Find your path to Ali
556 people in our graph share verified history with Ali — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Maddie CoughlinunlockedAli: together at BlackRock (2022)
×11Ali: together at Y Combinator
About
Ali Tabba co-founded KiranaKart, which later became Zepto, and previously worked at BlackRock in iShares. He is currently co-founder and CEO of Gravy.
Founder at GravyYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Ali went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Gravy's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
→
In turn, Ali can intro founders to Gravy's investors below.
Gravy's investors · 1
Co-founders at Gravy
MC
Max ChurchFounder
Experience
- GravyCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- BlackRockAnalyst2023 — 2024London, United Kingdom
- BlackRockSummer Analyst2022 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- ZeptoExited2021 — 2024India
- KiranaKartCo-Founder2020 — 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- PikoCo-Founder2022 — 2023United Kingdom
- StealthInvestment Intern2022
- VoltapCo-Founder2019 — 2020Massachusetts, United States
- Self EmployedFounder2015 — 2017
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ali Tabba?
- Ali Tabba co-founded KiranaKart, which later became Zepto, and previously worked at BlackRock in iShares. He is currently co-founder and CEO of Gravy.
- Where does Ali Tabba work?
- Ali Tabba is Founder of Gravy.
- What companies did Ali Tabba found?
- Ali Tabba founded Gravy.
- Where did Ali Tabba go to school?
- Ali Tabba studied at Y Combinator; University of Warwick (Bachelor of Science (with Honours) in Economics); Dubai College (British Curriculum).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
University of Warwick mafia72
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sean MoriartyFounded Saatchiart +2Tal BrownBScFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Tommaso TombaBachelor of Science - BSc Economics (First Class Hons.)Founded Moons +1Kiiru MuhoyaBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Fingo Holdings +1Ross TaylorBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Atlas Metrics +1Tom WatsonBSc Hons with Intercalated YearFounded Hubble +1
+ 65 more
BlackRock mafia62
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1
+ 55 more
BlackRock mafia42
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaVice President, Latin America & Iberia BusinessFounded Pasito +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1Xin SongPortfolio ManagerFounded Gsr
+ 35 more
Karachi Grammar School mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ali MoizFounded Stonks +2Zayd EnamFounded Cresta +1Murtaza HussainO LevelsFounded HiGear +1Rameez AnsariFounded AutoLeapDanish MunirHigh School/A levelsFounded 1DocwayJahanzeb SherwaniFounded Screenhero
+ 7 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Dubai College14
Jon CottrellDirector, M&A Advisory at eGateway CapitalTuran MalikInvestment Committee Member at Dubai Future District FundAamer SiddiquiCFO at TreefrogIsabelle SmithPrincipal, Venture Creation at DiagramMehrad YaghmaiManaging Partner at Cool Climate CollectiveKaran TalrejaVice President at Charlesbank Capital Partners
+ 8 more
Also attended LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program7
Marwan RefaatGeneral Partner at FractalThomas StahuraAnalyst at Ascend Venture CapitalShreya GoyalVice President, Finance & Strategy at ButterflyRishi TalatiFounder at HotplateScott HickmannFounder at SidenoteArlan RakhmetzhanovFounder at Nozomio
+ 1 more
Also attended Karachi Grammar School24
Ammar HanafiGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorRameez AnsariPartner at Highland Creek PartnersArif FarooquiVice President, Finance at Cota CapitalDanish MunirFounding Partner at GreyMatterImran KizilbashCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Titanium Innovation Investments
+ 18 more
Shared employers
Also worked at BlackRock388
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftAnya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures
+ 382 more
Also worked at Zepto11
Daniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoUtkarsh DhageManager Finance at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalRicardo SchaeferFounder/General Partner at Zone 2 Ventures LlcVivek SubramanianPartner & Chief Product Officer at Goodwater CapitalArjun GandhiVice President at Nexus Venture Partners
+ 5 more
Also worked at Self Employed211
Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalKristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures LlcLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpCarl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man Ventures
+ 205 more