Ali Partovi is a tech entrepreneur and seed investor. He has served as an investor / advisor to Dropbox, Uber, Airbnb, Zappos, and Facebook. Early in his career he co-founded LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft in 1998), and later iLike (acquired by Myspace in 2009). An advocate of sustainable food systems, Partovi is an investor in Thrive Market and serves on the board of FoodCorps.