# Con O'Donnell

> Con O'Donnell is a seed investor at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group backing Blockchain and Hardware. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nahdet Misr Publishing Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nahdet-misr-publishing-group)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conodonnell
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kanaafa

Con O'Donnell is a seed investor at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group focused on Blockchain and Hardware. Con O'Donnell is Founder & Advisor at ElWafeyat.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $250k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Electronics | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elkrem | Elkrem provides hardware and software tools for developers to build Blockchain connected IoT products. The software and hardware tools allows anyone with minimal technical background, to build internet connected products that accept cryptocurrencies and communicate with different blockchain and decentralized protocols including Bitcoin,Ethereum, Swarm, Whisper, IPFS, IOTA and others. | $250K | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| Elk | Elk is a development board for the blockchain and the decentralized web. It combines the simplicity of Arduino along with native support for decentralized networks. With only a few lines of code you can build IoT that interfaces with Ethereum, IPFS, Whisper, and more. | $250K | Seed | Jan 01, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endure-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [F6 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flat6labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Nahdet Misr Publishing Group

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Nahdet Misr Publishing Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Con O'Donnell | Head of Digital Products | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/con-odonnell |

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## FAQ

### What does Con O'Donnell invest in?

Con O'Donnell invests primarily in Blockchain, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Con O'Donnell's check size?

Con O'Donnell typically joins rounds of $250k–$250k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Con O'Donnell participates in.

### When did Con O'Donnell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Con O'Donnell closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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