About
Alice Nawfal is COO at Notabene, a compliance platform for regulated financial services. She previously co-led uPort, a decentralized identity platform, and has worked in management consulting at Bain, policy roles including at the Economist, and fintech companies Prodigy Finance and norbloc. She holds an MBA from Wharton, a master's degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and degrees in mathematics and economics from MIT.
Founder at NotabeneYC S20
Intro paths
YC
Alice went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Notabene's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Alice can intro founders to Notabene's investors below.
Notabene's investors · 11
Digital Currency GroupNew YorkDRW Venture CapitalChicago · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2026Green Visor CapitalNew YorkIlluminate FinancialLondon · $1M – $8M checksJump CapitalChicagoParaFi CapitalNew YorkRippleSan Francisco · since 2026Signature VenturesAyingWintermuteLondonY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Notabene
Experience
- NotabeneChief Operating Officercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- uPortChief Operating Officer2017 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- ConsenSysDirector Of Business Operations2017 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- norblocMBA Intern2017
- Prodigy FinanceMBA Summer Intern2016New York
- The EconomistAssociate2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2011 — 2013Manhattan, Boston
- MITResearch Assistant - Development Economics2011Greater Boston
- Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant Intern2010
- Al Majmoua - The Lebanese Association for DevelopmentResearch Analyst2009Lebanon
Skills & more
Strategy49Leadership3Analysis10Management4Analytical Skills1Economics40Research26Management Consulting9Nonprofits6Stata10Emerging Markets9Statistics7
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Financial ModelingData AnalysisValuationEconometricsCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipQuantitative AnalyticsStatistical ModelingStrategic ConsultingBusiness StrategyPythonSPSSLanguages Arabic · Bulgarian · French · Spanish
- Certificate of Completion — Notabene
From Alice's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alice Nawfal?
- Alice Nawfal is COO at Notabene, a compliance platform for regulated financial services. She previously co-led uPort, a decentralized identity platform, and has worked in management consulting at Bain, policy roles including at the Economist, and fintech companies Prodigy Finance and norbloc. She holds an MBA from Wharton, a master's degree in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School, and degrees in mathematics and economics from MIT.
- Where does Alice Nawfal work?
- Alice Nawfal is Founder of Notabene.
- What companies did Alice Nawfal found?
- Alice Nawfal founded Notabene.
- Where did Alice Nawfal go to school?
- Alice Nawfal studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and Economics); Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration (MPA)); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance and Entrepreneurial Management).
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