# Usama Fayyad

> Usama Fayyad is a Series A investor at IADSS (London) backing Local and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IADSS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iadss)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ufayyad/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/usamaf
- Website: https://fayyad.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/usama.fayyad

Usama Fayyad is a Series A investor at IADSS in London focused on Local and Retail. Usama M. Fayyad is based out of Boston, Massachusetts and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of IADSS and Board of Directors at Hallmark Healthcare Solutions. Usama previously worked at Kx as Board of Directors. Usama M. Fayyad attended the University of Michigan. Usama M. Fayyad has been certified as a Professional Engineer.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4M–$8.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Fashion | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 33% |
| Jordan | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Snapmint | Snapmint facilitates simplified, fairly-priced and hassle-free EMI options without a Credit Card. | $8.8M | Series A | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| MiNeeds | MiNeeds is an online marketplace for local services.We are reinventing the way consumers connect with local professionals (accountants, photographers, cleaners,...).Post your need, relax, and we'll get you up to 4 competitive quotes from the right local service providers. We save you time and effort and we help small businesses growtheir income. Seems like a win-win! | $4M | Series A | Jan 01, 2011 |  |
| MarkaVIP | Markavıp is an exclusive, invitation-only online shopping community focused on the Middle Eastern market. The website specializes in offering flash sales to its customers.Markavıp was founded by Ahmed Alkhatib, who previously spent 12 years in Silicon Valley working in the e-commerce industry. The website enjoys memberships from over 3 millionexclusive members across eight Arabic speaking countries including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Oman. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2010 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [100Unicorns](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/9unicorns) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Anicut Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anicut-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hummingbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hummingbird-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Negen Capital Services](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/negen-capital-services) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IADSS

VC Fund · Boston, United States

IADSS as the role of data science and analytics is expanding very rapidly in creating new business models or changing existing ones

1 contacts available at IADSS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Usama Fayyad | Co-Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/usama-fayyad |

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## FAQ

### What does Usama Fayyad invest in?

Usama Fayyad invests primarily in Local, Retail and Fashion startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Usama Fayyad's check size?

Usama Fayyad typically joins rounds of $4M–$8.8M 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 Usama Fayyad participates in.

### When did Usama Fayyad last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Usama Fayyad closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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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