Karim Hussein
Managing Partner @ Algebra Ventures
New York, United States
Karim Hussein is a Series A investor at Algebra Ventures in New York focused on Internet and Software. Karim is a technology veteran with deep experience in product and innovation management and rapid business growth and scaling – particularly in the healthcare and financial services markets. Karim has been an active investor and mentor to a number of technology businesses in Egypt and the US. He is founder and Chairman of D-Kimia DiagnosticSolutions developing fast, affordable, and accurate medical diagnostics using nano-technology and focused on controlling the Hepatitis C epidemic in Egypt and globally. Karim has served on the board of D-Kimia, Integreight, Shezlong.com, Prognos.ai, and Simplex Arabia CNC Solutions. He is also Chairman of the entrepreneurship committee of the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council, a mentor to high impact entrepreneurs through the Endeavor network, and a fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Previously, Karim was SVP, Products and Engineering at WebMD, Inc., directing product management, technology strategy and engineering. Prior to WebMD, Karim was co-founder and CTO of Riskclick, Inc., a software firm specializing in commercial insurance applications. He also was a senior associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton where he was a member of the Global e-Commerce team.Karim received his PhD in Information Systems from MIT and a dual BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has over 40 publications and a patent for his work on distributed computing.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
Last updated:
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Industries Karim Hussein invests in
Stages Karim Hussein invests in
Countries Karim Hussein invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $150k–$250k
- Series A
- $1M–$30M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (20%)
- Software 2 (20%)
- Blockchain 2 (20%)
- Health Care 2 (20%)
- Marketplace 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (50%)
- Seed 3 (30%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (10%)
- Series B 1 (10%)
Country
- Egypt 7 (70%)
- Jordan 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Blnk
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Blnk is a fintech firm that provides lending, financing, affordability, commission, reporting and settlement, and e-commerce services. | $12.5M / Series A / Jun 08, 2026 | |
DXwand
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DXwand is a technology & AI passionate team curious about transforming businesses with AI to be their growth partner. | $4M / Series A / Jan 25, 2024 | |
Mtor
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Mtor is an online marketplace that is reshaping the automotive aftermarket and provides sophisticated technology solutions. | $2.8M / Pre-Seed / Dec 04, 2023 | |
Yodawy
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Yodawy is an online pharmacy and insurtech startup that allows customers to order pharmaceuticals and cosmetics via a mobile app and have those delivered through a network of 500+ pharmacies across Egypt. Insurance and copayment benefits are automatically applied with four major insurance carriers onboarded thus far and more in the pipeline. | $7.5M / Series B / Jul 12, 2021 | |
Trella
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Trella is a platform that connects shippers to carriers. Trella offers services and technology to empower drivers, improve their efficiency, boost their earnings and utilization as well as creating job opportunities. Trella aims to reduce costs for shippers, introduce a transparent pricing structure and provide them with a more reliable source ofcarriers. All the while allowing them to track their shipments in real-time as well as report key insights on their transportation trends and performance. | $30M / Series A / May 28, 2021 | |
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Yodawy
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Yodawy is an online pharmacy and insurtech startup that allows customers to order pharmaceuticals and cosmetics via a mobile app and have those delivered through a network of 500+ pharmacies across Egypt. Insurance and copayment benefits are automatically applied with four major insurance carriers onboarded thus far and more in the pipeline. | $1M / Series A / Nov 12, 2019 | |
Little Thinking Minds
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Little Thinking Minds is an educational technology company that creates educational products and resources among school aged children to improve learning outcomes, advance skills and increase cultural connectedness.Initially the company started producing literacy content that addressed preschool basics focusing on early literary and numeracy. In2015, capitalizing on their content expertise and wealth of lessons learnt interacting in the educational regional market they started developing online Arabic literacy solutions for schools, teachers and students. Their product, I Read Arabic, is the first and largest digital reading platform in the world. It provides children with a gamified journey containing hundreds of Arabic children’s books sourced from award-winning publishers in the region. KG Arabic introduces early learners to Arabic and enhances their vocabulary acquisition and fluency. Their latest platform I Start Arabic is designed for non-native speakers to learn the basics of the Arabic language and provides users with words and expressions that are necessary for everyday communication. | $1.3M / Series A / Dec 09, 2018 | |
Elkrem
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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
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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 | |
Shezlong
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Shezlong is the first and largest online psychotherapy platform that aims to giving people convenient and private access to professional counseling in Arabic. Founded in 2016 with more than 350 therapists and 100 thousands clients. We primarily target Arab-speaking natives who are mostly allocated within the MENA region. However, Shezlong hasexperienced significant traction from Arabs all around the world, hitting 85 countries, and still growing exponentially!. Shezlong is the one-stop mental wellness shop that people seek to feel better. Starting from reading detailed and scientific blogs to get guidance, taking psychometric tests to assess their current state, receiving recommendations on the most relevant therapists for your case and booking a session, that's all Shezlong. We're with you 24x7, and we're part of our patients daily routine. And to do that, we empower therapists to become more successful and get closer to their patients! | $150K / Seed / Oct 10, 2016 |
Co-Investors
About Algebra Ventures
Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns.Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as wellas the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.
Algebra Ventures Contacts
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Injy El-Demerdash
Executive Assistant for Managing Partners
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Karima Ragab
PR Manager
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Karim Hussein
Managing Partner
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Laila Hassan
General Partner
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Omar Khashaba
General Partner
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FAQ
What does Karim Hussein invest in?
Karim Hussein invests primarily in Internet, Software and Blockchain startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Karim Hussein's check size?
Karim Hussein typically joins rounds of $150k–$250k at Seed and $1M–$30M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Karim Hussein participates in.
When did Karim Hussein last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Karim Hussein closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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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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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