Ari Malik
InvestorFounderInvestor at DST Global · Founder at Salient
Dayton, Ohio
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedSalient · YC
Founder at SalientYC W23
Intro paths
YC
Ari went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Salient's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ari can intro founders to Salient's investors below.
Salient's investors · 3
Co-founders at Salient
MT
Mukund TibrewalaFounder
Colleagues at DST Global
Network7
Andrew Li
Vice President at DST Global
Arihant Pamecha
Vice President at DST Global
Bobby Shellworth
Principal at DST Global
Bruce Xu
Investor at DST Global
Cole Rotman
Investor at DST Global
Daniel Kraminer
Associate at DST Global
Dorothy Lin
Investor at DST Global
Investors connected to Ari in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ari Malik work?
- Ari Malik is Investor at DST Global and Founder at Salient.
- What check size does Ari Malik write?
- Ari Malik typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Ari Malik found?
- Ari Malik founded Salient.
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