Sarah Abuagela
InvestorPartner & Head of Investment at Ceras Ventures
Durham, North Carolina, United States
About
Partner and Head of Investment at Ceras Ventures, leading a global Web3 portfolio of 70+ startups with a background in finance and emerging technologies. Named among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Middle East, she focuses on digital asset adoption, tokenization, and emerging market innovation.
Experience
- Ceras VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Ceras VenturesHead of Investmentcurrent2022 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Nuwa AINon Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- nGRND IncAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- TheBlock.Member of the Board of Advisors2025
- Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC)Business Mentor2024 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BrincStart-Up Mentor2024 — 2025
- EWA AcceleratorMentor2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFBusiness Analytics Emerging Markets2018 — 2022Dubai
- BASFEmployee Engagement Lead Midde East2017 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFSupply Chain Projects and Regional Controlling MENA2015 — 2018Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BASFCorporate Trainee Program2011 — 2014Paris, Berlin, Ludwigshafen, Nienburg
Skills & more
Foresight2Futures Thinking1Mentoring2Communication6Leadership1Teamwork10Problem solving3Negotiation4Management6Intercultural Skills5Quantum Computing1Artificial Intelligence (AI)1
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Digital Asset ManagementVenture CapitalInvestor RelationsTechnological InnovationFinancial AdvisoryInstitutional RelationsData GovernancePortfolio ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAdvisoryGrowth InvestingWeb 3.0Languages Arabic · Deutsch · English · French · Schwedisch · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah Abuagela?
- Partner and Head of Investment at Ceras Ventures, leading a global Web3 portfolio of 70+ startups with a background in finance and emerging technologies. Named among the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Middle East, she focuses on digital asset adoption, tokenization, and emerging market innovation.
- Where does Sarah Abuagela work?
- Sarah Abuagela is Partner & Head of Investment at Ceras Ventures.
- Where did Sarah Abuagela go to school?
- Sarah Abuagela studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Quantum Computing Program focusing on Strategy and Impact in Business); Dubai Future Foundation; The University of Manchester (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Global MBA (part-time)).
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Also attended The University of Manchester226
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