Mohammed Alzubi
Mohammed Alzubi is a venture capitalist and the founder of Nama Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage tech startups in the MENA region.[1][2] He was one of the co-founders of TechWadi.
Mohammed Alzubi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Education | Brigham Young University, London Business School |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Known for | Founder of Nama Ventures Co-founder of TechWadi |
Early life and education
changeAlzubi has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the London Business School.[3]
Career
changeAlzubi began his career in technology, consulting for companies like Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, and American Express. Later, he founded Sulaf Solutions, a tech company based in Silicon Valley.[4][5]
He worked in different roles, such as director of technology investments at Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, managing director of Tharwa Capital, and leader of the venture capital practice at Global Investment House.[3]
He also co-founded TechWadi, a nonprofit organization that connects Arab-American tech entrepreneurs with resources and networks in Silicon Valley, California.[6]
Nama Ventures
changeIn 2019, Alzubi started Nama Ventures, which invests in early-stage tech startups in the MENA region. Nama Ventures fund I is a sector agnostic fund that has invested in over 45 companies in areas like fintech, proptech, and entertainment tech.[1]
Some of the notable investments by Nama Ventures include Salla,[7] Tamara,[8] Calo,[9] Rize,[10] BrevDev,[11] and many others.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] BrevDev, which Nama Ventures backed in June 2022, was later acquired by Nvidia.[19][20]
Awards and recognitions
changeAlzubi is also an active angel investor and a member of Sand Hill Angels. He cofounded Riyadh Angel Investors (RAI) and he also advises several incubators, including In5 in Dubai, Oasis 500 in Jordan, and WomanSpark in Riyadh.[3][21]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nama Ventures launches $27 million fund to invest in Mena startups". Wamda. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Mohammed Alzubi Profile: Contact Information & Network". PitchBook. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Mohammed Alzubi". Crunchbase. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Egyptian handicraft e-commerce startup Muqbis raises funding". Arab News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Two military streams complicate security situation in southern Syria". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ↑ "Video-recruitment platform JobPixel raises undisclosed Seed funding from Nama Ventures". Wamda. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Saudi delegation eyes joint IT ventures". The Express Tribune. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Paracha, Zubair Naeem (20 January 2021). "Saudi fintech Tamara raises $6 million in country's largest seed round for its buy now pay later platform". MENAbytes. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Calo raises $13.5 million Seed round". Wamda. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rize raises $2.9 million in seed round". My Startup World. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nama Ventures invests in US-based startup BrevDev". Wamda. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Egyptian handicraft e-commerce startup Muqbis raises funding". Disrupt Africa. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nama Ventures invests in Nigerian startups, Messenger and Termii". Wamda. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "FinTech Duplo raises $4.3M SEED | MAGNiTT". magnitt.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "ShipBlu joins Y Combinator summer batch, secures funding from Nama Ventures". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Messenger raises pre-seed funding led by Nama Ventures". TechCabal. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Egyptian legal tech startup Hekouky raises pre-seed funding round". Disrupt Africa. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nama Ventures invests in Faceki". Startup MGZN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Martin, Dylan (17 July 2024). "Nvidia Expands AI Cloud Capabilities With Fourth Acquisition This Year". CRN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "NVIDIA Acquires AI Platform Brev.dev from Nama Ventures". MSN. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Nigeria's Messenger raises Nama-led pre-seed". Ripples Nigeria. Retrieved 22 August 2024.