# Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza

> Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza is a Series B investor at Westerly Winds backing FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Westerly Winds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westerly-winds)
- Location: Kensington, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karim-abdel-ghaffar-plaza-18782631/?originalSubdomain=uk

Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza is a Series B investor at Westerly Winds in Kensington focused on FinTech and InsurTech. Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza is the Founding Partner and CEO of Westerly Winds. He attended the University of St Andrews.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Aquaculture | 1 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aquabyte | Aquabyte builds machine learning products for aquaculture (fish) farms.Aquabyte was founded in 2017 to bring machine learning and computer vision technologies to the aquaculture industry. Our diverse team of machine learning experts, entrepreneurs, and aquaculture biologists are hyperfocused on delivering solutions with a real-world impact.Real-time sea lice counting, biomass monitoring, and appetite detection are just a few of the many applications that will eventually be possible with the Aquabyte system. We have offices in San Francisco and Norway.Aquabyte surpasses modern farm monitoring products with our machine learning platform and smart camera system. Our solution offers easy installation, continuous monitoring, and multiple applications.Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing sectors of food production on the planet, offering a meaningful solution to global food deficits. Aquabyte’s mission is to use machine learning to make fish farms more efficient, sustainable, and profitable. | $25M | Series B | Jul 13, 2022 |  |
| LeaseLock | LeaseLock is an insurance technology company replacing security deposits with insurance. Its flagship lease insurance product leverages artificial intelligence to eliminate security deposits from enterprise operating infrastructure—powering a faster, simpler, more affordable rental transaction. LeaseLock seamlessly deploys within the nativeonline leasing checkout, resulting in significant conversion lift—while instantly generating industry-leading coverage for the property on every lease.LeaseLock has insured over $1 billion in leases backed by insurance rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Its global investors include SoftBank Ventures Asia, Wildcat Ventures, Westerly Winds, Vertex Ventures US, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, American Family Ventures, Moderne Ventures, and Mucker Capital. | $52M | Series B | Feb 03, 2021 |  |
| LeaseLock | LeaseLock is an insurance technology company replacing security deposits with insurance. Its flagship lease insurance product leverages artificial intelligence to eliminate security deposits from enterprise operating infrastructure—powering a faster, simpler, more affordable rental transaction. LeaseLock seamlessly deploys within the nativeonline leasing checkout, resulting in significant conversion lift—while instantly generating industry-leading coverage for the property on every lease.LeaseLock has insured over $1 billion in leases backed by insurance rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Its global investors include SoftBank Ventures Asia, Wildcat Ventures, Westerly Winds, Vertex Ventures US, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, American Family Ventures, Moderne Ventures, and Mucker Capital. | $52M | Series B | Feb 03, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SBVA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [American Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Costanoa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/costanoaventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liberty-mutual-strategic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Moderne Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moderne-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mucker Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muckercapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Westerly Winds

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Westerly Winds was launched to address the challenges that many entrepreneurs face when building companies and specialised asset management businesses in their formative years. We back and invest in dynamic visionary founders and companies that have the potential to become an integral part of the ‘new economy’. Working as partners with theexecutive teams on a round the clock basis, we assist with financing, business development, stakeholder management and business strategy activities, thus adding muscle to some of the business’ critical functions.

5 contacts available at Westerly Winds.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dudley Hawes | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dudley-hawes |
| Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza | Founding Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karim-abdel-ghaffar-plaza |
| Ash Gulati | Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-gulati-6236 |
| Ashton Squires | Technology and Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashton-squires |
| Ayako Adachi | Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayako-adachi |

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## FAQ

### What does Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza invest in?

Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza invests primarily in FinTech, InsurTech and Agriculture startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza closed in Jul 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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