Ahmir Khalib Thompson

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel

Ahmir Khalib Thompson, known professionally as Questlove (stylized as ?uestlove), is an American musician and music journalist. He is the drummer and joint frontman (with Black Thought) for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots. The Roots has been serving as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon since February 17, 2014. Questlove is also one of the producers of the Broadway musical Hamilton. He is the co-founder of Okayplayer and OkayAfrica. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at New York University.

Questlove has produced recordings for artists including Elvis Costello, Common, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Jay-Z, Nikka Costa, and more recently, Al Green, Amy Winehouse, and John Legend. He is a member of the production teams the Soulquarians, The Randy Watson Experience, The Soultronics, The Beat Biters (with producers Just Blaze and 9th Wonder), The Grand Negaz, and The Grand Wizzards.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
2
Ahmir Khalib Thompson has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 12, 2019, when Magic Spoon raised $5.50M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Apr 13, 2022 MoonPay Series A $87M Financial Services Detail
Sep 12, 2019 Magic Spoon Seed $5.50M Food and Beverage Detail