About
Ahmed Gomaa is a venture capital investor with over 26 years of experience in startup funding across Egypt and the MENA region. He currently manages six technology-focused funds with $170 million in assets under management and has held positions at American Express Bank CIIC, EFG Hermes, Grofin, and Egypt Ventures. His investment portfolio includes companies that have achieved public listings, such as Raya and Fawry, as well as exits including Fatura and PayNas in 2022.
Experience
- Egypt VenturesChairman and MD2019 — 2023Egypt
- SME Partners / SME2UnicornManaging Partner2016 — 2019Giza Egypt
- GroFinInvestment Executive2014 — 2015GroFin Egypt
- Union Capital Private EquityDirector Associate2011 — 2014Mohandessin Giza
- EFG Hermes Private EquityFund Manager2003 — 2010Smart Village
- IdeavelopersCEO2005 — 2010Smart Village
- Commercial International Investment CompanyAssociate1997 — 2003Garden City Cairo Egypt
- American Express Bank CairoCredit Analyst1994 — 1997
Education
- Victoria University of WellingtonBachelor of Arts, Political Science and Economics1986 — 1989
- Hutt Valley High School - Wellington New ZealandUniversity Entrance Certificate, English1984 — 1985
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Skills & more
Management10Negotiation5Strategy4Entrepreneur MentorshipInvestments in SMEsIncubators ManagementInvestments50Venture Capital50EntrepreneurFunding18Entrepreneurship39Private Equity61
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Mergers & AcquisitionsFinanceAsset ManagementFinancial ModelingAsset ManagmentCapital MarketsPortfolio ManagementStart-upsEmerging MarketsBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyInvestment BankingLanguages Arabic · English
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Colleagues at Egypt Ventures
Network1
Investors connected to Ahmed in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ahmed Gomaa work?
- Ahmed Gomaa is at Egypt Ventures.
- What check size does Ahmed Gomaa write?
- Ahmed Gomaa typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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