Fundraising FoxFalcons
Venture capitalSan Francisco · 3 people tracked
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Fund manager profile
Falcons is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently 500 Falcons, L.P. ($33.2M offering) filed March 2019.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
Sharif El-Badawi is the Founding Director of MENA AI and an investor and advisor to technology startups across the MENA region and the US. He previously founded Plus Venture Capital, a seed-stage investment firm in MENA, and managed the 500 Falcons fund, which invested in over 180 startups across 15 countries from 2017-2020. His earlier career includes roles at Google leading partnerships with venture capital firms and startups, and work in performance advertising, as well as founding multiple companies in the consumer internet and B2B sectors since 1998; he also co-founded AdMob, which was acquired by Google for $750 million.
What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesConsumer ×1Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:Netherlands×1
Investments · 1 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSource Beauty is an online-only retailer selling skincare, haircare, fragrance, and beauty products from multiple brands to consumers in Egypt.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Lydia Schoonderbeekin
Co-investors500 GlobalACE & Company
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- Where is Falcons located?
- Falcons is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Co-investors · 10
500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Standard Capital is an AI-native firm that leads Series A rounds in top post-product-market-fit startups, using a fast application and interview process instead of warm intros, standardized documents, and group office hours in lieu of board seats.
BECO Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders from inception through growth, focusing on the Gulf region's key growth drivers.
Breakpoint Capital is a founder-led venture firm that invests from inception through Series A, pairing capital with hands-on operational support as company builders.
Reciprocal Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders building crypto and decentralized technologies, from DeFi and DePIN to Layer 1s and consumer applications.
Algebra Ventures is an Egypt-based, Africa-focused venture capital firm backing technology founders across Egypt and the broader African continent. It operates its $100M second fund after a $54M first fund invested in 21 companies.
Oryx Fund, part of Salica Investments, makes primary seed-stage investments in early-stage technology companies across the Middle East and North Africa. It is backed by prominent regional investors.
Firms observed investing alongside Falcons, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Falcons's recorded portfolio.