Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Primary Job Title Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Skift
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
Rafat Ali is the CEO and Founder of Skift. Rafat Ali attended Indiana University Bloomington and Aligarh Muslim University.
Number of Investments 2
Rafat Ali has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - DHARMA on Oct 4, 2023, when DHARMA raised
$4.6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 4, 2023
DHARMA
Seed Round - DHARMA
$4.6M
Feb 24, 2023
El Camino Travel
Pre Seed Round - El Camino Travel
$1.1M
Number of Current Jobs 2
Rafat Ali has 2 current jobs as Founder & CEO at Skift and Chief Editor & Publisher at ContentNext Media.
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Rafat Ali is the Board Member at International Women Media Foundation - IWMF.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Media Development Investment Fund
Board of AdvisorsSep 2013Dec 2015
Number of Events 2
Rafat Ali has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Skift Tech Forum 2019 on Jun 27, 2019.
Number of News Articles 233
Funding RoundOct 4, 2023
DHARMA raised $4,585,000 / Seed from Amity Supply and 11 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 24, 2023
El Camino Travel raised $1,100,000 / Pre Seed from Joe Zadeh and 4 other investors
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