Hassen Arfaoui
InvestorManaging Director at Fortress Investment Group · Principal at 216 Capital
Tunis, Tunisia
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About
Hassen Arfaoui is a principal at 216 Capital specializing in early-stage investing within African startup ecosystems. He has deployed capital across fintech, logistics, SaaS B2B, healthtech, and edtech from pre-seed to Series A, combining institutional-grade fund management with high-growth African startup opportunities.
Invests in
EdTechFintechHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Experience
- 216 Capital VenturesPrincipalcurrent2022 — present
- VC LabVC Fellowcurrent2022 — present
- VU Venture PartnersVC Fellowcurrent2022 — present
- UGFS NA : United Gulf Financial Services-North AfricaSeed & Venture Capital Manager2019 — 2022
- UGFS NA : United Gulf Financial Services-North AfricaSeed & Venture Capital Analyst2017 — 2018Tunisie
Skills & more
EconomicsDeal Sourcing1Seed Stage funding3Venture capital2Conseil auprès de start-up3Gestion de projet2Recherche1Réseaux sociaux1venture capital1investment1Gestion de portefeuille1Produits dérivés1
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private equitycorporate financeAnalyse financièreMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointService clientLean StartupGestion financièredcfGrowth Hacking- Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst — Corporate Finance Institute
From Hassen's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fortress Investment Group
Aaron Blanchette
Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit at Fortress Investment Group
Ahsan Aijaz
Global Head of Net Lease at Fortress Investment Group
Akio Yamashita
Co-Head of Asia, Co-Head of Japan Real Estate at Fortress Investment Group
Alex Gillette
Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group
Andrew Walsh
Chief Compliance Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Andy Frank
Global Head of Origination at Fortress Investment Group
Assunta Gaglione-Austin
Chief Information and Technology Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Bob Warden
Global Co-Head of Private Equity at Fortress Investment Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hassen Arfaoui?
- Hassen Arfaoui is a principal at 216 Capital specializing in early-stage investing within African startup ecosystems. He has deployed capital across fintech, logistics, SaaS B2B, healthtech, and edtech from pre-seed to Series A, combining institutional-grade fund management with high-growth African startup opportunities.
- Where does Hassen Arfaoui work?
- Hassen Arfaoui is Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group.
- What does Hassen Arfaoui invest in?
- Hassen Arfaoui invests in EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
- Where did Hassen Arfaoui go to school?
- Hassen Arfaoui studied at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Impact entrepreneurship); Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d'Administration des Entreprises de Tunis (Mastère professionnel en finance, Ingénierie financière); Institut Supérieur de Comptabilité et d'Administration des Entreprises de Tunis (Licence en techniques financières, Finance et services de gestion financière).
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Shared employers
Also worked at VC Lab19
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