# Mona ElNaggar

> Mona ElNaggar is a Series B investor at Valo Ventures (Palo Alto) backing SaaS and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Valo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valo-ventures)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-elnaggar/

Mona ElNaggar is a Series B investor at Valo Ventures in Palo Alto focused on SaaS and Software. Ms. Mona ElNaggar serves as a Partner at Valo Ventures. She serves as Valo’s director on the boards of EduMe, Planera and Wise Systems. Ms. ElNaggar is a seasoned non-executive director, with a decade on a public company board (BE Semiconductor Industries, N.V.). Prior to Valo, Ms. ElNaggar ran non-US investing for TIFF (a $10BN fund-of-funds). Shewas charged with developing a strategy for and leading TIFF’s first ever investments in emerging markets (Africa, Brazil and India) as well as ESG and impact investing. Prior to TIFF, Ms. ElNaggar co-founded and built Morgan Stanley’s European Technology Investment Banking business, advising clients like STMicroelectronics, ARM, lastminute.com and SAP with IPOs, equity and debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions.Education Stanford University Graduate School of Business, MBA (Arjay Miller Scholar) University of Chicago, AB in Economics (Phi Beta Kappa)

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 40% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 40% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eduMe | eduMe is the training platform of choice for the frontline. We partner with global companies like Uber, Marriott and The Home Depot to deliver seamless access to social media-style training within the flow of work. eduMe integrates into the tools your frontline already uses day-to-day - including Workday, Microsoft Teams, Beekeeper and more -increasing engagement and maximising the impact of your training investment.Recognized as Flexa’s Top 100 Most Flexible Companies to Work For and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women, we’ve built an innovative, enjoyable and respectful culture that we’re extremely proud of. We are HQ’d in London, UK, with offices in Santa Monica, USA. | $20.4M | Series B | Jan 11, 2022 |  |
| Wise Systems | Wise Systems builds autonomous dispatch and routing software that uses machine learning to continuously improve fleet efficiency and customer service across last-mile operations in food, beverage, courier, energy, field service, and other markets. Used by some of the world’s largest brands, Wise Systems customers typically see 10-15% mileagereductions, significant increases in fleet utilization, and up to 80% decreases in late deliveries. The Wise Systems platform applies software-based logic to all orders and makes intelligent, data-driven decisions to optimize both fleet performance and customer service — processing millions of data points and making thousands of real-time decisions that would be impossible for even the most experienced human dispatcher. The system automatically schedules routes, monitors routes in progress, and intelligently adjusts to day-of delays on the ground.The company was founded out of the MIT Media Lab and Center for Transportation Logistics in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $50M | Series C | Oct 06, 2021 |  |
| eduMe | eduMe is the training platform of choice for the frontline. We partner with global companies like Uber, Marriott and The Home Depot to deliver seamless access to social media-style training within the flow of work. eduMe integrates into the tools your frontline already uses day-to-day - including Workday, Microsoft Teams, Beekeeper and more -increasing engagement and maximising the impact of your training investment.Recognized as Flexa’s Top 100 Most Flexible Companies to Work For and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women, we’ve built an innovative, enjoyable and respectful culture that we’re extremely proud of. We are HQ’d in London, UK, with offices in Santa Monica, USA. | $5M | Series A | Jul 30, 2020 |  |
| Wise Systems | Wise Systems builds autonomous dispatch and routing software that uses machine learning to continuously improve fleet efficiency and customer service across last-mile operations in food, beverage, courier, energy, field service, and other markets. Used by some of the world’s largest brands, Wise Systems customers typically see 10-15% mileagereductions, significant increases in fleet utilization, and up to 80% decreases in late deliveries. The Wise Systems platform applies software-based logic to all orders and makes intelligent, data-driven decisions to optimize both fleet performance and customer service — processing millions of data points and making thousands of real-time decisions that would be impossible for even the most experienced human dispatcher. The system automatically schedules routes, monitors routes in progress, and intelligently adjusts to day-of delays on the ground.The company was founded out of the MIT Media Lab and Center for Transportation Logistics in 2014 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $15M | Series B | Jun 18, 2020 |  |
| Atollogy | Our mission is to make operational excellence easy and accessible for manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. Atollogy’s proprietary algorithms and capabilities are revolutionizing how companies manage operations by integrating the physical world with artificial intelligence. Our team of Atollogists has more than 100 years of combined manufacturingindustry experience with diverse and unique backgrounds. | $2M | Seed | Nov 13, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Prologis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prologis-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gutbrain Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gutbrain-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prosus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prosus-naspers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [S32](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/section-32) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Valo Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Valo Ventures is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing in North America and Europe. Our mission is "investing for a brighter future" and we do this by focusing on four catalyzing megatrends: climate change, circular economy, autonomy and empowered people. We identify and support entrepreneurs who are applying digital technologiesto create long term economic, environmental and social value. Learn more at www.valoventures.org.

5 contacts available at Valo Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brett Teele | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-teelee |
| Divya E. | Venture Capital Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/divya-e |
| Julia Brady | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-brady |
| Mona ElNaggar | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mona-elnaggar |
| Scott Tierney | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-tierney |

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## FAQ

### What does Mona ElNaggar invest in?

Mona ElNaggar invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Mona ElNaggar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mona ElNaggar closed in Jan 2022. 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.

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