# Fares Ghandour

> Fares Ghandour is a funding round investor at Wamda Capital backing Bitcoin and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wamda Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wamda)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/faresghandour
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/toosketch
- Website: http://wamda.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WamdaME

Fares Ghandour is a funding round investor at Wamda Capital focused on Bitcoin and FinTech. Fares Ghandour, Partner, Early-Stage Investment Principal- is currently focused on execut- ing the Fund’s seed stage strategy. He worked previously as Investment Manager at MVI and community manager at Wamda Platform. Fares has more than a dozen seed stage transactions executed including portfolio management and other operational support for keyMVI companies. At the Wamda Platform, Fares ran their flagship event Mix ‘N Mentor in 13 cities where entrepreneurs were introduced strategic mentors. Fares also organized the first MIT Media Lab workshop in the Region at twofour54.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BitOasis | BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform offering a digital asset wallet and exchange to buy, sell, and trade. Its multi-signature wallet and exchange service focus on cash-based emerging markets that enable enterprises to protect their assets while adding an extra layer of security.The company was co-founded in 2015 by Ola Doudin and DanielRobenek. |  |  | Aug 25, 2023 |  |
| BitOasis | BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform offering a digital asset wallet and exchange to buy, sell, and trade. Its multi-signature wallet and exchange service focus on cash-based emerging markets that enable enterprises to protect their assets while adding an extra layer of security.The company was co-founded in 2015 by Ola Doudin and DanielRobenek. | $30M | Series B | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| OfficeRock | Online e-commerce store specifically built to service small and medium businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The company aims to offer end to end business supply solutions from office supplies, paper, toners, technology, pantry, cleaning and uniforms. |  |  | Dec 27, 2017 |  |
| OfficeRock | Online e-commerce store specifically built to service small and medium businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The company aims to offer end to end business supply solutions from office supplies, paper, toners, technology, pantry, cleaning and uniforms. | $500K | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| OfficeRock | Online e-commerce store specifically built to service small and medium businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The company aims to offer end to end business supply solutions from office supplies, paper, toners, technology, pantry, cleaning and uniforms. | $800K | Seed | Feb 25, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jabbar Internet Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jabbar-internet-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Enabling Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enabling-future) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jump Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jump-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Womena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/womena-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinDCX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coindcx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Wamda Capital

VC Fund · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wamda Capital is the MENA region's leading venture capital firm investing in exceptional entrepreneurs.

3 contacts available at Wamda Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Diego Oliva | Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diego-oliva |
| Fares Ghandour | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fares-ghandour |
| Lana Alamat | Partner & General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lana-alamat |

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## FAQ

### What does Fares Ghandour invest in?

Fares Ghandour invests primarily in Bitcoin, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Fares Ghandour last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fares Ghandour closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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