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Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza

Investor

Partner at Westerly Winds

United Kingdom

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Contact· published on Karim's own website

Experience

  1. Westerly WindsFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  2. LeaseLockBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  3. Hiro CapitalInvestor and Advisorcurrent2019 — present
  4. CoFiBoard Member2023 — 2026
  5. FrameplayBoard Member2023 — 2025
  6. ElvieBoard Member2023 — 2025
  7. FishbrainBoard Member2021 — 2023
  8. Carbon CleanInvestor and Advisor2020 — 2022
  9. DSP Mutual FundAdvisor2018 — 2020
  10. BlackRockFounding Member & Investment Director, BlackRock Family Office Partners2013 — 2018
  11. BlackRockAsset Management Advisor - Vice President2008 — 2013
  12. Merrill LynchGlobal Private Client2006

Skills & more

Fixed Income8Equities11Alternative Investments10Asset Management34Asset Allocation7Hedge Funds7Derivatives3Portfolio Management7Capital Markets10ETFs3Financial Modeling4Investment Advisory3
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Colleagues at Westerly Winds

Ashton Squires
Technology and Investments at Westerly Winds
Ayako Adachi
Investments at Westerly Winds
Catherine Patel
Investments at Westerly Winds
Doug Nunes
Venture Partner at Westerly Winds
Dudley Hawes
Partner at Westerly Winds
Edward van Cutsem
Founder and Executive Chairman at Westerly Winds
Hannah Haynes
Investments at Westerly Winds
Hugo van Vredenburch
IC Member at Westerly Winds

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza?
Founder and CEO at Westerly Winds
Where does Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza work?
Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza is Partner at Westerly Winds.
What check size does Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza write?
Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza go to school?
Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza studied at University of St Andrews (Master of Letters with distinction, Finance & Management); University of St Andrews (Master of Arts, Economics & Management); UC Santa Barbara (Year Abroad, Economics & Management).

Same school

Also attended University of St Andrews94

Madison LenormandInvestor at DaphniOliver MarquesPartner, Capital Formation at March Capital PartnersAndreas WeiskamPartner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investmentsMarshall PorterGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpNate WangVP of Investments at Plum Alley InvestmentsFreddie LuchterhandSpecialist Advisor, Brand Impact at Openspace Ventures

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Also attended UC Santa Barbara235

Logan GreenCo-founder of LyftArturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at CoFi1

Taylor OliverPartner at Cervin Ventures

Also worked at Frameplay4

Luke AlvarezFounder & Managing General Partner at Hiro CapitalCherry FreemanFounder & General Partner at Hiro CapitalLuca SumaVenture Partner at Hiro CapitalAnastasiaInvestor at Flex Capital Partners

Also worked at Fishbrain7

Allen DuanVenture Partner at Differential VenturesPer AnellInvestor at IndustrifondenHenrik TorstenssonPartner at Alliance VCAkihiko OkamotoInvestor at HeadlineEdward van CutsemFounder and Executive Chairman at Westerly WindsMalin CarlstromGeneral Partner at Climentum Capital

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Also worked at Carbon Clean4

Praveen SahayFounder and Managing Director at WAVE Equity PartnersSatya BansalFounder and CEO at Blue Ashva CapitalEdward van CutsemFounder and Executive Chairman at Westerly WindsSarthak TripathiOperating Advisor at WAVE Equity Partners