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Arsalan Yousuf

Investor

Head of Finance & Operations at RAED Ventures

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Arsalan leads finance and operations at Raed, joining in 2019 after serving as Senior Financial Reporting Manager at Rocket Internet and beginning his career at Deloitte. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW).

Experience

  1. RAED VenturesHead of Finance & Operations (ADGM/FSRA regulated)current2025 — present
  2. RAED VenturesHead of Finance2024 — 2025
  3. RAED VenturesSenior Finance Manager2021 — 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. RAED VenturesFinance Manager2019 — 2021Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Merrion CapitalBoard Member & Finance Officer (DFSA/DIFC Regulated)current2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. SowearsCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. Self-Managed FundStock Market Enthusiast (US Market)current2010 — present
  8. UNIQUE PROPERTIES BROKERFinance Consultantcurrent2016 — presentDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  9. ChannelSightFinancial Reporting Manager (Ireland)2018 — 2019County Dublin, Ireland
  10. Rocket Internet SESenior Manager Financial Reporting (Middle East Internet Group)2017 — 2018Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  11. Rocket Internet SEFinancial Reporting Manager (Middle East Internet Group)2015 — 2017Dubai - United Arab Emirates
  12. Zabeel International Institute of Management & TechnologyFaculty Member **Part-time**2016United Arab Emirates
  13. Allied Gulf Food Industries FZ-LLCGroup Internal Auditor2014 — 2015United Arab Emirates
  14. Jitendra Group of CompaniesSenior Assurance Associate2012 — 2014United Arab Emirates
  15. Orascom TelecomFinance Executive2011 — 2012
  16. DeloitteAssociate to Senior Associate - Audit2007 — 2010

Skills & more

Financial Reporting99Financial Analysis68Financial Management10Tax Compliance6Compliance Management6Certified Internal Auditor5Budget5Management Accounting13Financial Audits32Managerial Finance26Auditing81Internal Audit86
+10 moreAccounts ReceivableInternal ControlsBudgetsAccountingCash FlowIFRSAccounts PayableFinanceAnalysisBig 4

Languages Arabic (elementary proficiency) · English · Hindi · Urdu

From Arsalan's professional profile.

Colleagues at RAED Ventures

Aashish Dhaawan
Head of Compliance & Risk at RAED Ventures
Abdellatif Waked
Advisor at RAED Ventures
Abdulla Elyas
Advisor at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman
Venture Partner at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman Alfozan
Venture Partner at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman Alhashim
Investment Associate at RAED Ventures
Dr. Mohammed Alhussein
Co-founder & CEO at RAED Ventures
Hisham Al-Falih
Co-Founder & CEO at RAED Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arsalan Yousuf?
Arsalan leads finance and operations at Raed, joining in 2019 after serving as Senior Financial Reporting Manager at Rocket Internet and beginning his career at Deloitte. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW).
Where does Arsalan Yousuf work?
Arsalan Yousuf is Head of Finance & Operations at RAED Ventures.
Where did Arsalan Yousuf go to school?
Arsalan Yousuf studied at Harvard Business School (Leading with Finance (CORe Program), Financial Analysis); NYU Stern School of Business (Advanced Valuation (Executive Course), Business Value Estimation & Pricing Methodologies); ICAEW (Chartered Accountant).

Same school

Also attended ICAEW236

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Also attended ACCA152

Maria DrobotInvestor at DN CapitalIby KhanManagement Accountant at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneMichelle ChiaSenior Manager, Talent Acquisition at Openspace VenturesTom WigmoreFinancial Accountant at Advent Life SciencesAndy HallInvestment Manager at Pembroke VCT

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Also attended Oxford Brookes University90

Matt HarrisonGeneral Counsel at Episode1Cordelia RoydsInvestor Relations Manager at Pembroke VCTJonathan DjanoglyIndependent Non-Executive Chairman at Pembroke VCTRiz IsmailFinance Director at InMotion VenturesKar Hoe LumDirector, Finance at Vickers Venture PartnersHenry BrodieOperating Partner & COO at 1kx

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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan5

Naveed AhmedFinance Associate at RAED VenturesMuhammad OvaisGlobal VP Legal & Chief Financial Officer at Disrupt.comRoohi KhanGroup CFO at Systems LimitedZeeshan KhawarGroup Chief Internal Audit at Systems LimitedAbdul QadirChief Financial Officer, NGIF Capital and NGIF Accelerator at NGIF Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at RAED Ventures18

Omar AlmajdouieFounding Partner at RAED VenturesSaed NashefFounding Partner at RAED VenturesTalal AlasmariFounding Partner at RAED VenturesWael NafeeGeneral Partner at RAED VenturesKhalid Bin Bader Al SaudVenture Partner at RAED VenturesHusain FekriHead of Investor Relations at RAED Ventures

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Also worked at ChannelSight1

Carles Ferrer RoquetaGeneral Partner at Nauta Capital

Also worked at Rocket Internet SE213

Ian MarshInvestor at DN CapitalGuy Ward ThomasInvestor at DN CapitalJohn GregerCPO & Portfolio Partner at Burda Principal InvestmentsMichel GlezerDirector at Qualcomm VenturesBenjamin AuschitzkyScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAndrea OliverPrincipal at Nauta Capital

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Also worked at Deloitte1,933

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesRaychel BailonVP of Finance at Felicis Ventures

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