# SAAD ALSOGAIR

> SAAD ALSOGAIR is a seed investor at Elva backing Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Elva
- Location: Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saad-alsogair-38516461
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/DrSogair
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alsogair
- AngelList: https://angel.co/alsogair

Saad AlSogair is a Dermatologist and Angel Investor from Saudi Arabia with over 200 investments in Silicon Valley.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 40% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Legal | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 80% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arrivo | Arrivo is building technology based on the hyperloop architecture that will deliver a truly 21st century seamless experience for passengers and freight. Just as all well-designed technology is invisible to its users, Arrivo’s hyperloop will shift transportation into a mode of “Arrival”.They’re building a world class team of engineers todeliver Arrival Technology that is fully networked, ultra-safe, 100% reliable and commercially sustainable. It’s time for our generation’s transportation system to arrive – Arrivo. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2017 |  |
| Abra | Abra is the digital cash, peer-to-peer money transfer network. Buy, sell, and hold bitcoin or send bitcoin or fiat to any bitcoin wallet or any other Abra user instantly and securely. Abra uses bitcoin and blockchain technology to enable users to transact in over 50 currencies, including bitcoin.Founded in 2014 by Bill Barhydt, serialentrepreneur and global mobile-banking veteran, their team is based in Silicon Valley and committed to forever changing how the world moves money. | $12.6M | Series A | Sep 10, 2015 |  |
| Learner-Centered Collaborative | AltSchool is an interdisciplinary team of educators, technologists and entrepreneurs building a network of schools that prepare students for our changing world. Each individual school is able to adapt to the needs of students, families and the surrounding community; the larger network connects everyone together and enables a far greater impact inour efforts to improve education. Underlying it all is a platform and curriculum that is personalized to each individual child. | $100M | Series B | May 04, 2015 |  |
| Blockstream | Blockstream is a blockchain technology supplier that has remained at the forefront of cryptography and distributed system research. Their products and services form the foundation for the financial infrastructure of the future. Blockstream offers a range of key products and services designed to enhance Bitcoin and blockchain functionality. Notableofferings include Blockstream Satellite, which broadcasts the Bitcoin blockchain via satellite for users without internet access, and the Liquid Network, a sidechain solution that enables faster and more confidential transactions. Their Green Wallet is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet focused on security and user control. Additionally, Blockstream provides blockchain APIs for developers to integrate blockchain functionalities into their applications, along with solutions for efficient Bitcoin mining operations. They also focus on cryptographic proofs to enhance privacy and security in transactions. Together, these products aim to improve the usability and capabilities of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies. | $21M | Seed | Nov 17, 2014 |  |
| AirHelp | AirHelp is an impact organisation aiming to improve passengers rights and experience globally. Its online service helps air passengers get compensation from airlines when their flight gets canceled, delayed, or overbooked. Passengers can access the service via its homepage www.airhelp.com. Besides flight compensation, the company provides a widerange of services from travellers including disruption coverage as subscription and parametric travel insurance products. Through its services, AirHelp supports millions of travellers every year globally operating 24/7 in 18 languages..AirHelp operates offices in Berlin, Barcelona, Gdansk, Krakow, Tarragona and Sao Paulo, and few smaller ones across Europe..AirHelp was launched in 2013 by Greg Roodt, Henrik Zillmer, and Nicolas Michaelsen. Current AirHelp CEO since January 1st 2022 is Tomasz Pawliszyn |  |  | Apr 01, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crypto-currency-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flight-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Future Perfect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-perfect-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Elva

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Elva is a remote medication monitoring device that helps families and doctors confirm that patients are taking the right medications at the right time remotely. With 7 granted patents, Elva is able to work with any medication easily, simply by scanning the medication barcode to confirm the medication and show many pills to take. Elva doubles as amedical alert wearable in case your loved ones need help.

1 contacts available at Elva.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SAAD ALSOGAIR | Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saad-alsogair |

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## FAQ

### What does SAAD ALSOGAIR invest in?

SAAD ALSOGAIR invests primarily in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact SAAD ALSOGAIR?

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### When did SAAD ALSOGAIR last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SAAD ALSOGAIR closed in Apr 2017. 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?

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