Sarah AlSaleh
InvestorGeneral Partner at Outliers VC
Middle East
Writes $250K β $1M checks Β· typically $500K
About
Operator-turned-investor with experience across venture capital, data products, and tech policy. Previously led the Middle East desk at Dataminr, was Head of Product at Wasphi, and led multi-stage investments at STV, with earlier roles at Google and McKinsey. Kauffman Fellow with a Master's in International Policy from Stanford.
Experience
- Outliers Venture CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 β present
- Milken InstituteYoung Leaders Circlecurrent2024 β present
- Kauffman FellowsFellowcurrent2022 β present
- STVInvestment Manager2019 β 2021
- WASPHIHead of Product & Strategy2016 β 2019Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Dataminr, Inc.Analytics, Middle East Desk Lead2015 β 2016Greater New York City Area
- Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard UniversityInternet Governance Researcher2014Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- GoogleIndustry Analyst2013
Skills & more
Languages Arabic Β· English Β· French
From Sarah's professional profile.
Colleagues at Outliers VC
Ahmed Azab
Head of Finance & Operations at Outliers VC
Jihad (Jay) Alammar
Venture Partner at Outliers VC
May AlSaleh
Investment Associate at Outliers VC
Mohamed Ali
Senior Accountant Analyst at Outliers VC
Mohammed Almeshekah
Founder & General Partner at Outliers VC
Rayouf Alhumedhi
Designer-in-Residence at Outliers VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah AlSaleh?
- Operator-turned-investor with experience across venture capital, data products, and tech policy. Previously led the Middle East desk at Dataminr, was Head of Product at Wasphi, and led multi-stage investments at STV, with earlier roles at Google and McKinsey. Kauffman Fellow with a Master's in International Policy from Stanford.
- Where does Sarah AlSaleh work?
- Sarah AlSaleh is General Partner at Outliers VC.
- What check size does Sarah AlSaleh write?
- Sarah AlSaleh typically writes checks of $250K β $1M.
- Where did Sarah AlSaleh go to school?
- Sarah AlSaleh studied at Stanford University (Master of Arts (MA), International Policy Studies).
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