# Amjad Masad

> Amjad Masad's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Chroma, LiveKit Incorporated, Perplexity, Restate GmbH and 1 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Angel investor.

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Chroma**, Seed, April 2023
  - [Chroma API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chroma.md), graded E, 45.3/100
  - Source: https://www.trychroma.com/blog/seed
- **LiveKit Incorporated**, Series A, June 2024
  - [LiveKit Agents](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/livekit-agents.md), graded BB, 72.5/100
  - [LiveKit Telephony](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/livekit-telephony.md), graded B, 67.6/100
  - Source: https://livekit.com/blog/livekit-series-a
- **Perplexity**, Seed, September 2022
  - [SPACE](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/perplexity-space.md), graded C, 56.4/100
  - [pplx-decider](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider.md), graded B, 68.2/100
  - [pplx-decider-flash](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pplx-decider-flash.md), graded B, 68/100
  - Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/announcing-our-series-a-funding-round-and-mobile-app-launch
- **Restate GmbH**
  - [Restate](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/restate.md), graded BB, 74.5/100
  - Source: https://restate.dev/about
- **Runway**, Series C, December 2022
  - [Runway API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/runway.md), graded C, 60.8/100
  - Source: https://runway.com/news/runway-raises-50-series-c

## Where they invest

- Decision models, 2
- Retrieval & vector search, 1
- Conversational voice agents, 1
- Phone calling & voice transport, 1
- Code execution sandboxes, 1
- Human approval & handoff, 1
- Video generation, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Jeff Huber](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeff-huber/), Chroma
- [Anton Troynikov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/anton-troynikov/), Chroma
- [Russ d’Sa](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/russ-d-sa/), LiveKit Incorporated
- [David Zhao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/david-zhao/), LiveKit Incorporated
- [Aravind Srinivas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aravind-srinivas/), Perplexity
- [Denis Yarats](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/denis-yarats/), Perplexity
- [Johnny Ho](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/johnny-ho/), Perplexity
- [Andy Konwinski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andy-konwinski/), Perplexity
- [Stephan Ewen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stephan-ewen/), Restate GmbH
- [Till Rohrmann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/till-rohrmann/), Restate GmbH
- [Igal Shilman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/igal-shilman/), Restate GmbH
- [Ahmed Farghal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ahmed-farghal/), Restate GmbH

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Amjad Masad invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Chroma, LiveKit Incorporated, Perplexity, Restate GmbH and Runway backed by Amjad Masad.

### How are Amjad Masad's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Chroma API + MCP (E, 45.3), LiveKit Agents (BB, 72.5), LiveKit Telephony (B, 67.6), SPACE (C, 56.4), pplx-decider (B, 68.2), pplx-decider-flash (B, 68), Restate (BB, 74.5) and Runway API (C, 60.8).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.

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