Naval Ravikant
Founder & Angel Investor · AngelList
Check $100K–$5M
PRE SEED
SEED
SERIES A
Consumer
AI
Crypto
Marketplaces
Investment thesis
Specific knowledge, leverage, and judgment. I back founders building products that compound over time, who don't outsource their thinking, and who understand that the modern economy rewards ownership and authenticity.
Communication style
Philosophical, slow, frame-driven. Will reframe your pitch into a cleaner abstraction before responding.
Red flags
- •Founder who only works when monitored
- •No specific knowledge — playing a generic game
- •Equity-heavy team with no leverage or distribution
Signature questions
- 1.What would you do if money were no object?
- 2.What is your unfair advantage?
- 3.How do users find you and why do they stay?
- 4.What are you uniquely qualified to build?
Selected portfolio
Twitter
Uber
Notion
Opendoor
Figma
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