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Ali Partovi

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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
This new voting group to abolish ICE is blowing up (from 0 to 3000+ verified voters in half a day). Sway.co/abolishICE Voters across America are joining it to get election alerts with a personalized list of every candidate who has pledged to abolish ICE.
sway.co
Abolish ICE: join the pledge! | Sway
View Conscious Lee's voting recommendations on Sway
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Atmosphere Community @atmosphere.community · 06/10/2025
Here’s another release today. @flutterby.blue helps you make ATProto widgets for your iOS device. Goosetopher’s latest is looking pretty sweet! Available on TestFlight now testflight.apple.com/join/DDDtbtMr
Home page screenshot of Flutterby.blue for iOS on TestFlight Screenshot of Flutterby.blue, setting up a large widget of this accountAdding a Flutterby widget to iOS screen The finished ATProtocol.dev account showing the latest post.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I’m starting the most ambitious project of my life: Sway, a tech platform to reimagine democracy. I know you've probably got opinions on this – please give feedback and maybe join us! open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/sw...
open.substack.com
Sway: a plan to reimagine democracy
I’m starting the most ambitious project of my life: a tech platform to reimagine democracy.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I love this. 😍
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Hadi Partovi @hadip.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
In venture investing, identifying great entrepreneurs early is the most critical step; @alip.bsky.social and Neo have nailed it. Equally important is how well they nurture and mentor young future-entrepreneurs, connecting them to opportunities. techcrunch.com/2025/04/27/f...
techcrunch.com
From coding tests to billion-dollar startups, Ali Partovi's eight-year experiment is paying off | TechCrunch
In Silicon Valley, where the same high-wattage names tend to dominate the headlines, Ali Partovi has long wielded outsized influence despite limited name
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Great profile on Neo.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 21/04/2025
We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
Bluesky’s logo, a trusted verifier’s scalloped checkmark, and a standard verified blue check mark.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
This is a terrific profile of Bluesky and Jay Graber. 💙 Is it just me, or does the cover pic evoke The Matrix vibes? What a wild coincidence that Jay's given name is Lantian, or Mandarin for "blue sky." 🤯 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @jay.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team
newyorker.com
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Are you in NY next week? Join me at the first commercial production of "Siblings"! This moving play by 21yo Soli Partovi is an intense story about children growing up against the backdrop of a divorce. Buy tickets now: SiblingsPlay.com. ❤️ I'll be at all 7 showings!
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thank you to Michael Truell (Cursor cofounder) -- we loved hosting you at the Neo office-warming party. 🤩❤️
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The wait is over for thousands of software engineers!
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Running a startup means learning to live with a certain background level of uncertainty all the time. (From mentor session with Britton O'Daly of Treater, a Neo-backed startup).
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I was 20yo the first time I hired someone older than myself. It was intimidating! I shared my advice with 20yo Ron Nachum, CEO of Sapien, backed by Neo.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Last night I started making the pizza dough from scratch for hosting 25-30 Neo Scholars and founders this weekend. 🍕
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Mentor session: how long should you wait before nudging a prospective customer to reply? (With Gavin Lifrieri of Koi, a Neo-backed startup) #startups #vc
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
BOMBSHELL: "He first told Joint Chiefs of Staff about a lab leak in China in Oct 2019." 🤯 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3225752...
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
I loved visiting Penn today to speak with so many inspiring students interested in startups! Thanks to Connor Ling and Neo Scholar Angela Zhang for hosting and interviewing me! I can't wait till my next visit! 💙
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Economïst Fella 🇸🇰🇪🇺 @diossvk.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Interesting interview by @siliconcurtain.bsky.social #NAFO #Fellas #Bluesky
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Rose Wang - Bluesky Social Aims to Help Users Escape the Tyranny and Toxicity of Social Algorithms
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Two of the people I admire most in one article. 🤩🤩🤩 @hadip.bsky.social and Alfred Lin. www.wsj.com/tech/sequoia...
wsj.com
Where a Top Venture Capitalist Turns for Help and Inspiration
Alfred Lin, the co-head of Sequoia’s venture business, leans on colleagues and the founders he’s backed to continue growing and learning.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
We loved hosting Sam Altman for an intimate gathering with Neo Scholars. Thank you Alfred Lin for offering your home! ❤️
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Mentor session: what to consider when bringing on a board member. With Edward Ge of Aethero, backed by Neo #startups #vc
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
TELO Trucks pre-orders are "EV-ailable"! 😂 www.fastcompany.com/91236969/thi...
fastcompany.com
This electric mini-truck is the length of a Mini Cooper—but can carry as much as a bigger truck
Telo's new EV can haul lumber or surfboards—and it starts at just $41,250.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Time to give @bluesky props. As I write this, there are 560 quotes and replies to the post below. Of those only 4 call me names and give me shit. About 15 do the same towards Trump. The remaining 541 are on topic and add value. 👏👏👏👏👏
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Wow.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
NEW video series: Watch short clips from my mentor sessions with Neo startup founders. In this 44-sec episode, Lillie and I debate whether to pivot after her latest push had mixed results.
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 16/11/2024
A whiteboard from our Jan 2023 team retreat where I wrote down our goals, and the top one was “10k user signups.” We’re growing by 10k users every 10-15 minutes right now.
whiteboard with MUST:
- 10k user signups
- view post on web
- app store
- other pds federate 
- 3p labels/services 
etc
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Check out Neo-backed startups hitting #1 on the App Store both last week and this week.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Check it out: Bluesky is #1 on the App Store. 🔥🔥🔥
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Blockchain Capital @blockchaincapital.com · 24/10/2024
We led Bluesky's $15M Series A 🦋 We’re excited to support @bsky.app in their mission to build an open foundation for the social internet and give power back to users. More on our thesis ↓ www.blockchaincapital.com/blog/bluesky...
blockchaincapital.com
13M Users and Growing: Our investment in Bluesky's re-imagined social network
Blockchain Capital invests in Bluesky’s Series A - Bluesky is revolutionizing the social media ecosystem by empowering users to curate their own feeds and take control of their data
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 24/10/2024
Bluesky now has 13M+ users, the @atproto.com developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped features like DMs and video! We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised a $15M Series A to continue growing the community, investing in Trust and Safety, and supporting the dev ecosystem.
bsky.social
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 10/07/2024
Apply now to become a Neo Scholar! Some existing new info in here: neo.substack.com/p/future-tec...
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Future tech leaders: Neo Scholar applications are open.
Past Neo Scholars are crushing it in AI and beyond.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 12/06/2024
SF friends, join a fireside chat with me and Rose 🌹 from Bluesky (@Rose.bsky.team) on June 26th evening at CANOPY. www.canopy.space/events/a-str...
canopy.space
A Mentor’s Fireside Chat, with Neo CEO, Ali Partovi | CANOPY
Hear battle stories from Ali Partovi, an early investor in Airbnb, Dropbox, and Facebook, and learn how he's scaling Neo, a diverse mentorship community and VC fund investing in people. Mr. Partovi wi...
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 07/05/2024
I'm proud of this profile of Neo and me. "We hope to invest throughout a person's life cycle and regardless of directions that they take," he said. "You miss a lot if you're focused transactionally and treat a person as just serving one purpose." www.businessinsider.com/ali-partovi-...
businessinsider.com
Ali Partovi learned to code in a war zone. Now, he's trying to build a new kind of venture fund.
Ali Partovi learned to code amid the Iran-Iraq War. Today, he's one of Silicon Valley's top seed investors.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 17/02/2024
I ❤️ Treehacks lol www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8w4PDHj/
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Welcome world! ❤️
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 13/08/2023
Goodbye Sunriver, Oregon. Final night of Neo Accelerator startup bootcamp was amazing, complete with casino night and meteor shower.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
Joe Biden’s China strategy (continuation of Trump's) is not working. It's time for fresh thinking. Thank you to the Economist for daring to say the obvious. www.economist.com/leaders/2023/08/1…
economist.com
Joe Biden’s China strategy is not working
Supply chains are becoming more tangled and opaque
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
Congratulations to Saturn for hitting #4 on the App Store (#2 in social media) -- an incredible feat! I'm proud that we at Neo invested in this company Saturn is a social app for connecting in the real world. It helps gets students off their screens and spending time together.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 10/08/2023
I enjoyed interviewing ⁦‪Alfred Lin‬⁩ and Sumaiya Balbale of Sequoia for tonight's Neo Scholar event. I particularly love Alfred's stories about his mischievous childhood money-making schemes. 😍
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
I had a blast at the Neo Scholar Finalist meetup for students and startups tonight in SF. It was wonderful to meet so many fresh faces and brilliant minds.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 09/08/2023
Lola's first day of school!
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 23/07/2023
Why are the words "tweet" and "retweet" registered trademarks? There's a clear argument that these have been generic words all along and not corporate brands -- doubly so now that Twitter is changing its name to "X" and there are many alternative places to tweet and retweet.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
These scientists intentionally misled the world. Read their newly-exposed messages, plotting how to mislead. open.substack.com/pub/public/p/top-…
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Varun Nair @varunnair.bsky.social · 16/07/2023
It's great to see Neo being committed providing great opportunities to founders while being equitable!
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 07/07/2023
I'm excited to share that we at Neo have backed Bluesky and led their $8M seed round! neo.substack.com/p/neo-backs-bluesk…
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Neo backs Bluesky
We’ve led Bluesky’s $8 million seed financing and are humbled to be joined by an amazing cast of other investors in this round.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 26/05/2023
Six years after starting Neo, we've raised $235 million and revealed some of our backers for the first time. open.substack.com/pub/neo/p/neo-has…
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 26/05/2023
At Neo we've invested $100M (almost half our capital) in women and underrepresented CEOs, while beating the VC industry's target returns. neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-inve…
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 17/05/2023
Six years after starting Neo, I'm proud to say we've invested $100M (almost half our capital) into women and underrepresented CEOs, while beating industry target returns. This shares the effort we put into this: neo.substack.com/p/neo-has-invested…
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Neo has invested $100M in women & underrepresented CEOs
That’s 45% of all our capital deployed since inception.
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Ali Partovi @alip.bsky.social · 13/05/2023
Excited to be here, and I look forward to all that's to come from @jay.bsky.team! 👀
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