Ari Malik
InvestorFounderInvestor at DST Global · Founder at Salient
Dayton, Ohio
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedSalient · YC
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Founder at SalientYC W23
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Ari went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ari Malik?
- Investor at DST Global
- Where does Ari Malik work?
- Ari Malik is Founder of Salient and Investor at DST Global.
- 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.
- What companies has Ari Malik invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Automax.ai, screenpipe.
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Y Combinator mafia10,601
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