Ahmed El-Alfi
Co-Founder @ F6 Ventures
Cairo, Egypt
Ahmed El-Alfi is a seed investor at F6 Ventures in Cairo focused on CRM and Energy. Ahmed El Alfi has been an early stage/growth investor for the past 25 years, translating to an extensive experience in funding, nurturing early stage companies, as well as exiting through IPOs and trade sales. El Alfi founded Hybrid Capital Partners in 1990, a private investment partnership. Hybrid Capital has funded, helped grow and exitedseveral successful companies: PC Mall, a USD 1bn rapid response supplier of technology services for businesses, governments and consumers; ATML, an owner and operator of over 1,000 ATMS; Banquet, an extreme sports portal and community site; Internet Brands, a leading operator of ecommerce and community websites; and The Genetics Institute a genetic diagnostic company. During 2006, he served as CEO of EFG-Hermes Private Equity (“EHPE”). From 2010 to present he founded Sawari Ventures, FLat6Labs, Nafham, and TATP. Nafham is the top online video educational platform covering the Egyptian, Saudi and Syrian public school curriculums, Nafham currently gives over 110,000 free video lessons per day. While TATP, established in 2013, took over a large part of the American University in Cairo's downtown campus to form the GrEEK Campus; a 25,000 square meter office park near Tahrir Square where over 100 startups now work and collaborate. In addition to Sawari Ventures' portfolio of investments, his current portfolio includes Triporati, an innovative online travel company; Pacific Toxicology, a leading Toxicology laboratory in the USA, as well as Zignal Labs a big data analysis company.Prior to becoming a early stage investor in 1990, El Alfi was Senior Vice President of Jefferies & Company, where he worked for 10 years. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Waqf Endowment. He has also served on the Boards of Directors or Advisors of the Polytechnic School in Pasadena, Claremont Graduate School of Religion, as well as several for profit corporate boards.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Ahmed El-Alfi invests in
Stages Ahmed El-Alfi invests in
Countries Ahmed El-Alfi invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- CRM 1 (33%)
- Energy 1 (33%)
- Recycling 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
- Waste Management 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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ADVA
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ADVA is the first online service installment platform in Egypt. | $100K / Seed / Jun 09, 2022 | |
ExpandCart
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ExpandCart is the fastest growing Arabic ecommerce platform in the Middle East. Over the past couple of years, we was able to acquire hundreds of clients ranging from individuals & small companies to enterprise level corporations, creating impressive traction and success to our clients. | $2.7M / Series A / Jan 17, 2022 | |
Tagaddod
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Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel. |
Co-Investors
About F6 Ventures
F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.
F6 Ventures Contacts
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Ahmed El-Alfi
Co-Founder
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Sara Enan
Business Analyst
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Sara Enan
Business Analyst
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Ahmed Alfi
Co Founder
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Albert Malaty
Managing Director
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What does Ahmed El-Alfi invest in?
Ahmed El-Alfi invests primarily in CRM, Energy and Recycling startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Ahmed El-Alfi last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ahmed El-Alfi closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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