Ali Pourkeramati
Angel investor in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California
Ali Pourkeramati, Angel investor in Santa Cruz is an active investor based in Santa Cruz, California. This profile covers what Ali Pourkeramati backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.
Mr. Ali Pourkeramati served as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at The Ferroelectric Memory Company. He is an Angel Investor. He served as an Advisor & Board Member at Synthara. He also served as Chief Technology Officer at Spansion. He gained more than 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Most recently, as managing partner at Influence Capital Partners. He held several different roles at Spansion Inc. and Cypress Semiconductor from 2005 to 2015, the latest as Executive Vice President of Memory Product Development, Corporate Senior Vice President of Business Development and M&A, General Manager of Flash Memory Division, and CTO. He was the founder and CEO of Azalea Microelectronics Corporation, a Non-Volatile Flash Memory Company from 1995 to 2004. Before that, he was Vice President of Design Engineering at ICT Inc. He held several different positions in Non-Volatile Memory Design Engineering at International CMOCs Technology Inc. and Signetics. He received his M. Sc. in electrical engineering at Santa Clara University and B. Sc. in electrical and computer engineering at Oregon State University. More than 15 patents in Non-Volatile Memory and related subjects are owned by him.
- Investor type
- Angel
- Stages
- Early Stage Venture
- Invests in
- SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyHardware & Deep TechQuantum & SemiconductorsManufacturing & Industrial
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California
- Typical check
- $500K
- Past investments
- 1
Notable investments
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What does Ali Pourkeramati invest in?
Ali Pourkeramati invests in SaaS & Enterprise, Climate & Energy, Hardware & Deep Tech and Quantum & Semiconductors, typically at Early Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.
What stage does Ali Pourkeramati invest at?
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What is Ali Pourkeramati's typical check size?
Ali Pourkeramati typically writes checks around $500K. Use it as a signal for whether your raise fits their stage.
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