{"id":5733,"date":"2025-06-29T00:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T23:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2025-06-29T01:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:16:24","slug":"naval-ravikant-he-made-100m-from-uber-100m-from-twitter-but-where-is-he-investing-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villpress.com\/cs\/naval-ravikant-he-made-100m-from-uber-100m-from-twitter-but-where-is-he-investing-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Naval Ravikant Made $100M from Uber, and $100M from Twitter But Where Is He Investing Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naval Ravikant isn\u2019t your typical tech investor. He\u2019s not loud. He doesn\u2019t flood Twitter with threads. But when Naval speaks, or invests, people listen. Why? Because he\u2019s that<\/em> good. He spotted Uber and Twitter before they became giants. He co-founded AngelList and changed startup funding forever. Now, in 2025, everyone\u2019s asking: Where is Naval putting his money next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s dive into the bold, brainy, and quietly brilliant bets Naval is making \u2014 from AI and biotech to infrastructure that could shape the next decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who Is Naval Ravikant?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Naval was born in India and moved to the U.S. at age 9. His early years weren\u2019t flashy. No silver spoon. Just books, curiosity, and a sharp mind. He eventually landed in Silicon Valley and slowly started building a name \u2014 not just as a thinker, but as someone who could spot the future before it arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He invested early in some of the biggest tech companies of the past decade. But more than that, he became a kind of philosopher-capitalist \u2014 part investor, part monk, part modern Stoic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Early Bets That Paid Off Big<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Uber<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Naval got in early. When Uber was still a scrappy idea about turning your phone into a taxi-hailer, he saw its potential. That small check? Turned into a massive $100M+ return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Before it became the town square of the internet, Naval was there. His investment in Twitter turned out to be another big win \u2014 again, worth over $100M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postmates, Stack Overflow, Yammer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

These weren\u2019t just lucky guesses. Naval had a pattern: He backed tools and platforms that empowered people. He didn\u2019t chase trends \u2014 he chased deep utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Founding AngelList<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When Naval launched AngelList<\/strong>, he wasn\u2019t just creating a website \u2014 he was building a new system. Until then, startup funding was a closed club. AngelList opened the doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founders could raise money directly from accredited investors. Syndicates made it easier for smaller investors to get in. It was revolutionary \u2014 and it\u2019s still changing how startups raise money today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naval\u2019s Investment Philosophy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Naval once said:
\u201cPlay long-term games with long-term people.\u201d<\/strong>
That one line explains a lot. He invests in people, not just companies. In principle, not just profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n