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Ali Partovi

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Founder & CEO (Managing Partner) at Neo

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $10M checks

Midas 2026 · #67

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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

  1. NeoCEOcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SwayCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Code.orgCo-Foundercurrent2013 — present
  4. DropboxAdvisor2006 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Airbnb, Convoy, Facebook, Uber, Zappos, etcAngel investor and advisor1998 — 2017
  6. Hampton Creek FoodsChief Strategy Officer2014San Francisco Bay Area
  7. MySpaceSVP, Business Development2009 — 2010
  8. iLike, incCEO2002 — 2009
  9. Self EmployedWould-be screenwriter :)2000 — 2001
  10. Microsoft CorporationLead PM1998 — 2000
  11. LinkExchange, IncFounding partner1996 — 1998
  12. OracleSoftware Consultant1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Social Media32Start-upsStrategy60Business Development40Strategic Partnerships28Facebook5Venture Capital15User Experience6Business Strategy12SaaS7Marketing16Product Management12
+5 moreMergersMarketing StrategyGoogle AdwordsCertified Bubbler (TM)Mergers & Acquisitions

From Ali's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

100PlusAetheroAltaraArrivedbit.ioBlueKaiBokuBreak MediaBubbleCalderaCausesChange.orgCollaborative RoboticsConvoyDeepscaleDropboxdubEat JustEdusoftEngramExpedockFamiliarFive StarsFlintFlixsterFonalityiLikeKalshiLiquidLuminous ComputingMeckaMomentNervanaNURITASOhanaOpowerOpziOutgo IncPahdo LabsPractice FusionRebySapienServe RoboticsSkiffSkippetStorepathTellmeTelo TrucksTextqlThe EVERY CompanyThinkfuseThumbtackValidVamoViagogoViglinkVividVybeWhistWideOrbitWispr FlowYumiZapposZentail

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Neo

Emily Cohen
Principal Investor at NEO
Stephen Cornwell
Investor & Head of Product at Neo
Suzanne Xie
Investor at Strider Capital

Network19

Bill GatesScout
Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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
Brad ZionsScout
General Partner at Pitbull Ventures
Brendon BlackerScout
Managing Partner at Delivery Hero 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
▶7 more connections

Gaurav Ahuja · scoutGideon Yu · scoutLeigh Marie Braswell · scoutOfir Ehrlich · scoutPieter Abbeel · scoutHemant TanejaMarc Tarpenning

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ali Partovi?
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.
Where does Ali Partovi work?
Ali Partovi is Founder & CEO (Managing Partner) 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.
What companies has Ali Partovi invested in?
Investments tracked here include 100Plus, Aethero, Altara, Arrived, bit.io, BlueKai, Boku, Break Media, Bubble, Caldera, Causes, Change.org, and 52 more.
Where did Ali Partovi go to school?
Ali Partovi studied at Harvard University (A.B. and S.M., Computer Science).

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