# Rafat Ali

> Rafat Ali is a seed investor in New York backing Travel and Tourism. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rafatali
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rafat
- Website: https://x.com/rafat
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rafat

Rafat Ali is a seed investor in New York focused on Travel and Tourism. Rafat Ali is the CEO and Founder of Skift. Rafat Ali attended Indiana University Bloomington and Aligarh Muslim University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DHARMA | Travel-brand-as-a-service | $4.7M | Seed | Oct 04, 2023 | https://www.seekdharma.com/ |
| El Camino Travel | El Camino Travel is a women travelers providing travel resources and small group trips. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 24, 2023 | https://www.elcamino.travel |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amity Supply](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amity-supply) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Convivialite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/convivialite-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LionTree](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liontree-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Miroma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/miroma-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rafat Ali invest in?

Rafat Ali invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Rafat Ali?

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### When did Rafat Ali last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rafat Ali closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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