Alvin Salehi
InvestorFounderFounder at Goldbridge
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedGoldbridge · YC
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About
Alvin Salehi is a founder and CEO of Goldbridge, a financial platform for real estate. He previously co-founded Shef, a food marketplace, and served as Senior Technology Advisor at the White House, where he worked on federal open source software policy and co-founded Code.gov.
Founder at GoldbridgeYC F25
Intro paths
Alvin went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was David Lieb, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Goldbridge's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Alvin can intro founders to Goldbridge's investors below.
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Co-founders at Goldbridge

Experience
- GoldbridgeCo-founder | CEOcurrent2025 — present
- ShefCo-founder | Chairmancurrent2019 — present
- NextGen Venture PartnersVenture Partnercurrent2018 — present
- Harvard's Belfer CenterFellowship Advisor2020 — 2021
- Harvard Law SchoolResearch Affiliate2017 — 2020
- Code.govCo-founder2016 — 2019
- The White HouseSenior Technology Advisor2015 — 2019Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Department of StateForeign Affairs Officer (Cyber/Telecom)2015
- Advanced Research Projects AgencyOffice of the Chief Counsel2014 — 2015Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOffice of Judge Arthur Alarcon2013
- KTLA-5Associate Producer2007 — 2013
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alvin Salehi?
- Alvin Salehi is a founder and CEO of Goldbridge, a financial platform for real estate. He previously co-founded Shef, a food marketplace, and served as Senior Technology Advisor at the White House, where he worked on federal open source software policy and co-founded Code.gov.
- Where does Alvin Salehi work?
- Alvin Salehi is Founder of Goldbridge.
- What companies did Alvin Salehi found?
- Alvin Salehi founded Goldbridge.
- What companies has Alvin Salehi invested in?
- Investments tracked here include RealRoots.
- Where did Alvin Salehi go to school?
- Alvin Salehi studied at Y Combinator (W19, F25); University of Southern California (J.D.); University of Southern California (M.A., Communication • Management).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,563
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University of Southern California mafia423
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NextGen Venture Partners mafia26
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Shef mafia4
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Also worked at Goldbridge2
Also worked at Shef4
Also worked at Harvard Law School26
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