About
Ali Partovi, an Iranian immigrant turned Silicon Valley super‑connector, leverages a personally curated, redesigned, deliberately diverse network and programs to identify standout early‑career engineers and help them recruit talent.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social Good
Experience
- NeoCEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SwayCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Code.orgCo-Foundercurrent2013 — present
- DropboxAdvisor2006 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Airbnb, Convoy, Facebook, Uber, Zappos, etcAngel investor and advisor1998 — 2017
- Hampton Creek FoodsChief Strategy Officer2014San Francisco Bay Area
- MySpaceSVP, Business Development2009 — 2010
- iLike, incCEO2002 — 2009
- Self EmployedWould-be screenwriter :)2000 — 2001
- Microsoft CorporationLead PM1998 — 2000
- LinkExchange, IncFounding partner1996 — 1998
- OracleSoftware Consultant1994 — 1996
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B. and S.M., Computer Science1990 — 1994
Skills & more
Social Media32Start-ups99Strategy60Business Development40Strategic Partnerships28Facebook5Venture Capital15User Experience6Business Strategy12SaaS7Marketing16Product Management12
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MergersMarketing StrategyGoogle AdwordsCertified Bubbler (TM)Mergers & AcquisitionsFrom Ali's professional profile.
Colleagues at Neo
Network18
Amrit SaxenaScout
CEO at SaxeCap Advisors
Andy ChouScout
Investor at 11.2 Capital
Arjan SchütteScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Core Venture Capital
Bennett SiegelScout
Co-Founder & General Partner at BA Capital
Bill GatesScout
Founder at Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Brad ZionsScout
General Partner at Pitbull Ventures
Brian O'MalleyScout
Managing Partner at Forerunner Ventures
Chauncey HamiltonScout
Partner at XYZ Venture Capital
Daniel LevineScout
Investor at Accel
Edith YeungScout
General Partner at Race Capital
Eric LefkofskyScout
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Gaurav AhujaScout
Partner at Thrive Capital
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Gideon Yu · scoutLeigh Marie Braswell · scoutOfir Ehrlich · scoutPieter Abbeel · scoutHemant TanejaMarc Tarpenning
Investors connected to Ali in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ali Partovi work?
- Ali Partovi is CEO at Neo.
- What does Ali Partovi invest in?
- Ali Partovi invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good.
- What check size does Ali Partovi write?
- Ali Partovi typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,457
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Neo12
Jan CrisostomoOperating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpPrachi GuptaEngineering Advisor at Modern TechnicalAnna Marie WagnerBoard Member at MassChallenge MexicoStephen CornwellInvestor & Head of Product at NeoSantiago HernándezPartner at Dorm RoomSneha SivakumarFounder at Spur
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