About
I am the CEO and co-founder of AngelList. I previously co-founded Epinions (which went public as part of Shopping.com) and Vast.com. I’m an active Angel investor, and have invested in dozens of companies, including Twitter, Uber, Stack Overflow and Wanelo.
If you would like to contact me about investing in your company, please use AngelList to reach me.
All opinions on this blog are personal and do not reflect the views of any of my employers.
Selected Press and Live appearances:
- Mixergy Interview with Andrew Warner (1/11)
- My Keynote at the Startup Exits Conference (12/10)
- Featured in San Francisco Magazine cover story, “On the Wings of Angels” and highlighted in the Sidebar (12/10)
- Udemy Lecture on What to do Before You Raise Money (11/10)
- Fundraising Hacks Interview with Dan Odio (10/10)
- Quoted in USA Today on Location Based Services (09/10)
- “The Rise of the Angels” Keynote Address at Capital Factory (09/10)
- Xconomy covers Angel List (08/10)
- Jambool (Social Gold) is acquired by Google – I led the Seed Round (08/10)
- Live chat with Inc. Magazine (08/10)
- Spoke at AngelConf 2010 – some notes and coverage, and the video (07/10)
- AngelList project commentary by Fred Wilson and Mark Suster (07/10)
- Seems like my investment is an early indicator of a seed stage bubble (07/10)
- Quoted in PE Hub on the .CO launch, and in The Wall Street Journal on VCs backing Angels (07/10)
- Angel List is covered by the Wall Street Journal (06/10)
- Keynote address at the Launch Silicon Valley Conference (06/10)
- GigaOm TV Interview on Entrepreneurship (05/10)
- BusinessWeek includes me on a “Smart Money” list of angels (02/10)
- Mentoring the winners of the SXSW Startup Bus (03/10)
- On a panel at SXSW. Reactions. (03/10)
- On a panel at Capital Factory Demo Day (09/09)
- Finance4Founders Event (06/09)
- ReadWriteStart Interview (05/09)
- Talk at Y Combinator on Angel Investing (03/09)
- Interview at Startup2Startup and presentation (08/08)
- Twitter’s first round announced (07/07)
- Vast.com is global (06/06)
- Instant Company – a story about the founding of Epinions. Yes, it’s dated (07/99)
[...] Naval and I recorded a 40-minute interview to answer your questions, explain how to pick co-founders in [...]
Interview: How to pick a co-founder - Venture Hacks
November 30, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Hi Naval,
Thank you for Venture Hacks, i learned a lot from it, also from your vast experiences and your amazing relationship with Nivi
keep them coming
Thanks,
Sharel
Sharel
December 4, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Your sites venture hacks and sturtupboy has really helped me to learn so much about entrepreneurship.
Nimit kashyap
January 25, 2010 at 6:47 pm
[...] one will review your pitch except the Venture Hacks team: Nivi and Naval. If we send your pitch to AngelList, it’s obviously out of our hands, but that’s no [...]
Launch: StartupList — a new way to reach angels - Venture Hacks @venturehacks
February 3, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Would love to talk
StartupPitches.com and PitchedIn.com
Rob Docherty
February 3, 2010 at 11:47 pm
[...] one will review your pitch except the Venture Hacks team: Nivi and Naval. If we send your pitch to AngelList, it’s obviously out of our hands, but that’s no different [...]
StartupList — a new way to reach angels « Spreading FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
February 4, 2010 at 1:35 pm
[...] about raising money, these guys, Venture Hacks, are worth following – Nivi (bio) and Naval (bio). Their advice is succinct and born from good experience and a strong network of people in the [...]
Phil Hill » Blog Archive » Picthing It’s Easy, yes?
February 4, 2010 at 2:17 pm
[...] one will review your pitch except the Venture Hacks team: Nivi and Naval. If we send your pitch to AngelList, it’s obviously out of our hands, but that’s no [...]
Launch: StartupList — a new way to reach angels | Trep Rally
February 15, 2010 at 6:54 pm
[...] one will review your pitch except the Venture Hacks team: Nivi and Naval. If we send your pitch to AngelList, it’s obviously out of our hands, but that’s no different [...]
Like a Dog on a Pork Chop» Blog Archive » Launch: StartupList — a new way to reach angels
February 17, 2010 at 11:54 pm
[...] range of startup-related advice, you can’t go wrong with Venture Hacks by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant. As far as startup lawyers go, the blogs by Yokum Taku at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati [...]
Resources for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs: A Top 10 List
February 26, 2010 at 1:24 am
[...] 0 When it comes to starting a business, it’s hard to top Naval Ravikant’s CV. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded Epinions.com and Vast.com; and as an angel investor, he’s [...]
Video: Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Listen to Naval Ravikant
May 13, 2010 at 5:02 pm
[...] Some nicely put thoughts from Naval [...]
Want to Be an Entrepreneur ? Great tips from Naval Ravikant
May 14, 2010 at 2:38 pm
[...] Hacks is the product of Nivi (bio) and Naval (bio), two self-proclaimed students of life, and their mission is to share the best startup advice [...]
Venture Hacks | Founders Space
May 22, 2010 at 9:15 pm
this is a great interview with someone who has clearly been through the school of hard knocks – thanks naval – vivek
Vivek Hutheesing
May 31, 2010 at 9:59 pm
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin [...]
Want To Become An Angel Investor? YC’s AngelConf 2010 Will Show You How | My Social Life
July 9, 2010 at 1:02 am
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin Senkut Andrea [...]
AngelConf: Aprende acerca de inversión angel de los top inversionistas de Silicon Valley - Belleza Shop - Consejos y Trucos de belleza, shoping
July 9, 2010 at 5:33 am
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin [...]
ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Want To Become An Angel Investor? YC’s AngelConf 2010 Will Show You How
July 9, 2010 at 6:08 am
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin [...]
Want To Become An Angel Investor? YC’s AngelConf 2010 Will Show You How | Movies
July 9, 2010 at 8:00 am
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin [...]
エンジェル投資家ってどうやってなるの？–Y CombinatorのAngelConf 2010が教えてくれる
July 9, 2010 at 9:08 am
[...] Jeff Clavier Ron Conway Paul Graham Mitch Kapor Mike Maples Greg McAdoo Ariel Poler Geoff Ralston Naval Ravikant Joshua Schachter Aydin [...]
Want To Become An Angel Investor? YC’s AngelConf 2010 Will Show You How « Whella – Latest News on Wireless Topics
July 10, 2010 at 12:01 am
[...] Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors | This Is An Awesome Web Site
July 11, 2010 at 12:00 am
[...] Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors « Coworking Congress
July 11, 2010 at 12:11 am
[...] Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors
July 11, 2010 at 12:13 am
[...] Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors
July 11, 2010 at 6:06 am
[...] Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors | iPhone 4 | iPhone | iPhone Review | iPad | iPod | iTunes
July 11, 2010 at 10:40 am
[...] Sponsor Confirmed speakers include Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, and Naval Ravikant. [...]
AngelConf: A How-To for Prospective Angel Investors | nyutrendy.com || News and Trends In The World
July 11, 2010 at 2:15 pm
[...] Tra gli speakers confermati anche Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Paul Buchheit, Michael Arrington, e navale Ravikant. [...]
Silicon Valley: diventare Angel Investor con Angelconf e Y Combinator
July 12, 2010 at 11:26 am
[...] Naval Ravikant, Co-author, Venture [...]
TIP OF THE DAY: The Execution Matters A Hell Of A Lot More Than The Idea | TechsZone
August 3, 2010 at 4:53 pm
[...] range of startup-related advice, you can’t go wrong with Venture Hacks by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant. Another resource, Founders’ Space, where founders can ask questions for a panel of expert [...]
Resources for Early Stage Entrepreneurs: Fifteen Items in the "Top 10" List for Founders of Technology and Digital Media Startups - Mashtag - Antone Johnson, Lean Startup Lawyer
August 6, 2010 at 1:56 am
Hi Naval,
Just came across AngelList on Twitter. My organization is working on angel investor organizing in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, primarily in life sciences, but also IT (we are one of the largest centers of medical devices in the world and have a large enterprise software community for health care and retail).
Would there be a way to partner with AngelList to build a group focused outside of IT and/or with a geographic brand? Or at least to have a discussion around the topic?
Regards,
Frank
Frank
August 26, 2010 at 12:24 pm
[...] Naval Ravikant (entrepreneur, angel investor and co-author of Venture Hacks) explains this phenomenon very well in the following video. [...]
The rise of Angels | Diario de un viajero
September 21, 2010 at 6:05 am
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Video: Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Listen to Angel Investor Naval Ravikant | Work Home Money
October 13, 2010 at 1:04 am
[...] range of startup-related advice, you can’t go wrong with Venture Hacks by Babak Nivi and Naval Ravikant. Another resource, Founders’ Space, where founders can ask questions for a panel of expert [...]
Resources for Early Stage Entrepreneurs: Fifteen Items in the
November 1, 2010 at 3:32 am
[...] (Mayfield Fund), Julia Hartz (Eventbrite), Maria Kermath (AT&T Interactive), Naval Ravikant (Angelist) and Rachel Pike (Draper Fisher [...]
Women 2.0 CEO On 2010 Competition Winners: They’re Not Like Facebook (In A Good Way) | JetLib News
November 5, 2010 at 9:16 pm
[...] (Mayfield Fund), Julia Hartz (Eventbrite), Maria Kermath (AT&T Interactive), Naval Ravikant (Angelist) and Rachel Pike (Draper Fisher [...]
Women 2.0 CEO On 2010 Competition Winners: They’re Not Like Facebook (In A Good Way) | Excitement For All
November 6, 2010 at 2:22 am
[...] Naval Ravikant, Co-author, Venture [...]
TIP OF THE DAY: The Execution Matters A Hell Of A Lot More Than The Idea | Programare Javascript
November 25, 2010 at 10:12 am
[...] Naval Ravikant, Co-author, Venture [...]
Fwd: TIP OF THE DAY: The Execution Matters A Hell Of A Lot More Than The Idea | Admin blog
November 25, 2010 at 10:14 am
Naval,
I read your post “Who has time for meetings?”. I loved it. I agree that you need something short and sweet to share with potential investors following the introduction. Are there samples that you can share that won your interest or examples that you know that sold other angels to have the follow up meeting?
We’re looking for investors and I want to make sure we approach angels the right way from the start to win that second meeting in which we can go into more detail etc.
Let me know as it would be much appreciated!
Best,
Greg
Greg Hickman
December 3, 2010 at 10:30 pm
[...] Naval Ravikant, Co-author, Venture [...]
TIP OF THE DAY: The Execution Matters A Hell Of A Lot More Than The Idea | Programare PHP
December 6, 2010 at 12:32 pm
[...] Super Angels Josh Felser (General Partner – Freestyle Capital, Serial Entrepreneur) und Naval Ravikant (Serial Entrepreneur, Initiator von [...]
Dealmaker Media (Strategy Series) | insposo meets the valley
December 9, 2010 at 1:24 am
[...] Naval Ravikant, entrepreneur and angel investor, answers the unavoidable “What do you look for in a startup?“. Although his answer doesn’t differ much from others I’ve seen before, he’s very direct and touches really good points: “I look for two things that are paramount above all: 1. Great team. It’s obvious. It’s a tautology. Everybody says it. You have to be working with some of the best people in the industry you’re in. 2. Huge market. Niche markets just don’t work because the first idea never works. You always have to change the idea, so you need room to maneuver in a big market. [...]
The importance of the team » Inospito
December 12, 2010 at 7:36 pm
[...] Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, angel investor, a co-author of Venture Hacks and a co-maintainer of AngelList. Previously I was a co-founder at Genoa Corp (acquired by Finisar), Epinions.com (IPO via Shopping.com), and Vast.com (largest white-label classifieds marketplace). I’ve also advised Bix.com, iPivot, and XFire, among others, and invested in many companies, including Twitter, FourSquare, DocVerse (sold to Google), Mixer Labs (sold to Twitter), Jambool (Social Gold), SnapLogic, PlanCast, Stack Overflow, Heyzap, and Disqus. [...]
Venture Hacks & The Angel Who Gives Founders The Upper-Hand – with Naval Ravikant | Case Studies & Business Tips
January 5, 2011 at 3:20 am
Naval
Thank you for the support on AngelList.
Katherine Barr is a fan.
Let me know if you have time to speak this week or next?
Regards
Scott
Scott Slater
January 5, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Hello Mr. Naval Ravikant,
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I am soliciting for a 16yrs old boy Uwa Abdalla, he is the son of late Anthony Hamid Abdalla, a diamond dealer and Farmer in Sudan, who was killed by the Sudanese Rebels due to Crisis that erupted in their country.
I got your contact when i was searching for the contact information of the late Mr Timothy Peters who was the foreign business partner of late Anthony Hamid Abdalla ,The family is seeking asylum rights in a safe foreign country and require the assistance of a citizen .
If you agree to assist the family move over to your country , you will be adequately compensated as they have inheritance funds in trust which they are willing to offer a reasonable part to the person who will help them .I will furnish you with further details as soon as i hear from you .
Thank you for your time and anticipated cooperation and hope my contact to you will not cause you any inconvenience whatsoever .
Best Regards
Adolphus Smith
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Adolphus Smith
January 28, 2011 at 2:09 pm
[...] week I posted part one of my interview with Naval Ravikant. This is the second and final part of that [...]
Naval Ravikant talks in-depth on: Twitter, Bubbles, New York and Start Fund [Interview Part 2]
February 22, 2011 at 7:28 pm
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edwin carvallo
February 28, 2011 at 4:48 am
[...] one will review your pitch except the Venture Hacks team: Nivi and Naval. If we send your pitch to AngelList, it’s obviously out of our hands, but that’s no [...]
Like a Dog On A Pork Chop» Blog Archive » StartupList — a new way to reach angels
March 14, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Hi Naval,
We are a platform connecting South Asians in bay area. Would love to connect.
Thanks
Bay Area Desi
May 4, 2011 at 10:41 pm
[...] at the tech subculture as a whole and features interviews with several familiar faces including Naval Ravikant, Robert Scoble and Jason [...]
Hashable Team Blog
May 17, 2011 at 8:20 pm
[...] the competition started with 5 first startups, Naval Ravikant, founder of AngelList and Venture Hacks, insisted on the quality of these startups during his [...]
The Founder Showcase: Launching startups with a community | TechDiem.com
June 18, 2011 at 6:49 am
[...] Select Your Angels‘, featuring Jeff Clavier, Jared Hansen, Rob Hayes, Mitchell Kapor and Naval Ravikant. It was an enlightening discussion and full credit to Orrick for putting it together. Below are the [...]
How to Select Your Angels (notes) | Mind Over Meta
June 22, 2011 at 6:45 pm
Hello Naval
do you fund start up business in the Usa or can you refer me to
someone . I can send you my business plan for your review
Kent Williams
kent williams
June 25, 2011 at 3:27 am
[...] had raised $800,000 from angel investors such as Mitch Kapor, Naval Ravikant, Keith Rabois, Jim Young, Jeremy Stoppelman, Jameson Hsu, Geoff Ralston, Jason Sander and Joshua [...]
Market Inline - Google plus acquires social networking site Fridge
July 22, 2011 at 7:50 am
insightHD just joined AngelList !
Matthew Furlong
July 26, 2011 at 10:30 pm
It would be nice if you put your name on this page, so we know who “I” is..
Anonymous
August 3, 2011 at 1:26 am
insightHD
Matthew Furlong
August 3, 2011 at 2:14 am
Thank you Naval (and Ravi) for the refreshing insights you bring through Venture Hacks. I research and write the newsletter for the Inventors Society of South Florida (www.InventorsSociety.net) and I follow Venture Hacks because you are leading edge thinkers for the independent product developers (inventors) who seek financial success through their efforts. You inspire listeners (in my case, the independent product developers) to stay focused on the goal while they are mired in early deveopment issues. I appreciate the many ways you assert that each step in the process bespeaks the outcome.You are inspiration! Thank you!
Cathy VerSchneider
August 4, 2011 at 8:00 pm
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Otton
August 8, 2011 at 9:53 pm
[...] Hacks is a blog with “good advice for start-ups”, by Nivi and Naval, two guys who founded companies like Epinos, invested in companies like Twitter or Foursquare and [...]
11 must read blogs for entrepreneurs | How To Web
August 11, 2011 at 7:43 am
[...] この記事は、Venturehacks.comのNaval Ravikant氏により公開されたものの翻訳であります。 Naval氏は、サンフランシスコ在住の有名なベンチャー資本家であります。英語によるオリジナルの記事はこちらです。 Naval氏の略歴はこちらです。Naval氏のブログはこちらです。 [...]
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August 24, 2011 at 2:24 am
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September 29, 2011 at 12:50 pm
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funginix
October 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Naval great job!
I represent eLagaan a company helping Startups incorporate in India and manage the business lifecycle after they have incorporated.
We would love to connect sometime.
eLagaan India
February 13, 2012 at 11:44 pm
[...] Startup Roundtable eventuality will underline Naval Ravikant (@naval), most appropriate well known for his origination of AngelList. For a initial time ever, [...]
Startup Roundtable Series eleven with Naval Ravikant | Mobile Shopping
April 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm
[...] posts) and buy “Pitching Hacks: how to pitch investors” by Nivi (bio) and Naval (bio) [...]
The Elevator Pitch Guide: 45 presentation tips for startups
April 11, 2012 at 5:16 pm
[...] Larry Page, Aaron Patzer, Frank Peters, Shervin Pishevar, Brian Pokorny, Keith Rabois, Geoff Ralston, Naval Ravikant, Adeo Ressi, Miriam Rivera, Kevin Rose, Chris Sacca, Joshua Schachter, Eric Schmidt, Aydin Senkut, [...]
Where are the angels? | Adriana Galue's Blog
April 12, 2012 at 8:56 pm
[...] Naval Ravikant is no stranger to the startup world. A well-established serial entrepreneur himself, he is now the co-founder of VentureHacks and AngelList – one of the largest “startups-connect-with-angel investors” site. [...]
Naval Ravikant on Anatomy of a fundable startup « BernardHor.com
April 21, 2012 at 4:52 pm
[...] and clarity,” a panel urged the House Joint Subcommittee Hearing on JOBS Act Implementation. Naval Ravikant, CEO of AngelList, tesified that crowdfund investing will bring more capital to small business, [...]
Crowdfunding Will Bring More Capital To Small Businesses, Panel Tells Congress | The Crowd Funding Times
September 16, 2012 at 6:52 pm
[...] was just trying to throw money at us.” He added, “I don’t know what (AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant) and SecondMarket are doing but they are clearly where the money [...]
Angel List Founder Naval Ravikant: “How I Changed The Jobs Act” « The Crowd Funding Times™
December 19, 2012 at 5:28 pm