Where does Anji Ismail work?

Anji Ismail is Founder of Finnt and Scout at Leonis Capital.

What check size does Anji Ismail write?

Anji Ismail typically writes checks of $1K – $20K.

Where did Anji Ismail go to school?

Anji Ismail studied at Y Combinator (W22); Centrale Lyon (Master's degree, Computer Science); emlyon business school (Master's degree, Management Information Systems and Services).

Anji Ismail

InvestorFounder

Scout at Leonis Capital · Founder at Finnt

United States

Writes $1K – $20K checks · typically $10K

FoundedFinnt · YC

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Arhaan A.unlockedAnji: together at Y Combinator (2022)

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About

Anji Ismail is a co-founder of a stealth AI startup and an active angel investor focused on artificial intelligence, infrastructure, robotics, and space technologies.

Founder at Finnt YC W22

Intro paths

Anji went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Finnt's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Anji can intro founders to Finnt's investors below.

Finnt's investors · 6

Diaspora VenturesSeattle IsaiParis · $108K – $54M checks · since 2022 Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks Untapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M checks · since 2022 UpHonest CapitalSilicon Valley · $50K – $1M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Finnt

Faouzi EL YAGOUBIFounder

Experience

Stealth AI StartupCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
Various StartupsBusiness Angelcurrent2016 — presentWorld
French Tech MiamiBoard Member, AI Charter Leadcurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
FinntCo-founder & CEO2022 — 2026United States
Welcome, an Optimizely CompanyDirector of Product2019 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
VaranidaCo-Founder2018 — 2019Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
DOZCo-founder & CEO2009 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Kioskemploi | InasoftTechnical Account Manager2006 — 2008Paris, Île-de-France, France

Skills & more

Customer SuccessRecruitingFuture of WorkArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product Management12Growth StrategiesStart-ups34AdvisoryAngel InvestingDeal SourcingVenture CapitalEarly-Stage Startups

+12 more

Technology ScoutingTokenizationAutomationEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)FinTechBankingMobile ApplicationsPersonal BankingMarketplaceSmart ContractsAgentic AutomationAgentic Workflows

Languages Arabic · English · French · German

From Anji's professional profile.

Colleagues at Leonis Capital

Isaac Schefer

CFO at Leonis Capital

Jay Zhao

Partner at Leonis Capital

Jenny Xiao

Partner at Leonis Capital

Jie Zhao

General Partner at Leonis Capital

Liang Wu

Research Affiliate at Leonis Capital

Network8

Investor at Cruise Automation, Inc.

Justin Kan

Investor at Goat Capital

Kenneth Ballenegger

Managing Partner at Oyster Ventures

Matthew Shang

Senior Associate at Prosperity7 Ventures

Nicolas Sauvage

President at TDK Ventures

Tony Liu

Partner at Costanoa Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anji Ismail?: Anji Ismail is a co-founder of a stealth AI startup and an active angel investor focused on artificial intelligence, infrastructure, robotics, and space technologies.
Where does Anji Ismail work?: Anji Ismail is Founder of Finnt and Scout at Leonis Capital.
What check size does Anji Ismail write?: Anji Ismail typically writes checks of $1K – $20K.
What companies did Anji Ismail found?: Anji Ismail founded Finnt.
Where did Anji Ismail go to school?: Anji Ismail studied at Y Combinator (W22); Centrale Lyon (Master's degree, Computer Science); emlyon business school (Master's degree, Management Information Systems and Services).