple Podcasts
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 20 Apr 2018 · 28 min 20VC: Thumbtack's Marco Zappacosta on The 3 Core Elements To All Board Meetings, Raising $250m from Sequoia and Why You Have To Win Supply Side Acquisition First For Marketplace Success Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Hadi Partovi

### What does Hadi Partovi invest in?

Hadi Partovi invests most often at Seed and Series A (78% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Hadi Partovi?

37 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

### How big are Hadi Partovi's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

### Does Hadi Partovi lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 37 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Hadi Partovi invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Germany (6%).

### Is Hadi Partovi investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

### Who does Hadi Partovi invest alongside?

Most often Ali Partovi (33 rounds together), Scott Banister (11 rounds together) and SV Angel (9 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Hadi Partovi?

Hadi Partovi is an angel based in United States.

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