# Ali Partovi

> Ali Partovi is a seed investor at Neo backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 106 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-innovation)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 106
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/apartovi
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/apartovi
- Website: http://www.partovi.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/apartovi

Ali Partovi is a seed investor at Neo in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Ali Partovi is the CEO and Founder of Neo. He previously worked at Dropbox as an Advisor. Ali Partovi attended Harvard University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$13M |
| Pre-Seed | $770k–$1.8M |
| Series A | $1.7M–$105M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 17 | 16% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 12 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 8 | 8% |
| SaaS | 7 | 7% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 7% |

124 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 36 | 34% |
| Series A | 15 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 10% |
| Angel | 8 | 8% |
| Series B | 5 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 59 | 56% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Altara | Altara is a San Francisco–based startup building a scientific-intelligence AI platform that analyzes complex physical-science and engineering data (batteries, chips, materials, etc.) to speed up R&D and failure analysis. | $7M | Seed | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Liquid | Liquid is a decentralized trading platform that offers non-custodial crypto trading options. | $18M | Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Arrived Homes | Arrived Homes is a provider of rental home investment services intended to help people achieve financial independence. It allows anyone to purchase shares of rental properties and earn a passive income while the company handles everything from property acquisition to necessary improvements and management of daily operations. The platform purchasesand manages residential rental properties as well as allows its residents to co-invest in its fund. | $27M | Series B | Nov 07, 2025 |  |
| Flint | Flint publishes high-converting, on-brand, GEO-ranked landing pages weeks ahead of time and without rebuilds. | $5M | Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Telo Trucks | Telo Trucks manufactures cleverly designed, compact electric vehicle trucks for city dwellers and weekend adventurers. | $20M | Series A | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Mecka AI | Mecka AI is a data infrastructure company that builds large scale human datasets and tools to train and deploy AI and robotics systems. | $8M | Seed | Aug 12, 2025 |  |
| Moment | Moment develops AI software for investment management and wealth management operations. The company provides tools for financial advisors and investment firms to manage portfolios, workflows, and investment processes. | $36M | Series B | Jul 09, 2025 |  |
| Kalshi | Kalshi is a federally regulated financial exchange that allows investors to trade directly on the anticipated outcome of future events. Kalshi’s markets cover a wide range of topics including economics, international affairs, media and entertainment, climate/weather, and public health. Because Kalshi’s market topics can be more specific thanother instruments like stocks or bonds, investors can get direct exposure to the events and trends that they are interested in. For example, a Kalshi market on whether a certain free trade agreement will be signed can help retail investors get exposure to emerging markets and fluctuations in international trade.Website: https://kalshi.com | $185M | Series C | Jun 25, 2025 |  |
| dub | Dub is a provider of a copy-trading platform for investment management. Its platform facilitates the users to mirror and invest in their fund-like portfolio. It allows experienced investors to earn money by increasing their followers and helps investors replicate the portfolios of emerging investment managers, hedge funds, or elected officials. Itsaffiliated broker-dealer, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and member FINRA, helps facilitate copy-trading, a fast-emerging investment practice suited to today’s investors. | $24.5M | Series A | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Valid | Validated helps you discover what customers want by simulating that your product ideas exist with hundreds of AI generated ads and observing conversion. | $5.5M | Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |

10 of 106 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-innovation) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [Neo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neo-vc) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Third Kind Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-line-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [1984 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1984-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

## About Neo

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Neo is a mentorship community and VC fund that brings together a diverse group of tech veterans to accelerate tomorrow's leaders.

5 contacts available at Neo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ali Partovi | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-partovi |
| Connor Ling | Principal Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connor-ling-eead |
| Emily Cohen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-cohen-c51d |
| Evan Henshaw-Plath | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evan-henshaw-plath |
| Evan Henshaw-Plath | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rabble-evan-henshaw-plath |

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## FAQ

### What does Ali Partovi invest in?

Ali Partovi invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 106 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ali Partovi's check size?

Ali Partovi typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$13M at Seed, $770k–$1.8M at Pre-Seed and $1.7M–$105M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ali Partovi participates in.

### When did Ali Partovi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ali Partovi closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 106 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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