Who Is Amal Dorai? Jeopardy Contestant Biography & Stats

Find out everything you need to know about Amal Dorai, a Jeopardy Contestant appearing on Season 40 of the show airing on December 11, 2023!

Amal Dorai Jeopardy Contestant Profile – Biography & Profession

Amal Dorai is a Venture Capital Investor from Los Angeles, California.

NameAmal Dorai
Location & ResidenceLos Angeles, California; previously in San Francisco, California, United States
Profession & Jobs– Venture Partner at Anorak Ventures (since 2022)

– Senior Product Manager at Microsoft (2015 – 2022)

– CEO and Co-founder of LiveLoop (2011 – 2015)

– Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company (2005 – 2007)

Gender & SexMale
Age & Date of Birth
Nationality & EthnicityAmerican
Education & School– MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business (2010)

– M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2008)

– S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005)

Relationships & Family
Biography & More Details– Co-founded LiveLoop in 2011, a real-time document collaboration startup, later acquired by Microsoft in 2015.

– At Microsoft, contributed to developing real-time collaboration for Office applications. <br> – Joined Anorak Ventures in 2022, focusing on investments in VR, AR, computer vision, AI, robotics, and automation.

– Competed on Jeopardy! in March 2021, becoming a 2-day champion. <br> – Hosted a time travelers’ party in college, covered by the New York Times.

– Enjoys listening to Bossa Nova music.

– Known for a distinctive mustache and deliberate responses on Jeopardy!.

Amal Dorai, based in Los Angeles, California, is a male American venture capital investor and a partner at Anorak Ventures. His career began as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, followed by co-founding LiveLoop, a document collaboration startup, in 2011. LiveLoop was acquired by Microsoft in 2015, where Amal worked as a Senior Product Manager, enhancing real-time collaboration in Office applications. He joined Anorak Ventures in 2022, focusing on investments in emerging technologies like VR, AR, computer vision, and robotics. Amal holds an MBA from Stanford and an M. Eng. from MIT. He gained public attention as a two-day champion on Jeopardy! in 2021 and is known for his love of Bossa Nova music and a distinctive mustache. His educational background includes an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an M. Eng. from MIT.

Amal Dorai Jeopardy Results & Statistics

Looking to find out how Amal Dorai did on Jeopardy tonight? Scroll down below to find out their final scores after each round as well as their competitor results!

Adam Remsen
Memphis, Tennessee
Attorney & Theater Producer
2 Day Winnings of $35,801

Final Score: $TBC
Round 2 Score: $TBC
Round 1 Score: $TBC
Monday, 11 December 2023Amal Dorai
Los Angeles, California
Venture Capital Investor

Final Score: $22,400
Round 2 Score: $11,200
Round 1 Score: $8,600
Donesh Olyaie
Los Angeles, California
Marketing Director

Final Score: $0
Round 2 Score: $12,600
Round 1 Score: $4,600
Emma Saltzberg
Brooklyn, New York
Campaigns Director

Winning Score: $25,201
Round 2 Score: $15,000
Round 1 Score: $2,200

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