Naval Ravikant
AngelCo-founder & Chairman, AngelList
AngelList co-founder and prolific angel
Background
Naval Ravikant was born in New Delhi and immigrated to the United States as a child, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1995 with degrees in computer science and economics. He co-founded AngelList in 2010, which became a foundational platform for startup fundraising and angel syndication. He was an early-stage angel investor in Uber, Twitter, Postmates, and Yammer before any achieved mainstream recognition. He co-founded Airchat in 2023 and serves as chairman of the investment committee for AngelList's USVC fund, launched in April 2026 to provide retail investors access to late-stage private companies. He is widely known for his essays and podcast on wealth, happiness, and leverage.
Investment Thesis
Invests in products built for people who build things — tools, infrastructure, and platforms that enable leverage at scale.
Investment Focus
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Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Notable Investments
Uber
Early angel investor
Early angel investor
Notion
Productivity platform; seed investor 2013; 100x+ return
Postmates
On-demand delivery; early investor; acquired by Uber
Yammer
Enterprise social; early investor; acquired by Microsoft
Stack Overflow
Developer Q&A platform; early angel investor
Opendoor
Digital real estate marketplace; early investor; NASDAQ: OPEN
Wish
E-commerce platform; early angel investment