# Rashid Ali at Chicago Seed Co. > Rashid Ali, Co-Founder and CEO at Chicago Seed Co.. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/rashid-ali (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Person # Rashid Ali Co-Founder and CEO at [Chicago Seed Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-seed-co) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Chicago Seed Co. - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=rashid-ali)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=rashid-ali) ## The firm [**Chicago Seed Co.** Investment firm **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-seed-co) ## Also at Chicago Seed Co. - [**Aalap Shah** Founder and CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aalap-shah) - [**Adam Chrusciel** Relationship MGR, Bank of America; Chair, Resource & Membership Development Committee *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adam-chrusciel) - [**Alex Marx** CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-marx) - [**Amanda Puck** Vice President, Communications and Brand Dvlpmt, Mariano’s *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amanda-puck) - [**Amin Wasserman Gurnani** Co-Founding Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/amin-wasserman-gurnani) - [**Ben Riback** Managing Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-riback) - [**Bobby Achettu** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bobby-achettu) - [**Brandon Barnholt** Executive Chairman, KeHE *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brandon-barnholt) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 19 Feb 2026 · 53 min Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps With [Rashid Ali](https://millionrounds.com/person/rashid-ali) About this episode Today’s callers: Yadi from New York thinks through an expansion strategy for her college campus-based empanada business. Then, Zachary from New York looks for ways to break into big retailers with his fresh-made frozen pies. And Josh from Indiana wonders how to go all-in on his small mouth bass… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 30 Jan 2023 · 1h 29m Chomps: Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali With [Rashid Ali](https://millionrounds.com/person/rashid-ali) About this episode When steaks don’t sell you shift to sticks; that’s how Chomps was born. After several failed ventures, one of which left him bankrupt, Pete Maldonado decided to take another chance on launching a business. He partnered with Rashid Ali to start a mail-order service similar to Omaha Steaks, but with… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Rashid Ali in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 19 Mar 2026 · 41 min Advice Line: What’s Your Value? Mentions [Alexa Hirschfeld](https://millionrounds.com/person/alexa-hirschfeld)[Miguel McKelvey](https://millionrounds.com/person/miguel-mckelvey)[Rashid Ali](https://millionrounds.com/person/rashid-ali) About this episode In today’s special episode, Guy and four former show guests talk with callers about how they can prove the value of their products, and themselves. First, Meagan from Vermont questions whether an experiential pop-up concept for her reusable gift wrap and bags is worth the effort. Then, Amanda from… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 2 Oct 2025 · 32 min How to sell a billion dollars of snacks, with the founders of Chomps Mentions [Rashid Ali](https://millionrounds.com/person/rashid-ali) About this episode Chomps co-founders Rashid Ali and Pete Maldonado had an unusual side hustle: selling meat sticks online. The co-founders join host Jeff Berman to reveal the phone call from Trader Joe’s that changed everything, how they used lessons from failed startups, and how they built Chomps into a snack… Listen on Apple Podcasts Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=rashid-ali). ## Find people like Rashid Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)