# Top 35 Enterprise Angel Investors in Egypt in June 2026

## Kevin Johnson
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, SaaS, Travel

As president of the Platforms & Services Division of Microsoft, Kevin Johnson leads an organization of over 14,000 employees responsible for product development, marketing and strategy for the Windows and Online Services businesses. With Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and seven other senior executives, Johnson also serves on the Senior LeadershipTeam that sets overall strategy and direction for Microsoft.Since assuming his role in September 2005, Johnson successfully launched Windows Vista to consumers and commercial customers, resulting in record-breaking Windows revenue of nearly US$15 billion in fiscal year 2007. In addition to leading the Windows business, Johnson is driving the company's evolution towards software + services and building on the company's position as a leader in the online advertising market.Under Johnson's leadership, Microsoft has completed over 30 acquisitions in support of its software + services strategy. In August 2007, Johnson closed the company's largest acquisition, of aQuantive, Inc., to form Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions, and complement Microsoft's development of an industry-leading online advertising platform. Microsoft Advertiser & Publisher Solutions provides an online advertising platform for an ecosystem of industry partners, including advertisers, publishers and digital marketing agencies. Today the platform has offerings across digital media types and devices, including the PC, Web, mobile phones, gaming consoles, IPTV and Video-on-demand.Johnson also leads development and marketing of Microsoft's consumer online services, including Live Search, MSN.com and Windows Live, which collectively drove nearly $2.5 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2007. These compelling experiences attract hundreds of millions of consumers per month, and provide online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide.Previously, Johnson held a number of leadership positions in sales and marketing at Microsoft, where he worked globally with consumer, small/medium business and enterprise customers. Prior to his current role, Johnson served as group vice president of Microsoft's worldwide sales, marketing and services, leading an organization of 30,000 employees, including field sales and marketing professionals who delivered $40 billion in revenue during fiscal 2005. Johnson also oversaw corporate operations and IT functions that support the work of Microsoft employees around the world.In his tenure as head of sales, marketing and services, Johnson led a transformation in the field. He organized subsidiary leadership teams in more than 80 countries and regions and orchestrated their efforts to better align with product development and company priorities. His re-engineering of the field operating approach and the sales compensation system contributed to an $11 billion increase in sales from 2002-2005.  Johnson also led a cross-company initiative focused on emerging markets, positioning the company as a trusted partner for future growth.Johnson joined Microsoft in 1992, serving in a variety of roles across sales, marketing and services during his career at the company. Before joining Microsoft, Johnson worked in IBM's systems integration and consulting business unit from 1986 to 1992.  He started his career in 1981 as a software developer in the petroleum and financial services industries.Johnson grew up in New Mexico and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from New Mexico State University. He is a founding member of the board of directors of NPower, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help other nonprofits use technology to expand the reach and impact of their work. He is also a member of the Western Region Board of Advisors of Catalyst, a non-profit organization dedicated to women's career advancement.

## Ali Shaaban
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking

Ali Shaaban has been a pioneer in the digital advertising and communications industry for more than 18 years, founding the award-winning full-fledged creative digital agency Icon Creations back in 2003 when the industry was at its infancy stage. Since then, Ali Shaaban has built strong long-term relationships and a strategic network with most ofthe leading automotive brands in Egypt and the Middle East, where he established a solid track record of delivering top-notch digital products & services that stood the test of time. Driven by passion for excellence and an always-on personalized approach to satisfying his partners, Ali Shaaban is the quintessential digital partner to have on your side in the automotive industry today.His automotive portfolio includes Alfa Romeo, Bentley, BMW, Castrol, Citroën, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, JAC, Jaguar, Jeep, KIA, Land Rover, Maserati, Mazda, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Peugeot, Pirelli, Renault, Seat, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and more. Aside from being a digital pioneer, Ali Shaaban is also an angel investor and serial supporter of emerging innovative startups and fresh business ideas, venturing into several sectors to contribute in making a sustainable impact on the local and regional economies. His latest investments have tapped into the Fintech sector with rising companies such as Paynas (https://Paynas.com), Oxygen (https://oxygen.us/), Dfin Holding (https://www.dfinholding.com/) , and Kiwe wallet (https://kiweapp.com/)
as well as the Media and AI sector with Speakol (https://speakol.com/) ,
NU Digital Awards (https://nudigitalawards.com/) and Nanotronics (https://nanotronics.co/ ).Ali Shaaban believes in always taking the next step forward in his extensive career,
and using his core values and commanding personality as motivation, he has paved
an impressive path over the years that will certainly lead
towards an even more diverse and fruitful future.

## Faisal Alabdelsalam
- Type: Angel
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Mobile Apps

Faisal Alabdelsalam is the Founder and CEO of Zetta Technologies. He previously worked at STC as a Database Manager. Faisal Alabdelsalam attended King Saud University.

## Omar Darwazah
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Omar is a Managing Director, General Partner, and CFO at AAF Management Ltd. (AAF), an early-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2016. Over the past 5 years, Omar has invested in over 120 venture-backed startups in the US, Europe, and MENA region across a multitude of different sectors alongside over 800 blue-chip venture capital firms,corporate venture arms as well as notable incubators and accelerators. Omar has also deployed capital to 18 emerging managers globally. His fund performance is consistently ranked in the top decile in terms of DPI and TVPI respectively benchmarked on Cambridge Associates’ data on over 1500 US VC Funds. Previously, Omar spent 10 years of his career with OCI N.V. in Cairo and New York focusing on investor relations, strategy, and corporate finance where he worked on over $35 billion worth of corporate transactions. Prior to that, Omar was with Deloitte Tax LLP in Chicago and Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance team in London.Omar also founded and successfully exited his own startup, Premier Foods SAE, which managed two gourmet fast food brands in Egypt. Omar previously advised Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ corporate venture arm Hikma Ventures on its digital healthcare investments Omar is also an angel investor in over 20 tech companies including Andela, Blockstack, BitOasis, Dayra, Freterium, Halan, FiscalNote, Thndr, and Ziina. Omar sits on the Board of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and the Middle East Venture Capital Association (MEVCA). He is also a mentor to the NYU Steinhardt EdTech Accelerator, an advisor to Yale University’s Center for Digital Health and Innovation, and a judge at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab. In aggregate, Omar has over 16 years of international experience in corporate finance, corporate communications, management consulting, strategy, investor relations, and venture capital.Omar is an avid traveler and has visited 87 countries around the world. He also has an interest in film production and has been an Executive Producer on several short feature films including Baby Mine (2017) and Lab Rat (2018).Omar holds a BA in Economics and Political Science with Honors from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was named as one of Wharton’s 40 under 40 in 2017 and one of the Top 100 the University of Chicago Alumni in Tech in 2021.

## Karen Sewasa
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Professional Networking

Karen Sewasa

## Al Sharif Nawaf Faiez Al Abdelhakim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Human Resources, Health Insurance

Al Sharif Nawaf Faiez Al Abdelhakim is the chief executive officer at ASG Holding.

## Jason Finger
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, Internet

Jason Finger is a founder at Seamless.

## Hesham Zreik
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.

## Con O'Donnell
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Hardware, Software

Con O'Donnell is Founder & Advisor at ElWafeyat.

## David Buttress
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, E-Commerce, Restaurants

David Buttress is a Venture Partner at 83North.

## Jeffrey Katzenberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: FinTech, SaaS, Software

Jeffrey Katzenberg is the Founder and Managing Partner of WndrCo. He was a Co-Founder and Chairman of DreamWorks SKG.

## Anthony Saleh
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion

Anthony Saleh is the Founder and CEO of Emagen Investment Group, Inc. and General Partner of WndrCo.

## Scooter Braun
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Wellness, Internet

Scooter Braun is one of the entertainment industry’s biggest entrepreneurs and innovators and the founder of SB Projects, a diversified entertainment and media company with ventures at the intersection of music, film, television, technology, brands, culture, and social good. Braun has a roster of the top pop culture icons under his management,record label, and publishing companies that include Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Zac Brown Band, and Karlie Kloss.Braun has broken more new artists than any other music executive in the last decade and has expanded his reach by establishing a fund, which invests in some of the largest management, media, and rights companies in the industry. SB Projects houses a film and television production division and also continues to impact new verticals under its tech incubator, Silent Labs, which holds investments in Uber, Spotify, Songza, Casper, Waze, and Pinterest.Braun also leads Ithaca Holdings LLC., a fully integrated holding company with interests across multiple verticals. The company has built an elite portfolio of acquisitions and partnerships including the acquisition of Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Label Group, Mythos Studios with Marvel Founding Chairman David Maisel, the acquisition of Atlas Publishing, and partnerships with management companies.Braun remains committed to SB Projects’ founding philosophy of giving back by serving on the boards of Pencils of Promise and Fuck Cancer, and he, his clients, and his companies have – together – granted more wishes for Make-A-Wish than any other organization in the history of the foundation.

## Mohammed Shafik
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Local, Travel, Leisure

Co-founder & CFO of Go.dayuse.

## Karim Hussein
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Health Care

Karim is a technology veteran with deep experience in product and innovation management and rapid business growth and scaling – particularly in the healthcare and financial services markets. Karim has been an active investor and mentor to a number of technology businesses in Egypt and the US. He is founder and Chairman of D-Kimia DiagnosticSolutions developing fast, affordable, and accurate medical diagnostics using nano-technology and focused on controlling the Hepatitis C epidemic in Egypt and globally. Karim has served on the board of D-Kimia, Integreight, Shezlong.com, Prognos.ai, and Simplex Arabia CNC Solutions. He is also Chairman of the entrepreneurship committee of the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council, a mentor to high impact entrepreneurs through the Endeavor network, and a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Previously, Karim was SVP, Products and Engineering at WebMD, Inc., directing product management, technology strategy and engineering. Prior to WebMD, Karim was co-founder and CTO of Riskclick, Inc., a software firm specializing in commercial insurance applications. He also was a senior associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton where he was a member of the Global e-Commerce team.Karim received his PhD in Information Systems from MIT and a dual BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has over 40 publications and a patent for his work on distributed computing.

## Khaled Alashmouny
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cupertino, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Hardware, Software

Khaled Alashmouny is the AMS IC Design at Apple.Khaled Alashmouny attended University of Michigan.

## Amr Awadallah
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Amr Awadallah is based out of Palo Alto, California, and was the Founder and CEO of Vectara. Amr previously worked at Google Cloud as a VP of Developer Relations. Amr Awadallah attended Stanford University.

## Os Majeed
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Software

Os Majeed

## mohamed alsamman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Delivery, Internet

mohamed alsamman

## Khaled Nasser
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Professional Networking

Khaled Nasser

## Ah Moniem
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Software

Ah Moniem

## Osman Ahmed Osman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mountain View, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Price Comparison, Information Technology

Osman Ahmed Osman is the Co-Founder at Parlio.

## Simon Rowlands
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Machine Learning

Simon Rowlands is Managing Partner at Africa Platform Capital.

## Faisal Al-Abdulsalam
- Type: Angel
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Payments

Faisal Al-Abdulsalam is the founder of Purity, and an active investor in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

## Yaser Alghamdi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, SaaS

Yaser Alghamdi

## Mohamed Okasha
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Mohamed is the Founder & Managing Partner at DisrupTech, he also serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee. Mohamed is an proficient Chief Executive with more than 25 years of experience. Most recently, Mohamed was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fawry (CASE: FWRY), the leading electronic payment company in Egypt. Mohamedco-founded the company in 2009 and grew it through multiple rounds of financing until taking it public in 2019 in a 30x oversubscribed IPO. Before Fawry, Mohamed served as Head of Marketing at Vodafone Egypt, where he led various commercial operations. Earlier, Mohamed started his career at Raya Holding where he spent 10 years across several of the group’s subsidiaries, culminating with him becoming General Manager of the Information Technology subsidiary. Mohamed holds an M.B.A. from the Paris ESLSCA business school, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo. Additionally, Mohamed completed the Management Development Program at the IMD Business School.

## Joseph Hanna
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Professional Networking

Joseph Hanna

## Idris Ayodeji Bello
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program.  Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

## Ha Taji
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, Software

Ha Taji

## Ashraf Bacheet
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Professional Networking

Ashraf Bacheet

## Al Raya Kuwaiti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Medical, Software, Internet of Things

Al Raya Kuwaiti

## Mahmoud Ali
- Type: Angel
- Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Human Resources, Health Insurance

Mahmoud Ali

## Tarek Roushdy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Consulting, Service Industry

Tarek Roushdy is a Founder & Managing Partner at UI Investments.

## Bashar Hamood
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce

Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.

## Mohamed Haroun
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mansoura, Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Internet, Software, Web Design

Security Engineer and Civil Engineer worked in many companies.

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