Where does Laila Hassan work?

Laila Hassan is General Partner at Algebra Ventures.

What check size does Laila Hassan write?

Laila Hassan typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.

Where did Laila Hassan go to school?

Laila Hassan studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (Executive Education, Venture Capital Unlocked: Silicon Valley); Cairo University (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law).

Laila Hassan

Investor

General Partner at Algebra Ventures · Venture Partner at 500 Global

Cairo, Egypt

Writes $500K – $4M checks

Find your path to Laila

727 people in our graph share verified history with Laila — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sandra SchwarzerunlockedLaila: together at London Business School (2014)

×5Laila: together at Morgan Stanley

×5Laila: together at London Business School

Laila: together at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

About

First female GP at a local Egyptian VC and Venture Partner at a global VC, Laila Hassan focuses on fintech, digital health, SaaS and deep tech across Africa and MENA.

Invests in

AgTechE-commerceFintechFoodTechHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain

Experience

Algebra VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentCairo, Egypt
Algebra VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentCairo, Egypt
500 StartupsVenture Partnercurrent2021 — present
500 StartupsPrincipal2019 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Associate Director2017 — 2018Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IndependentVenture Capital Consultant2014 — 2017Egypt
Morgan StanleySummer Associate, Investment Banking Division2013London, United Kingdom
Qalaa HoldingsAnalyst/Associate2008 — 2012Egypt

Skills & more

Private Equity25Investments11Project Finance8Corporate Finance8Valuation13Energy7Investment Banking9

From Laila's professional profile.

Colleagues at Algebra Ventures

Jana Aboughali

Analyst at Flourish Ventures

Karim Hussein

Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures

Khaled Ashraf

Associate at Algebra Ventures

Omar Khashaba

General Partner at Algebra Ventures

Tarek Assaad

Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures

Ziad Mokhtar

Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laila Hassan?: First female GP at a local Egyptian VC and Venture Partner at a global VC, Laila Hassan focuses on fintech, digital health, SaaS and deep tech across Africa and MENA.
Where does Laila Hassan work?: Laila Hassan is General Partner at Algebra Ventures.
What does Laila Hassan invest in?: Laila Hassan invests in AgTech, E-commerce, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain.
What check size does Laila Hassan write?: Laila Hassan typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
Where did Laila Hassan go to school?: Laila Hassan studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Stanford University (Executive Education, Venture Capital Unlocked: Silicon Valley); Cairo University (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law).

Same school

Also attended London Business School911

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended Cairo University50

Awny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures Moustafa ElBialyChief Information Officer at KPCB Waleed SaadChief Technology Officer at Modus Capital Mohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers Capital Ayman HindySenior Advisor at Safar Partners AshrafFractional Director, Computation at Deep Science Ventures

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Also attended The American University in Cairo104

Amira AminChief Operating Officer, Liquid Strategies at Magnetar AI Ventures Aniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell Incubation Leslie HarwellCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Alante Capital Saud AbbasiAdvisor at Autotech Ventures Mohamed OkashaManaging Partner at DisrupTech Ventures Habiba ElSayedInvestor Comms & PR Manager at DisrupTech Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at 500 Startups265

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures Justin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado Ventures Marinda LukInvestor at Initialized Capital Jessica KohSenior Executive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Jirapat SuvidejkosolSenior Associate, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)23

Ihsan JawadGeneral Partner at STV Walid HannaChairman and Co-CEO at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Jad El BoustaniPartner at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Ankit SarwahiPartner at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Ali AlmajthoobManaging Director at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Fahed QteishatAssociate Director at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

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Also worked at Morgan Stanley1,714

Mary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BOND Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy Ventures Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Luciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia Capital David VélezFounder & CEO of Nubank James DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis Ventures

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