# Fady Yacoub

> Fady Yacoub is a seed investor at HOF Capital (New York) backing Apps and EdTech. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HOF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hof-capital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fady-yacoub-345887108
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/myfady
- Website: https://x.com/myfady

Fady Yacoub is a seed investor at HOF Capital in New York focused on Apps and EdTech. Fady Yacoub is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder and Partner of HOF Capital. Fady previously worked at Digital World Capital. Fady Yacoub attended the University of Southern California.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| EdTech | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Content | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Meliora Therapeutics | Meliora Therapeutics is a biotech startup that is developing a machine learning-driven platform to identify the true mechanisms of action of oncology medications. | $11M | Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Meliora Therapeutics | Meliora Therapeutics is a biotech startup that is developing a machine learning-driven platform to identify the true mechanisms of action of oncology medications. | $11M | Seed | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Secured Finance | Secured Finance is a platform provider for the cryptocurrency loans and derivatives market. | $4M | Seed | Jul 29, 2021 |  |
| Ender | Ender is a real estate company that helps owners of rental homes to more efficiently handle day-to-day operations of property management. Its platform aims at streamlining the rental property management process. The company uses a technology to streamline the leasing process that involves automating responses to tenant inquiries, providing accessto secure self-showings, bringing the application process, and rent paying online.Ender was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $7M | Seed | Dec 16, 2019 |  |
| Social Native | Social Native is an online platform that enables its users to create customized branded content.The platform enables its users to connect with relevant creators based on interests and brand affinity. It offers images and videos on demand, personalized content, age-targeting, testimonials, product placements, and brand affinity.Social Native waslaunched in 2014 by David Shadpour and Eytan Elbaz and is based in California. | $8M | Seed | May 15, 2017 |  |
| Yup.com | Yup, a San Francisco-based education technology company, is on a mission to provide all students with access to the people and technology that will help them thrive.Founded in 2014, The Yup app provides students with math tutoring when they need it, quickly and conveniently accessed over a mobile phone or tablet. Students are matched with vettedtutors according to their math level and learning needs, ensuring that each 1:1 tutoring session is personalized and effective in providing academic support. Yup tutors are trained in our proprietary teaching methodology that combines Stanford University-developed practices and leading educational research. | $4M | Seed | Apr 14, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BrightEdge Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightedge-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Axial VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axial-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Obvious Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/obvious-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Olive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olive-capital-f743) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pebblebed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pebblebed) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Protocol Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/protocol-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About HOF Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

HOF Capital is a global multistage VC firm with $1 billion in AUM that partners with ambitious entrepreneurs from idea to IPO.

5 contacts available at HOF Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fady Yacoub | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fady-yacoub |
| Hisham Elhaddad | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hisham-el-haddad |
| Onsi Sawiris | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/onsi-sawiris |
| Troy Shen | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/troy-shen-89bb |
| Victor Wang | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victor-wang-3 |

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## FAQ

### What does Fady Yacoub invest in?

Fady Yacoub invests primarily in Apps, EdTech and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Fady Yacoub last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fady Yacoub closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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