Nizar Abi Zaher
InvestorFounderFounder at Orchid
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedOrchid · YCOrchid · YC
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About
Co-founder of Orchid, a personal assistant platform that enables users to manage tasks and information through text messaging.
Founder at OrchidYC X25
Intro paths
Nizar went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Orchid's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Nizar can intro founders to Orchid's investors below.
Orchid's investors · 7
Co-founders at Orchid

Founder at OrchidYC W23
Intro paths
Nizar 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 Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Orchid's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Nizar can intro founders to Orchid's investors below.
Orchid's investors · 6
Co-founders at Orchid
Investments
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nizar Abi Zaher?
- Co-founder of Orchid, a personal assistant platform that enables users to manage tasks and information through text messaging.
- Where does Nizar Abi Zaher work?
- Nizar Abi Zaher is Founder of Orchid.
- What companies did Nizar Abi Zaher found?
- Nizar Abi Zaher founded Orchid, Orchid.
- What companies has Nizar Abi Zaher invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Units.
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