Omar Barakat
Managing Partner @ Foundation Ventures
Omar Barakat is a seed investor at Foundation Ventures focused on Retail and Shopping. Omar Barakat is the Managing Partner at Foundation Ventures. He attended Concordia University in 2015.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Omar Barakat invests in
Stages Omar Barakat invests in
Countries Omar Barakat invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Retail 1 (100%)
- Shopping 1 (100%)
- E-Commerce 1 (100%)
- Local Shopping 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kenzz
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Kenzz is an e-commerce platform bringing shopping to the mass market in Egypt and MENA. | $3.5M / Seed / Oct 18, 2022 |
Co-Investors
Full Circle Africa
1 deal together
HOF Capital
1 deal together
Outliers Venture Capital
1 deal together
Samurai Incubate
1 deal together
About Foundation Ventures
Foundation Ventures is an early-growth stage venture capital fund that backs founders building industry-defining companies. The firm unlocks massive growth for our portfolio companies by giving them access to the largest network of distribution channels across the region. Foundation Ventures was established in 2018 and is based in Cairo, Egypt.
Foundation Ventures Contacts
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Mazen Nadim
Managing Partner
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Ziyad Hamdy
Co-Founder / Managing Partner
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Omar Barakat
Managing Partner
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What does Omar Barakat invest in?
Omar Barakat invests primarily in Retail, Shopping and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Omar Barakat last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Omar Barakat closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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