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Ali Tamaseb

Investor

General Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5M – $25M checks Β· typically $15M

FoundedReality Defender Β· YC

About

Ali Tamaseb is a General Partner at DCVC who uses a data-driven approach to back founders and runs the Superfounders Club network. He authored the best-selling book Super Founders and several ML/AI academic papers, and previously founded and led a startup as CEO, having invested for DCVC in areas including crypto, fintech, healthcare, biomed, materials, and construction.

Invests in

BiotechCrypto & Web3FintechHealthtechNew Materials

Experience

  1. DCVCGeneral Partnercurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Super Founders ClubFoundercurrent2021 β€” present
  3. San Francisco Compute CompanyInvestor - Board Directorcurrent2025 β€” present
  4. Reality DefenderInvestor - Board Directorcurrent2023 β€” present
  5. ElectronXInvestor - Board Observercurrent2024 β€” present
  6. plotlogicInvestor - Board Directorcurrent2019 β€” present
  7. Medical Informatics CorpInvestor - Board Directorcurrent2020 β€” present
  8. all.healthInvestor - Board Observercurrent2025 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. humans&Investorcurrent2026 β€” present
  10. SenecaInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  11. SkyfireInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  12. Sygaldry TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  13. MosaicMLInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  14. Enhanced RadarInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  15. Chai DiscoveryInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  16. OdysseyInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  17. Relay.appInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  18. QuiltInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  19. ResilienceInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  20. MessariInvestorcurrent2021 β€” presentNew York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessSIGM, General Management
  2. Imperial College LondonBiomedical Engineering
  3. University of TehranElectrical Engineering

Skills & more

Matlab68Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Fundraising76Human Computer Interaction46Biomedical Engineering81Signal Processing68Neural Interfaces17Image Processing56Pattern Recognition32Algorithms43Machine Learning31

Languages English Β· Farsi

  • Private Pilot License β€” Federal Aviation Administration

From Ali's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 1

Reality DefenderBoard seat

via DCVC (Data Collective) Β· filed Oct 2023 Β· $20.1M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at DCVC (Data Collective)

Network14

β–Ά2 more connections

Jack BuendorfJeremy Joseph

Investors connected to Ali in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.