Fundraising Fox

Omar El-Ayat

Investor

General Partner at Euclid Venture Partners

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $750K

About

Omar El-Ayat is the founder and general partner at Euclid, an investment firm focused on vertical AI founders. He brings over 15 years of experience in vertical software investing, previously serving as a partner at Crosslink Capital where he led investments in companies including BuildingConnected (acquired by Autodesk), Postmates (acquired by Uber), Hungryroot, and HomeLight.

Experience

  1. EuclidFounder & General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Crosslink CapitalPartner2011 — 2020
  3. Piper JaffrayAnalyst2009 — 2011
  4. Iroquois CapitalAnalyst2007 — 2008

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityB.S, Management Science & Engineering2005 — 2009
  2. The Harker School1996 — 2001

Skills & more

Due Diligence35Venture Capital57Investments33Portfolio Management20

From Omar's professional profile.

Deals · 5

Building ConnectedBoard seat

via Euclid Venture Partners · filed Sep 2018 · $344.9K raise

NoHo ServicesBoard seat

via Euclid Venture Partners · filed Apr 2018 · $7.6M raise

HungryrootBoard seat

via Euclid Venture Partners · filed Apr 2018 · $23.3M raise

Alpha UXBoard seat

via Euclid Venture Partners · filed Feb 2018 · $10M raise

Stax HealthBoard seat

via Euclid Venture Partners · filed Oct 2017 · $2.9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Euclid Venture Partners

Nic Poulos
General Partner at Euclid Venture Partners

Network4

Andrew PerlmanScout
Managing Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
Dmitry DakhnovskyScout
Co-Founder at STCAP
Gabby ControScout
Partner at Crosslink Capital
Gautam GuptaScout
Co-founder and General Partner at Strata Capital Partners

Investors connected to Omar in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Omar El-Ayat work?
Omar El-Ayat is General Partner at Euclid Venture Partners.
What check size does Omar El-Ayat write?
Omar El-Ayat typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia873

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Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanLecturer, Departments of Statistics and Computer ScienceFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

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The Harker School mafia26

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Neil MovvaFounded Sailresearch +1Josh ZloofFounded Sudden CoffeePeter GaoFounded Aquarium LearningShantanu JoshiHigh SchoolFounded LumeAndrew LuoFounded OneSchemaRishabh JainFounded Latent

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Crosslink Capital mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Inevitable Tech

Euclid Venture Partners mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nic PoulosGeneral PartnerFounded Euclid

Same school

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Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Crosslink Capital34

Alex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture PartnersBrandon AlexanderEntrepreneur In Residence at Crosslink CapitalEric ChinPartner and Alpha Founder at Crosslink CapitalAlexis ElfendDirector of Alpha at Crosslink CapitalAshley BatemanVP of Finance at Crosslink CapitalJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

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Also worked at Piper Jaffray58

Kelly O'KaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companiesSafa RashtchyManaging Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonJames HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas CapitalMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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