Ali Afridi is a Partner at Equal Ventures, focusing on core verticals. He previously worked at Fractal and founded Drenchworks, and has experience at General Catalyst Partners and Lightbank.
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Send your deckAli Afridi is a Partner at Equal Ventures, focusing on core verticals. He previously worked at Fractal and founded Drenchworks, and has experience at General Catalyst Partners and Lightbank.
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intern at General Catalyst Partners; Lightbank; EIR at Fractal; CEO at Drenchworks; Lightbank.
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