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Seif Amr

InvestorFounder

Investor at First Circle · Cofounder at Thndr

United Arab Emirates

FoundedThndr · YC

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

Ben PerryunlockedSeif: together at IE Business School (2015)
×4Seif: together at IE Business School
×7Seif: together at The American University in Cairo

About

Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.

Cofounder at ThndrYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Seif went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Thndr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Seif can intro founders to Thndr's investors below.

Thndr's investors · 11

4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checksA'Z AngelsLos GatosBECO CapitalDubai · $905K – $60M checks · since 2022LoftyInc CapitalHoustonMSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonPlus VCAbu Dhabi · $100K – $500K checksProsus VenturesAmsterdam · $3.3M – $104M checks · since 2022The Raba PartnershipCape Town · $50K – $5M checksTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Thndr

AHAhmad Hammouda
Ahmad HammoudaFounder

Experience

  1. ThndrCo-Founder & COO2020 — 2025
  2. UberOperations Manager (Rider Operations)2019 — 2020Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. UberOperations Coordinator (Marketplace)2018 — 2019Cairo, Egypt
  4. UberOperations Coordinator (Driver Operations)2017Cairo, Egypt
  5. CI Capital HoldingInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2017Cairo, Egypt
  6. CI Capital HoldingInvestment Banking Intern2016Cairo, Egypt

Skills & more

Microsoft Office19Business Strategy11Project Management10SQL1Microsoft Excel5Teamwork6Financial Analysis4Stock ManagementManagement7Team Leadership4Microsoft Word5Market Research4
+2 moreFinanceMicrosoft PowerPoint

Languages Arabic · English · Spanish

  • DELE Nivel A1 — Instituto Cervantes
  • Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) — NCEES

From Seif's professional profile.

Colleagues at First Circle

Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at First Circle
Andi Dervishi
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Anis Kallel
Investor at First Circle
Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emeka Ajene
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
Investor at First Circle
Fedde van Dijk
Partner at Stecc Capital
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle

Frequently asked questions

Who is Seif Amr?
Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.
Where does Seif Amr work?
Seif Amr is Cofounder of Thndr and at First Circle.
What companies did Seif Amr found?
Seif Amr founded Thndr.
Where did Seif Amr go to school?
Seif Amr studied at IE Business School (Master’s Degree, Management); The American University in Cairo (Bachelor’s Degree, Construction Engineering); The International School of Choueifat - Cairo (High School).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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IE Business School mafia59

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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First Circle mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anis KallelFounded Kaoun +1Samantha GhiottiStrategic Advisor & Independent IC MemberFounded HabittoHana ZaghloulVenture PartnerFounded DayraMejero KunuVenture PartnerFounded Pennee TechnologiesDare OkoudjouFounded OnafriqEmilian PopaFounded Ilara Health

Same school

Also attended IE Business School355

Ben PerryInvestor at MedicxiBorja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at Kfund

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Also attended The American University in Cairo104

Amira AminChief Operating Officer, Liquid Strategies at Magnetar AI VenturesAniqua BokhariLegal Counsel at Red Cell IncubationLeslie HarwellCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Alante CapitalSaud AbbasiAdvisor at Autotech VenturesMohamed OkashaManaging Partner at DisrupTech VenturesHabiba ElSayedInvestor Comms & PR Manager at DisrupTech Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Thndr5

Omar DarwazahManaging Director AAF Management at Taram CapitalAhmed KassemProgram Officer at Flat6LabsAli MokhtarCEO Venture Capital at Beltone Venture CapitalAhmad HammoudaFounder at ThndrGeorge FahmyFounder at Stakpak

Also worked at Uber602

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiGergely NemethSenior Engineering Manager at DoorDash; co-founder of RisingStack

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Also worked at CI Capital Holding10

Nader YoussefInvestment Associate at Flourish VenturesHana KamelSenior Associate at Alta Semper CapitalAhmed El SoueniSenior Associate at Tana Africa CapitalSamir TinawiAssociate at SPE Capital PartnersRémiCofondateur & Investisseur at PLT Family OfficeHamed MahmoudInvestment Team at Access Bridge Ventures

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