Ali Rohde
InvestorCo-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $200K – $400K checks · typically $50K
About
Ali Rohde built Ali Rohde Jobs to tens of thousands of subscribers, turning visibility into talent flows into a repeatable hiring service for founders and co-hosting Thursday Nights in AI.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRoboticsSaaS
Experience
- Outset CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
- BrowserbaseInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- MatXInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Physical IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- DatologyAIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- HedraInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- MedraInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- TakoInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Harper (YC W25)Investorcurrent2025 — present
- ReflexInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- SmitheryInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- KindredInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Anonymous HealthInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- PoetiqInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- SiteVue AIInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Ali Rohde JobsFoundercurrent2022 — present
- VCSheetFoundercurrent2023 — present
- ImbueAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
- ImbueChief Of Staff2020 — 2021
- SourceressChief of Staff2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Amherst CollegeBachelor's degree, Majors in Mathematics; English; Economics
Skills & more
Public SpeakingStrategic PlanningGenerative AI for Services ProfessionalsChatGPTClaude Code SubagentsAnthropic ClaudeModel Context Protocol (MCP)AI Product StrategyAI StrategyAI AgentsGenerative AIVenture Capital
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Pre-seed investingSpeech WritingThought LeadershipContent StrategyFounder CoachingNewsletter PublishingPodcastingHiringOperations ManagementBusiness OperationsInfrastructure as a Service (IaaS)From Ali's professional profile.
Colleagues at Outset Capital
Network1
Investors connected to Ali in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ali Rohde work?
- Ali Rohde is Co-Founder and General Partner at Outset Capital.
- What does Ali Rohde invest in?
- Ali Rohde invests in AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Ali Rohde write?
- Ali Rohde typically writes checks of $200K – $400K.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at Browserbase10
Dan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AIGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalReid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Shaad KhanInvestor at Afore CapitalSumeet SinghPartner at Andreessen HorowitzBucky MoorePartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also worked at Physical Intelligence8
Nina AchadjianInvestor at Index VenturesJacob EffronManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Kevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta CapitalKevin SpainGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersZiyaad KhayratteePartner at Factorial Funds
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