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10,388 people in our graph share verified history with Ali — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mauricio OrtizunlockedAli: together at YC X26 (2026)
×9Ali: together at BlackRock
Ali: together at Stealth
Ali: together at Zepto
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 ↗
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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 mafia10,563
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
University of Warwick mafia95
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sean MoriartyFounded Saatchiart +2Tal BrownBScFounded Zone7 Technologies Inc. +1Ryan BethencourtBScFounded Scirouter +1Tommaso TombaBachelor of Science - BSc Economics (First Class Hons.)Founded Moons +1Kiiru MuhoyaBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded Fingo Holdings +1Borong HuDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded NODI Energy +1
BlackRock mafia73
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1Coenraad VrolijkManaging DirectorFounded CarbonPool +1
BlackRock mafia53
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1Xin SongPortfolio ManagerFounded GsrAlfred JohnsonVP, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded Crux
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 School25
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
+ 19 more
Shared employers
Also worked at BlackRock398
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
+ 392 more
Also worked at Zepto10
Utkarsh 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 PartnersPeter LivingstonInvestor at Unpopular Ventures
+ 4 more
Also worked at Self Employed209
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
+ 203 more