Anji Ismail
InvestorFounderScout at Leonis Capital · Founder at Finnt
United States
Writes $1K – $20K checks · typically $10K
FoundedFinnt · YC
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 FinntYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Anji went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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
Co-founders at Finnt
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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
Education
- Y CombinatorW222022
- Centrale LyonMaster's degree, Computer Science2008 — 2009
- emlyon business schoolMaster's degree, Management Information Systems and Services2008 — 2009
- ESCE International Business SchoolBachelor's degree, Business Administration2004 — 2008
- Rocroy Saint Vincent de PaulHigh School, Economics2001 — 2004
Skills & more
Customer SuccessRecruitingFuture of WorkArtificial Intelligence (AI)Product Management12Growth StrategiesStart-ups34AdvisoryAngel InvestingDeal SourcingVenture CapitalEarly-Stage Startups
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Technology ScoutingTokenizationAutomationEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)FinTechBankingMobile ApplicationsPersonal BankingMarketplaceSmart ContractsAgentic AutomationAgentic WorkflowsLanguages Arabic · English · French · German
From Anji's professional profile.
Colleagues at Leonis Capital
Network8
Emmett ShearScout
Angel
Jared FriedmanScout
YC Group Partner
Kyle VogtScout
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
Investors connected to Anji in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Anji Ismail work?
- Anji Ismail is Scout at Leonis Capital and Founder at Finnt.
- 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.
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