Ravi Belani
Founder of Alchemist Accelerator backing early-stage enterprise startups.
Ravi Belani backs early-stage enterprise startups. He founded and runs the Alchemist Accelerator, where he helps founders build defensible B2B businesses. His track record includes being the first institutional investor in companies like LaunchDarkly and Rigetti, and the second in Twitch.
Alongside his investing work, Ravi teaches entrepreneurship at Stanford University. He previously spent six years on the investment team at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He frequently discusses the evolving economics of software, exploring how AI is reshaping technical moats, margins, and the venture landscape.