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Abdul Abdirahman

Investor

Senior Associate at F-Prime Capital Partners

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $5M

About

Abdul Abdirahman is a Principal at F-Prime Capital, concentrating on early-stage B2B software and fintech investments. Before F-Prime, he invested in emerging markets technology startups and worked with a venture-backed digital banking and payments startup in East Africa. He started his career in financial services, providing assurance and valuation work for venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds in New York and London, and holds B.A. and B.S. degrees from the University of Minnesota along with joint MBA and MPA/ID degrees from Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the Harvard Kennedy School.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Experience

  1. F-PrimePrincipalcurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. F-PrimeSenior Associate2020 — 2023Greater Boston
  3. LatchelBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. dataplorBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  5. Monark MarketsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
  6. ParrotBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  7. Somali Development and Reconstruction Bank (SDRB)Independent Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  8. StablecoreAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
  9. NALAAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
  10. YassirAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  11. FinTech SandboxAdvocate2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  12. P1 VenturesVenture Partner2020 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  13. FinTech CollectiveInvestment Team2020New York, United States
  14. Omidyar NetworkImpact Investing Associate2019Redwood City, California
  15. Stanford GSB Impact FundFintech Deal Team Member2019Palo Alto, California
  16. Beyond Capital FundImpact Investing - Summer Associate2018Nairobi, Kenya
  17. NALA MoneyBusiness Strategy & Fundraising2018Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  18. EYAssistant Manager2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
  19. EYAssociate - Senior Associate2012 — 2015Greater New York City Area
  20. EYHorizon Intern, Financial Services Office2010Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. Harvard Kennedy SchoolMaster of Public Administration - International Development (MPA/ID), Development Economics and International Development
  3. UMN Carlson School of ManagementTriple Major (B.S. & B.A. degrees), Accounting
  4. University of MinnesotaBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics (Quantitative Emphasis)
  5. Harvard Business SchoolCertificate, Summer Venture in Management Program
  6. Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsStudy Abroad, Economics & Finance

Skills & more

Financial ReportingFinancial AccountingProject Planning17Financial Analysis10Project Management7Customer Service12Data Analysis35Accounting33Economic Development4Emerging Markets3Strategic Leadership4Recruiting10
+12 moreEvent PlanningLeadership DevelopmentFinanceDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingValuationStrategic Data AnalysisBusiness StrategyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficePowerPointAnalysis

Languages Arabic · Chinese (Mandarin) · Somali · Swahili

  • CPA — AICPA

From Abdul's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended UMN Carlson School of Management35

Todd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Troy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors at Echo Health VenturesEliseInvestor at Mairs & Power VCAndrew HeimGeneral Partner at Arthur VenturesNing LiVenture Partner at Foothill VenturesFelix ZhangVenture Partner at Artesian

+ 29 more

Also attended University of Minnesota83

Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VCMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersRobin BorgInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL

+ 77 more

Also attended Shanghai University of Finance and Economics15

Ken ParsonsInvestor at Susquehanna Growth EquityAdams ConradPrincipal at QED InvestorsBridget DuruVice President at Rethink EducationSihyun ChoiManaging Director, Special Projects at Stand Together Ventures LabMikael LassooyFinance & Operations Manager at Greencode VenturesMélanie DufourCFO at re:cap

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Shared employers

Also worked at F-Prime50

Ben MalkaVenture Partner at Cota CapitalMuz MansuriAdvisor at Delin VenturesMaulik MehtaManaging Partner at Excelerate Health VenturesAbby WagnerSenior Accountant at F-Prime Capital PartnersAlexander PasteurPartner at F-Prime Capital PartnersAllison MacLeodVenture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners

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Also worked at dataplor2

Mike DowdleFounding Partner at Circadian VenturesJoshua B. SiegelGeneral Partner at Rubicon Venture Capital

Also worked at Stablecore3

Ben CapellManaging Director at Peterson VenturesGopinath SundaramurthyInvestor at Ensemble VCJordan LeitesAssociate at Norwest Venture Partners

Also worked at Beyond Capital Fund6

Eva YazhariManaging Partner at Beyond Capital VenturesHooman YazhariInvestor, Operator and Board Member at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALMathilde BeniflahDirector of Partnerships & Operations at New System VenturesLucia Montalvo CastroVice President at Salkantay VenturesJohn McKennaBoard & Investment Committee Member at Beyond CapitalGabriel EckensteinBoard Member at Beyond Capital

Colleagues at F-Prime Capital Partners

Abby Wagner
Senior Accountant at F-Prime Capital Partners
Alex Wong
Associate at F-Prime Capital Partners
Alexander Pasteur
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Allan Galper
Vice President & Associate General Counsel at F-Prime Capital Partners
Allison MacLeod
Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Amber Cai
Venture Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Andrew Bognanni
Director of Finance at F-Prime Capital Partners
Bala Varadhan
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners

Network13

Alex Wong
Associate at F-Prime Capital Partners
Alexander Pasteur
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Bala Varadhan
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Betsy Mulé
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Brett Cook
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Brian Yordy
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Carl Byers
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Chong Xu
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
Connie Li
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
David Jegen
Managing Partner, Tech Fund at F-Prime Capital Partners
Erica Lee
Principal at F-Prime Capital Partners
Gaurav Tuli
Partner at F-Prime Capital Partners
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Muz Mansuri

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