Fundraising Fox

Amjad Masad

Unicorn founder

Co-founder & CEO at Replit · Founding Engineer at Codecademy

Foster City, CA

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedReplit$9B · YCCodecademy · YC

About

Amjad Masad co-founded Replit in 2016 and turned the browser REPL he open-sourced from Amman years earlier into the AI coding platform valued at $9 billion in its March 2026 Series D — with revenue that ran from $2.8M to $150M in under a year as 'vibe coding' took off. A Jordanian of Palestinian heritage who graduated from Princess Sumaya University, he was Codecademy's founding engineer (his jsrepl powered its in-browser tutorials), then ran Facebook's JavaScript infrastructure team through the React Native era. He co-founded Replit with his wife, designer Haya Odeh, and his brother Faris.

Beyond investing

Founded
Masad co-founded Replit in 2016 with his wife Haya Odeh and his brother Faris. Built the open-source browser REPL (jsrepl) around 2011 that front-paged Hacker News and powered Codecademy's and Udacity's tutorials — five years before incorporating Replit.
Education
Studied at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Computer Science)
Communities
Moved from Jordan to the US in 2012 for Codecademy after a stint at Yahoo's Middle East operation post-Maktoob acquisition.
Awards
Honored by his alma mater, Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman, as a distinguished graduate.
Family
Masad was born and raised in Amman, Jordan, in a family with Palestinian heritage; his father was a civil engineer from a Palestinian refugee background. Co-founded Replit with his wife Haya Odeh, Replit's head of design, and his brother Faris Masad.
More
Founding engineer (employee #1) at Codecademy from 2011 to 2013. Ran Facebook's JavaScript infrastructure team (2013–2016), including work on React Native and open-source JS tooling. Angel investor in ~38 startups, including Synthesia and Runway.

From Amjad's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Co-founder & CEO at ReplitYC W18

Intro paths

YC

Amjad went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Replit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Amjad can intro founders to Replit's investors below.

Replit's investors · 38

137 VenturesSan Francisco · since 20227BC Venture CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checks · since 2022Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checks · since 2022Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M checks · since 2022Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2022Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksContrarySan Francisco · $2M checks · since 2022Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2022Databricks VenturesSan Francisco · since 2022Disrupt.comsince 2022Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022Fuel Venture CapitalMiami · $250K – $10M checks · since 2022G SquaredChicago · since 2022Galdana VenturesBarcelona · since 2022GeorgianToronto, Ontario · $25M – $100M checks · since 2025ID8 InvestmentsNew York · since 2022Insiders VenturesSt. Helier · since 2022Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2022King River CapitalSydney · since 2022Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Outliers VCSan Francisco · since 2022Partners ResoluteChicago · since 2022Prysm CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022Riverbend CapitalWashington · since 2022S VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2022Sur Ventures$50K – $700K checks · since 2022SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2022The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Unruly CapitalLondon · since 2022Vibe CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $10M checks · since 2022WealthUnion$10K checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Replit

HAHaya Abdalla
Haya AbdallaFounder
HOHaya Odeh
Haya OdehCo-Founder, Design

Founding Engineer at CodecademyYC S11

Intro paths

YC

Amjad went through Y Combinator (Summer 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Amjad can intro founders to Codecademy's investors below.

Codecademy's investors · 9

Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksBowery CapitalNew York · $1M – $2M checksFlybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2011

Co-founders at Codecademy

ZSZach Sims
Zach SimsFounder/CEO

Experience

  1. ReplitCEOcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ReplitHead of Engineering2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. FacebookSoftware Engineer2013 — 2016SF
  4. CodecademyFounding Engineer2011 — 2013NYC
  5. Yahoo!Software Engineer2011Amman, Jordan
  6. Untitled labsFront end Developer2010 — 2011Amman, Jordan
  7. wikikiwisWeb Developer2010Amman, Jordan
  8. Boss Consulting SAWeb Developer & Security Specialist2009
  9. Arcadia Software DevelopmentWeb Developer2008
  10. Arcadia Software DevelopmentIT Specialist2006 — 2008Amman, Jordan

Education

  1. Princess Sumaya University for TechnologyBSc, Computer Science2005 — 2010
  2. Mashrek International SchoolIGCSE, Math1993 — 2005

Skills & more

JavaScript36PHP32HTML19Java12CSS28Python13jQuery46MySQL7Front-end Development3AJAX3YUI2XHTML1
+12 moreHTML5Visual BasicWindowsDrupalWeb DevelopmentLAMPWeb ApplicationsProgrammingMVCFront-endUser InterfaceOOP

From Amjad's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Amjad Masad

The Future of Software Creation with Replit CEO Amjad Masad

AI Startup School

Replit CEO Amjad Masad: Coding Agents, Autonomy, and the Future of Work

The Breakdown

The secret lever Replit pulled to scale ahead of its competition

In Depth (First Round) · review.firstround.com

Why AI Will Lead to Thousands of Billionaires

20VC · thetwentyminutevc.com

Network21

Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Ashton KutcherScout
Co-founder of Sound Ventures; launching a new deep-tech venture firm with Morgan Beller
Drew HoustonScout
Co-founder & CEO of Dropbox
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Tobias LütkeScout
Co-founder & CEO of Shopify
Abdul LyScout
Investor at Initialized Capital
Adam D'AngeloScout
Angel
Aditya AgarwalScout
Partner at South Park Commons
Amrit SaxenaScout
CEO at SaxeCap Advisors
Andy PriceScout
Founder, General Partner at Artisanal Ventures
Azeem AzharScout
Investor at Xtripe Angels
Bryan JohnsonScout
Founder at OS Fund
▶9 more connections

Claire Hughes Johnson · scoutDidac Lee · scoutDJ Patil · scoutEric Wu · scoutKyle Vogt · scoutAdina TeckluKevin HartzLinda TongYoko Hongyu Li

Investors connected to Amjad in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Amjad Masad work?
Amjad Masad is Co-founder & CEO at Replit and Founding Engineer at Codecademy.
What check size does Amjad Masad write?
Amjad Masad typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Amjad Masad found?
Amjad Masad founded Replit, Codecademy.

Paths to reach Amjad

People who overlapped with Amjad at the same organization — a shared school or employer with one of them is a warm way in.

Together at ReplitAmjad: Co-founder & CEO

Austin Hay2026Investor at Khosla VenturesThe Wharton School · University of Southern California · University of VirginiaMichael Robinson2023–2026Investor at Craft VenturesQueen's UniversityKevin Gabura2023–2026Investor at Craft VenturesIvey Business School at Western University · Western UniversityLindsay M. Pettingill2023–2024Investment Partner & Head of Internal AI at Village GlobalBowdoin CollegeKevin Jiang2025–2026Co-Founder and CEO at Mangusta CapitalHarvard UniversityGhazi Masood2025–2026Venture Partner at Ansa Capital

Together at CodecademyAmjad: Founding Engineer

Saul Klein2012–2013Co-Founder, Board Member at ZincSt Paul's School · University of CambridgeNeil Roseman2013Investor at Summit PartnersTemple UniversityNikhil Abraham2013Founder at RentoboThe University of Chicago Booth School of Business · Tufts University

Together at FacebookAmjad: Software Engineer

Peter Thiel2013–2016Co-founder & Partner at Founders FundJim Breyer2013–2016Founder & CEO of Breyer CapitalReed Hastings2013–2016Co-founder of NetflixBowdoin CollegeLucy Guo2014Co-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesIsabelle Styslinger2016Senior Associate, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionMassachusetts Institute of Technology · Wellesley CollegeSam Lessin2013–2014Investor, Writer, Podcast HostHarvard University

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,756

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1

+ 8,749 more

Codecademy mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nikhil AbrahamBusiness Development & GrowthFounded RentoboAdam KaczmarekSenior Curriculum DeveloperFounded LoopsErica DuSoftware EngineerFounded Toko

Princess Sumaya University for Technology mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mohammad AbuAboudBachelor's degreeFounded Activepieces

Same school

Also attended Princess Sumaya University for Technology2

Ayah AbulghanamProgram Officer at Mercy Corps VenturesMohammad AbuAboudCo-Founder & CTO at Activepieces

Shared employers

Also worked at Replit27

Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesLindsay M. PettingillInvestment Partner & Head of Internal AI at Village GlobalKevin JiangCo-Founder and CEO at Mangusta CapitalGhazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa Capital

+ 21 more

Also worked at Facebook493

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash

+ 487 more

Also worked at Codecademy8

Jeff BussgangInvestor at Flybridge Capital PartnersLarry IllgAdvisor at Delin VenturesSaul KleinCo-Founder, Board Member at ZincNeil RosemanInvestor at Summit PartnersDavid A.Governance Advisor at Iron Key CapitalNikhil AbrahamFounder at Rentobo

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Also worked at Yahoo!284

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder & CEO of AffirmFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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