Ahmad Al-Dahle
About Ahmad Al-Dahle
Ahmad Al-Dahle is Chief Technology Officer at Airbnb. Airbnb announced the appointment in January 2026. He oversees engineering and data science and succeeded Ari Balogh. He studied engineering at the University of Waterloo.
He joined Apple in 2005 while still a student and spent 16 years there. He worked on display and multitouch systems and shipped features across nearly a dozen products, including the first Apple Watch. In 2014 he founded and led Apple's autonomous technology group, which built AI systems for the company's self-driving car project.
Al-Dahle joined Meta in 2020 to lead mapping and applied AI in Reality Labs. In early 2023 he founded Meta's generative AI group and led the release of the Llama open-source models. Meta later split the unit, and CNBC reported he became co-head of AI products. He left Meta for Airbnb in January 2026.
Little about his angel investing is public. Crunchbase lists one personal investment and one portfolio company. It lists no fund and no stated check sizes. We found no interviews or posts in which he describes how he angel invests.
Crunchbase shows Al-Dahle as one of 17 investors in the Noetive seed round announced on September 16, 2026. The Lounge deals desk lists that round at $41M. The sources we found do not say what size of check he wrote or whether he led or followed. They also give no details on what Noetive builds.
He has not publicly stated a stage, sector or geography focus, or a check size. The one known investment is a seed round in an AI company. His operating background is in large language models, open-source AI, consumer AI products, mobile hardware and autonomous systems. Founders should not read that background as a stated thesis.
- Noetive: seed round announced September 2026 with 16 other investors. The Lounge deals desk lists the round at $41M. Public sources do not describe the product.
- crunchbase.com/person/ahmad-al-dahle
- cnbc.com/2026/01/14/airbnb-tech-chief-meta-ai.html
- aimagazine.com/news/people-moves-admad-al-dahle-airbnb
- bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/airbnb-taps-meta-ai-executive-a
- people.equilar.com/bio/person/ahmad-al-dahle-meta-platforms-inc/635449
- x.com/Ahmad_Al_Dahle
Investing activity
Ahmad Al-Dahle appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $41M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $41M. The most recent is Noetive (Seed, $41M, Sep 2026).
Ahmad Al-Dahle most often invests alongside Eclipse, The Westly Group, Zach Frankel and Incite Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ahmad Al-Dahle
Is Ahmad Al-Dahle an angel investor?
Crunchbase lists him as an individual investor with one personal investment, the Noetive seed round in September 2026. He has not published a broader angel track record that we could find.
What does Ahmad Al-Dahle do now?
He is Chief Technology Officer at Airbnb, a role announced in January 2026. Before that he led generative AI at Meta.
What AI companies has Ahmad Al-Dahle invested in?
The only public AI investment we found is Noetive, in its seed round in September 2026. The Lounge deals desk lists that round at $41M.
What check size does Ahmad Al-Dahle write?
His check size is not public. Crunchbase hides the details of his investment, and we found no statement from him on check size.
What stage and sectors does Ahmad Al-Dahle back?
He has not stated a stage or sector preference publicly. His one known investment is a seed round in an AI company.
What is Ahmad Al-Dahle known for in AI?
He founded Meta's generative AI group and led the team behind the Llama open-source models. Earlier he founded Apple's autonomous technology group in 2014.
What stage does Ahmad Al-Dahle invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Ahmad Al-Dahle has invested at Seed, with a median round of $41M.
Who does Ahmad Al-Dahle co-invest with?
Ahmad Al-Dahle's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Eclipse (1 deal), The Westly Group (1 deal), Zach Frankel (1 deal), Incite Ventures (1 deal) and Liquid 2 Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Ahmad Al-Dahle?
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