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Amin Mirzadegan
Partner
Founders Fund
Founders Fund partner backing companies across stages, including Ramp, Stripe, Ohalo, and Netic.
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Bio
Professional summary
Founders Fund lists Napoleon Ta as a Partner and states that he focuses on growth. The firm profile notes that he holds an MBA from Stanford and a BS from the University of Colorado. Public investor profiles associate him with board or investment activity around companies such as RigUp, The Athletic, Zenreach, Rippling, and Ramp, though those details should be treated as supplementary rather than primary. His strongest fit is likely founders with breakout traction and large-market enterprise or technology businesses seeking growth-stage capital.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
GrowthSeries B+Series A
Sector
Enterprise softwareAIFintech
Thesis
Growth investingBreakout technology companiesEnterprise-scale companies
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
RigUpThe AthleticZenreachRipplingRamp
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with scale signals rather than vision alone: revenue momentum, retention, market expansion, and why the company can become a category leader. A growth-stage pitch should make the size and durability of the opportunity obvious quickly.
Personalization hooks
- 1Frame the company as a breakout growth opportunity rather than an exploratory seed-stage idea.
- 2Emphasize metrics, expansion potential, and category leadership.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Continues to be listed by Founders Fund as a Partner focused on growth.
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