Ahmed El-Alfi
Oprichter bij Sawari Ventures LLC
Profiel
Founder and Chairman of Sawari Ventures, named as one of the most creative people in the world by Fast Company, Ahmed El Alfi has been an early stage/growth investor for over 30 years, translating to an extensive experience in funding and nurturing early-stage companies.
In 1990, he founded Hybrid Capital Partners, a private investment partnership.
Hybrid Capital has funded, helped grow and exited several successful companies.
From 2010 to 2013 he founded Sawari Ventures, Flat6Labs, Nafham, and TATP.
Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading startup accelerator.
Nafham is the top Arabic online video educational platform covering the Egyptian, Saudi and Syrian public school curriculums, Nafham has given over 100 million free video lessons to students.
TATP took over management of half of the American University in Cairo’s Tahrir Square campus to form The GrEEK Campus; a 25,000 square meter office park where over 130 companies work and collaborate.
In addition to Sawari Ventures’ portfolio of investments, his current portfolio includes NeuroTrainer, Pacific Toxicology, as well as Zignal Labs.
Prior to becoming an early-stage investor in 1990, he was Senior Vice President of Jefferies & Company, where he worked for 10 years.
He has served on the Boards of Directors or Advisors of several corporate boards as well as multiple academic institutions
Actieve functies van Ahmed El-Alfi
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Sawari Ventures LLC
 Sawari Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sawari Ventures LLC (Sawari Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ahmed El Alfi. The firm is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Oprichter | 01-01-2010 |
Flat6Labs
 Flat6Labs Investment ManagersFinance Flat6Labs (Flat6Labs) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Ahmed El-Alfi and Hany Al-Sonbaty. Flat6Labs is headquartered in Cairo. Egypt. | Oprichter | 01-01-2011 |
Zoomaal.Com Ltd.
 Zoomaal.Com Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zoomaal.Com Ltd. develops a crowdfunding platform. It supports and funds projects for event organizers, creatives, scientists, engineers, web and mobile developers, product designers, video producers, and community activists. The company was founded by Abdallah Absi in 2012 and is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. | Algemeen Directeur | - |
XoneBee S.A.E.
 XoneBee S.A.E. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services XoneBee S.A.E. develops smarter mobile network technologies and applications for mobile users. The company is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Directeur/Bestuurslid | - |
The GrEEK Campus
 The GrEEK Campus Real Estate DevelopmentFinance The GrEEK Campus is a community that aims to transform industries towards a better world by connecting, collaborating, and creating. The GrEEK Campus is based in Cairo, Egypt, and has subsidiaries in Egypt. The Egyptian company offers human-centric workspaces for startups, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and creatives to meet with industry leaders and investors. The campus also provides fully equipped event spaces for public or private gatherings. The private company was founded by Ahmed El-Alfi. | Oprichter | 01-11-2013 |
Nafham
 Nafham Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nafham offers educational services through internet. It offers educational courses and lessons through the internet. The company was founded by Ahmed Alfi, Hashem Ali, Mostafa Farahat and Mohamed Habib in 2012 and is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Oprichter | 01-02-2012 |
Hybrid Capital, Inc.
 Hybrid Capital, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Hybrid Capital, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate capital advisory firm. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Ahmed El-Alfi. | Oprichter | 01-01-1990 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Ahmed El-Alfi
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Alfigen, Inc.
 Alfigen, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alfigen, Inc. is a company that provides genetic and esoteric testing services. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. Alfigen was acquired by Genzyme Corp., part of Sanofi from April 08, 2011 on February 23, 2004. | Algemeen Directeur | 01-01-2004 |
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| JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | Finance |
| Bedrijven in privébezit | 9 |
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Alfigen, Inc.
Alfigen, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Alfigen, Inc. is a company that provides genetic and esoteric testing services. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. Alfigen was acquired by Genzyme Corp., part of Sanofi from April 08, 2011 on February 23, 2004. | Commercial Services |
Sawari Ventures LLC
Sawari Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Sawari Ventures LLC (Sawari Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ahmed El Alfi. The firm is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Finance |
Kngine, Inc.
 Kngine, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Kngine, Inc. develops next-generation context based search engine proprietary algorithms. Its platform allows developers and businesses to build smart applications. The firm’s search engine platform also enables to add factual question-answering and knowledge capabilities to a user’s application, as well as understand questions and command and process them from its own dataset. It offers Kngine beta application for iOS and Android devices. The company was founded by Ashraf A. ElFadeel and Haytham A. ElFadeel in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Flat6Labs
Flat6Labs Investment ManagersFinance Flat6Labs (Flat6Labs) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Ahmed El-Alfi and Hany Al-Sonbaty. Flat6Labs is headquartered in Cairo. Egypt. | Finance |
Zoomaal.Com Ltd.
Zoomaal.Com Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zoomaal.Com Ltd. develops a crowdfunding platform. It supports and funds projects for event organizers, creatives, scientists, engineers, web and mobile developers, product designers, video producers, and community activists. The company was founded by Abdallah Absi in 2012 and is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. | Technology Services |
Nafham
Nafham Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nafham offers educational services through internet. It offers educational courses and lessons through the internet. The company was founded by Ahmed Alfi, Hashem Ali, Mostafa Farahat and Mohamed Habib in 2012 and is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Technology Services |
XoneBee S.A.E.
XoneBee S.A.E. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services XoneBee S.A.E. develops smarter mobile network technologies and applications for mobile users. The company is headquartered in Giza, Egypt. | Technology Services |
Hybrid Capital, Inc.
Hybrid Capital, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Hybrid Capital, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate capital advisory firm. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Ahmed El-Alfi. | Finance |
The GrEEK Campus
The GrEEK Campus Real Estate DevelopmentFinance The GrEEK Campus is a community that aims to transform industries towards a better world by connecting, collaborating, and creating. The GrEEK Campus is based in Cairo, Egypt, and has subsidiaries in Egypt. The Egyptian company offers human-centric workspaces for startups, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and creatives to meet with industry leaders and investors. The campus also provides fully equipped event spaces for public or private gatherings. The private company was founded by Ahmed El-Alfi. | Finance |
