Find your path to Mostafa
86 people in our graph share verified history with Mostafa — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Daniel GlazerunlockedMostafa: together at The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) (2018–2026)
×2Mostafa: together at Entrepreneur First
×3Mostafa: together at Automata Technologies
×4Mostafa: together at The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)
About
Trained as an architect, Mostafa ElSayed worked as a designer at Zaha Hadid Architects for five years. He subsequently joined Entrepreneurs First, where he began building his own company.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- m•••@automata.techreveal75% confident
CEO and Co-Founder at Automata
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In turn, Mostafa can intro founders to Automata's investors below.
Automata's investors · 15
ABB Technology VenturesZürich · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksBlue Wire CapitalLondon · $50K – $300K checksDIMENSIONTokyo · since 2026Dimension CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksEckuityCypress · since 2026Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksHCVCParis · $100K – $1M checksHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2022Isomer CapitalLondon · since 2022Latitude VenturesSeattle · since 2022Octopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks · since 2026Possible VenturesMunich · $100K – $5M checksTru Arrow Technology PartnersNew York · since 2026
Co-founders at Automata
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Suryansh ChandraCo-Founder
Experience
- Automata TechnologiesCo Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Automata TechnologiesCo-Founder2015 — 2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)Fellowcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Architectural AssociationCourse Tutor Design Research Lab (DRL)current2011 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Entrepreneur FirstEF4 cohort2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Zaha Hadid ArchitectsLead Designer, Computation & Design Group2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Zaha Hadid ArchitectsSenior Designer, Computation & Design Group2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Zaha Hadid ArchitectsArchitectural assistant2010 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Design Research22Architectural Design14Rendering3Sketching4Sustainable Design2Urban Design4SketchUp3Rhino8Revit3AutoCAD2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mostafa ElSayed?
- Trained as an architect, Mostafa ElSayed worked as a designer at Zaha Hadid Architects for five years. He subsequently joined Entrepreneurs First, where he began building his own company.
- Where does Mostafa ElSayed work?
- Mostafa ElSayed is CEO and Co-Founder of Automata.
- What companies did Mostafa ElSayed found?
- Mostafa ElSayed founded Automata.
- Where did Mostafa ElSayed go to school?
- Mostafa ElSayed studied at Architectural Association (Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture and Urbanism (DRL)); General Assembly (Data Science); American University of Sharjah (Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture).
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Entrepreneur First mafia885
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American University of Sharjah mafia9
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Architectural Association mafia3
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Also attended American University of Sharjah17
Yasser MestarihiHead of Middle East at Type One VenturesVarun SharmaInvestment Associate at Wamda CapitalSirine DhaouadiSenior Associate, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics (Private Equity) at Northleaf Capital PartnersDr. Faisal Al-KadiInvestor & Advisor at Hatch QuarterManiya AlaviInvestor at Aujan Group HoldingBenna IqbalFounder, Group Chief Executive Officer, GI Corporation at GI Corporation
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Shared employers
Also worked at Automata Technologies9
Jerry YangGeneral Partner at HCVCKamran AdlePartner at Octopus VenturesClaudio JordanHead of Ventures at ABB Technology VenturesSteve CrossanVenture Partner at firstminute capitalKate HyslopHead of Marketing at ZincJan RiethmayerVP Engineering at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG
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Also worked at The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce)22
Daniel GlazerUS Expansion, Fundraising and IPO/M&A Exit Expert at Notion CapitalGary DushnitskyAcademic & Advisor at Joyance PartnersMattia MrvosevicGeneral Partner at Eterna CapitalMila LukicPartner and Head of Outcomes Partnerships at Bridges Fund Management Ltd.Suranga ChandratillakePartner at Balderton CapitalOmiros D. SarikasFounder and Managing Partner at Brookstreet Equity Partners
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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