Ali Rowghani Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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21
- Portfolio
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13
- Exits
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6
Ali Rowghani General Information
Description
Mr. Ali Rowghani is the Founder of First Harmonic Group. Mr. Rowghani serves as Board Member at Restoration Hardware. He served as Managing Director, YC Continuity at Y Combinator. He is the Founder of Maxq Fund. He serves as Board Member at Convictional, PostHog, Salus Labs, Deel, Pave, and Mattermost. He served as a Board Member at LendUp & Triplebyte. Previously, he also served as the Chief Operating Officer of Twitter, Inc. from 2012 to 2014 and as Twitter's Chief Financial Officer from 2010 to 2012. For the 8 years before his time at Twitter, he served in several roles at Pixar Animation Studios, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer and as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning. He serves as Advisor at Ambient.ai. He served as an Advisor at ZendyHealth. He holds a BA degree in International Relations & an MBA from Stanford University.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Ali Rowghani Investments (21)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Kobalt Labs | 04-Dec-2025 | Early Stage VC | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Sim Studio | 12-Nov-2025 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Nuvo | 08-May-2025 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Operand | 08-May-2025 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Rebolt (Internet Software) | 07-May-2025 | Internet Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Actively AI | 02-Apr-2025 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Applied Labs | 27-Jan-2025 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Kobalt Labs | 01-Oct-2023 | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Patented.ai | 27-Jun-2023 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| X1 Card | 01-Dec-2022 | Later Stage VC | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue |
Ali Rowghani Exits (6)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| X1 Card | 22-Jun-2023 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| ZendyHealth | 07-Dec-2022 | ||
| The Athletic | 01-Feb-2022 | ||
| Gusto | 09-Nov-2020 | ||
| Call9 | 09-Apr-2019 | Out of Business | |
| Hakka Labs | Secondary Transaction - Private |
Ali Rowghani Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Ali Rowghani Co-Investors (143)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Y Combinator | 4 |
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| Andreessen Horowitz |
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| Spark Capital |
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Ali Rowghani FAQs
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Who is Ali Rowghani?
Ali Rowghani is an angel Investor who has made 21 investments.
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What kind of investor is Ali Rowghani?
Ali Rowghani is an angel investor.
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What does Ali Rowghani do?
As an angel investor, Ali Rowghani invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Ali Rowghani hold?
Ali Rowghani holds a board seat in Restoration Hardware.
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What has Ali Rowghani invested in?
Ali Rowghani has made numerous investments in companies like Kobalt Labs, Sim Studio, and Nuvo within the Network Management Software, Business/Productivity Software, and Financial Services industries.
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What has Ali Rowghani invested in recently?
Ali Rowghani's latest investment was on 04-Dec-2025 in Kobalt Labs, a company within the Network Management Software industry.
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