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).
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