Ali Rowghani is an angel investor and founder of First Harmonic who focuses on early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ali Rowghani is an angel investor and founder of First Harmonic who focuses on early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series B) in AI, SaaS, biotech, fintech, and consumer internet, typically with check sizes around $150K. His notable portfolio includes breakout companies such as DoorDash, Stripe, Coinbase, Webflow, Mercor, Decagon, and Cursor, many of which he backed during his tenure as Managing Director of Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund. Rowghani’s distinctive thesis centers on applying operational expertise from his roles as COO of Twitter and CFO of Pixar to guide founders scaling high-growth technology companies, with a recent emphasis on applied artificial intelligence and next-generation infrastructure.
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