Ali Rowghani (Persian: علی روغنی‎, born 21 January 1973) is an Iranian-born American businessman. He was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended the St. Mark's School of Texas, graduating in 1991. He then graduated from Stanford University. In November 2014, Rowghani joined Y Combinator as a part-time partner focusing on helping YC alumni scale their companies. He launched Continuity, a $700 million investment growth-stage fund, which was closed in 2015. He is now a managing partner of YC Continuity at Y Combinator.