Mr Ali Partovi
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KANDO id: 285347

Bio

Ali tries to make a career of investing in people smarter than himself. He has backed Airbnb, Dropbox, Facebook, & Uber. He co-founded Code.org (Hour of Code) to bring Computer Science to classrooms. Ali grew up in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war, attended Harvard, and sold his first startup, LinkExchange, in 1998. He's passionate about sustainable food and loves climbing, guitar, puzzles, and family.

Career

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Top investment portfolio themes
healthcare (3)  
B2B (2)  
fintech (1)  
tickets (1)  
YCS10 (1)  
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Actual initial investment stage
Seed (1)

Selected investments

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Profile Country Date Funding
Zappos.com Inc Online retailer selling apparel, shoes, handbags, eyewear, watches, electronics, and other products Seed
Trade sale
Profile Date Funding
2Web Technologies Seed Initial investment Exited Trade sale