# Sameer Shalaby

> Sameer Shalaby is a seed investor at HazelTree (New York) backing Software and Training. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HazelTree](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hazeltree)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/sameer-shalaby/3/a24/98

Sameer Shalaby is a seed investor at HazelTree in New York focused on Software and Training. Sameer is a serial entrepreneur, with extensive startup, management and board experience and several successful exits. His early experience includes operating roles at NASA and Oracle. In 1993, Shalaby co-founded TenFold Corporation, helping TenFold to a successful IPO and $1B+ market cap, and Paladyne in 2005 with an $80M M&A in 2011. Sameerhas BS in EE&CS from George Washington University and an MS from MIT in Artificial Intelligence. Sameer has raised over $25M of venture capital in multiple companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optii Solutions | Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotelsto streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 12, 2016 |  |
| Optii Solutions | Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotelsto streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more. | $1M | Seed | Aug 28, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brisbane Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brisbane-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MetaProp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaprop-nyc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HazelTree

VC Fund · New York, United States

HazelTree offers a comprehensive Treasury Management solution enabling hedge funds and institutional investors to clearly view, analyze and optimize all cash rates, pricing on debit/credit balances and collateral balances across all counterparties – from a single vantage point. HazelTree’s proprietary system effectively moves the TreasuryManagement function from the back office to a powerful, proactive performance enhancement and risk mitigation system.

5 contacts available at HazelTree.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Doug Haynes | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-haynes-e233 |
| Paul Calderone | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-calderone |
| Remy Trafelet | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/remy-trafelet |
| Sameer Shalaby | President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sameer-shalaby |
| Sandeep Rawal | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandeep-rawal |

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## FAQ

### What does Sameer Shalaby invest in?

Sameer Shalaby invests primarily in Software, Training and Hospitality startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Sameer Shalaby last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sameer Shalaby closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 2 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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