# Arash Ferdowsi

> Arash Ferdowsi's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, AgentHub Inc., DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer) and Trigger.dev, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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- MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (the whole catalogue as tools, no key)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data)
- Updated: 2026-10-28

Angel investor.

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **AgentHub Inc.**, Seed, July 2024
  - [Gumloop](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gumloop.md), graded C, 61.6/100
  - Source: https://betakit.com/y-combinator-grad-gumloop-secures-3-1-million-in-seed-funding-to-grow-no-code-automation-tool/
- **DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer)**, Seed, March 2025
  - [Onyx](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/onyx.md), graded B, 65.1/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/12/why-onyx-thinks-its-open-source-solution-will-win-enterprise-search/
- **Trigger.dev**, Seed, August 2023
  - [Trigger.dev](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trigger-dev.md), graded B, 63.8/100
  - Source: https://trigger.dev/blog/3m-dollar-seed-round

## Where they invest

- Workflow automation, 1
- Company knowledge & data catalogues, 1
- Human approval & handoff, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Max Brodeur-Urbas](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/max-brodeur-urbas/), AgentHub Inc.
- [Matt Aitken](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/matt-aitken/), Trigger.dev
- [Eric Allam](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-allam/), Trigger.dev
- [Dan Patel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-patel/), Trigger.dev
- [James Ritchie](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/james-ritchie/), Trigger.dev

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Arash Ferdowsi invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists AgentHub Inc., DanswerAI, Inc. (Onyx, formerly Danswer) and Trigger.dev backed by Arash Ferdowsi.

### How are Arash Ferdowsi's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Gumloop (C, 61.6), Onyx (B, 65.1) and Trigger.dev (B, 63.8).

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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