Where does Ali Afridi work?

Ali Afridi is Partner at Equal Ventures.

What companies has Ali Afridi invested in?

Investments tracked here include Chord.

Where did Ali Afridi go to school?

Ali Afridi studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Computer Science); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Computer Science); Aitchison College.

Ali Afridi

Investor

Partner at Equal Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

Kauffman Fellow · Class 31

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About

Ali Afridi is a Partner at Equal Ventures investing across the firm's core verticals, in his second stint at the firm after previously being on the team from 2018-21. Between those roles he was an EIR at Fractal and founding team member/CEO of Drenchworks, a project management system for specialty contractors; he began his VC career at General Catalyst and Lightbank and runs the SandHill.io newsletter.

Contact· published on Ali's own website

a•••@equal.vcreveal

Experience

Equal VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Equal VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
DrenchworksCEO, Co-Founder2022 — 2024
Equal VenturesPrincipal2021New York City Metropolitan Area
Equal VenturesVC / 1st Employee2019 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
Equal VenturesStealth2018 — 2019
LightbankVC Investor2016 — 2017Greater Chicago Area
GigsterProduct Manager2015 — 2016
General Catalyst PartnersSummer Associate2015Greater New York City Area
VariousEarlier Experiences2010 — 2014

Investments

Investor

Chord

Per curated public sources.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ali Afridi?: Ali Afridi is a Partner at Equal Ventures investing across the firm's core verticals, in his second stint at the firm after previously being on the team from 2018-21. Between those roles he was an EIR at Fractal and founding team member/CEO of Drenchworks, a project management system for specialty contractors; he began his VC career at General Catalyst and Lightbank and runs the SandHill.io newsletter.
Where does Ali Afridi work?: Ali Afridi is Partner at Equal Ventures.
What companies has Ali Afridi invested in?: Investments tracked here include Chord.
Where did Ali Afridi go to school?: Ali Afridi studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Computer Science); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Computer Science); Aitchison College.