Hesham Zreik
InvestorCEO and Co-Founder at FasterCapital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Hesham Zreik is CEO and co-founder of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator with over 1,000 regional partners and 500 offices globally. He was ranked 39th among Forbes' top 50 angel investors in 2018 and is a Forbes Technology Council member who has invested in more than 400 startups, including Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX, while serving as mentor to over 80 companies. With 35 years of software development experience and more than 25 years leading multinational businesses, Zreik has co-founded over 100 startups and holds degrees in engineering, computer science, MBA, and DBA.
Experience
- FasterCapitalCEO, Board Membercurrent2010 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Forbes Technology CouncilMember – Forbes Technology Councilcurrent2023 — present
- ZGroup MobileTechnical Managercurrent2005 — present
- ZGroup MobileCEO & Founder, developer and publisher of mobile appscurrent2002 — present
- ZGroup MobileTechnical Manager2002 — 2005
- EdunoorAngel Investorcurrent2012 — presentCalifornia, United States
- EntabletAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- SavmeAngel Investor & Mentor & Chief Technology Officercurrent2006 — presentUnited States
- HasUsedInvestorcurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- FixiestSeed Investor & Mentor & CTcurrent2017 — present
- PutTagAngel Investor & Mentor & Chief Strategy officercurrent2013 — present
- BookThatBookSeed Investor and CTOcurrent2017 — present
- MeetinggChairman & Seed Investor & advisorcurrent2012 — present
- Mp3ReadyAngel Investor & Mentor: Search Engine for Mp3 music, Deep Webcurrent2017 — present
- BazarMakerseed Investor & Mentorcurrent2014 — present
- PickTaxiInvestor & Advisor & Board membercurrent2014 — present
- FulhostAngel Investor & Chief Technology Officercurrent2013 — present
- LetusCloudSeed Investor & Mentorcurrent2012 — presentStockton, California Area
- ME2TVAngel Investor & Tech cofounder & Mentorcurrent2013 — present
- MobAdvInvestor & Mentorcurrent2012 — present
- TVlizeangel Investor, Technical Cofoundercurrent2012 — present
- BeamGiftSeed Investor & Mentorcurrent2012 — present
- PinProfileInvestor & Mentor:current2014 — present
- NewsAnalyseInvestor and Mentor and CTOcurrent2017 — present
- MobayleInvestor, co-foundercurrent2011 — present
- MeodyInvestor, Co-founder, Mentorcurrent2011 — present
- ABCMobPresident, lead investor, Mentocurrent2012 — present
- DooetPresident, Angel Investorcurrent2010 — present
- NakkebInvestor, Search and Data miningcurrent2007 — present
- BlueMagiqInvestor, Bluetooth Advertising Systemcurrent2006 — present
- UpAppsInvestor, Co-foundercurrent2010 — present
- MDHowInvestor2025 — 2026United States
- DentalCareFreeInvestor2025 — 2026United States
- Arab International UniversityLecturer2009 — 2010
- NextStepOwner2008 — 2010
- Free4mob.comManager2006 — 2008
- Almassah SoftwareManaging Director2000 — 2001
- ProgrammerSelf-Employed Programmer1997 — 2000
Education
- Heriot-Watt UniversityDoctorate, DBA2009 — 2013
- The Arab Academy For Management, Banking And Financial SciencesMaster in CIS, Computer Information System2006 — 2008
- Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and TechnologyEngineer, Electrical and electronic Control and Automation
Skills & more
Mobile Applications99E-commerce99Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Project Management99New Business Development99Marketing Strategy99Product Development99Management Consulting99Business Planning99Mobile Payments90Mobile Games80
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Software Project ManagementRequirements AnalysisDigital MediaSystem ArchitectureExecutive CoachingSearch Engine TechnologyInformation ArchitectureSymbianStrategic PlanningAndroidJavaiPhoneLanguages Arabic · English · French · German · Spanish
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Hani Kareem
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Lydia Zeng
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Marwan Bostany
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Milan Aspen
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hesham Zreik?
- Hesham Zreik is CEO and co-founder of FasterCapital, an online accelerator and incubator with over 1,000 regional partners and 500 offices globally. He was ranked 39th among Forbes' top 50 angel investors in 2018 and is a Forbes Technology Council member who has invested in more than 400 startups, including Twitter, Zomato, and SpaceX, while serving as mentor to over 80 companies. With 35 years of software development experience and more than 25 years leading multinational businesses, Zreik has co-founded over 100 startups and holds degrees in engineering, computer science, MBA, and DBA.
- Where does Hesham Zreik work?
- Hesham Zreik is CEO and Co-Founder at FasterCapital.
- What check size does Hesham Zreik write?
- Hesham Zreik typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Hesham Zreik go to school?
- Hesham Zreik studied at Heriot-Watt University (Doctorate, DBA); The Arab Academy For Management, Banking And Financial Sciences (Master in CIS, Computer Information System); Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (Engineer, Electrical and electronic Control and Automation).
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