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NAVAL RAVIKANT

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur and angel investor best known as the co-founder, chairman, and former CEO of AngelList. He has built startup infrastructure across AngelList, CoinList, Spearhead, and Airchat, and is known for early investments in companies such as Twitter, Uber, and Notion.

FounderSan Francisco Bay Area, CA
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Mission

Why I'm building AngelList

Naval has spent decades building tools and capital networks for founders. AngelList grew out of Venture Hacks and his own early-stage investing experience, turning private startup access into software and infrastructure for more builders and investors.

Links

AngelListInvest
https://www.angellist.com/nav.alx.com/navalwellfound.com/p/navallinkedin.com/in/navalrspearhead.conavalmanack.comhttps://nav.al/https://x.com/navalhttps://wellfound.com/p/navalhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/navalrhttps://spearhead.co/https://www.navalmanack.com/

Companies

AngelListStartup fundraising and fund operations infrastructure for founders, angel investors, and venture funds.Seed Draft

Experience

Chairman, and Former CEO, AngelListCo-founder
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CoinListCo-founder
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AirchatCo-founder
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The Hit ForgeFounder and Managing Partner
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Venture HacksCo-founder
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EpinionsCo-founder and CEO
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Vast.comFounder
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Chairman at AngelListFounder
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CEO at EpinionsFounder
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Co-founder at SpearheadExperience
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AngelListCo-Founder and Chairman
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EpinionsFounder and CEO
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Hit ForgeFounder
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SpearheadFounder
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Investments

TwitterSocial networking platform.
Social Media
UberRide-hailing and mobility platform.
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HeyzapMobile game discovery and advertising company.
AdTech
StacksBlockchain ecosystem formerly associated with Blockstack.
Crypto
CeloBlockchain network focused on payments and financial inclusion.
Crypto

Notes

Note 01Co-founded AngelList and helped turn it into infrastructure for startup fundraising, fund operations, and founder-investor access.
Note 02Co-founded CoinList and Airchat, and previously co-founded Epinions and Venture Hacks.
Note 03Launched and manages Spearhead, which backs founders with dedicated funds so they can become angel investors.
Note 04Seed invested in Twitter, Uber, and Notion, with a broader angel portfolio across consumer, developer, marketplace, and enterprise companies.
Note 05Writes and publishes at Nav.al; The Almanack of Naval Ravikant curates his writing, podcasts, and interviews on wealth, judgment, and happiness.
Note 06Co-founder and chairman of AngelList.
Note 07Co-founded Epinions earlier in his career.
Note 08Co-founded Spearhead with Jeff Fagnan in 2018.
Note 09Official site describes him as a prolific tech investor with early investments including Twitter and Uber.
Note 10Co-founded AngelList and serves as chairman.
Note 11Former CEO of Epinions.
Note 12Early investor profile publicly lists Twitter, Uber, and Heyzap.
Note 13Associated with Spearhead, a platform that helps founders become angel investors.
Note 14Part of the team behind Airchat's 2024 relaunch.