Seif Amr
InvestorFounderInvestor at First Circle · Cofounder at Thndr
United Arab Emirates
FoundedThndr · YC
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 · 9
4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checksA'Z AngelsLos GatosBECO CapitalDubai · $905K – $60M checksLoftyInc CapitalHoustonMSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonPlus VCAbu Dhabi · $100K – $500K checksThe Raba PartnershipCape Town · $50K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Thndr
AH
Ahmad HammoudaFounder
Experience
- ThndrCo-Founder & COO2020 — 2025
- UberOperations Manager (Rider Operations)2019 — 2020Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- UberOperations Coordinator (Marketplace)2018 — 2019Cairo, Egypt
- UberOperations Coordinator (Driver Operations)2017Cairo, Egypt
- CI Capital HoldingInvestment Banking Analyst2016 — 2017Cairo, Egypt
- CI Capital HoldingInvestment Banking Intern2016Cairo, Egypt
Skills & more
Microsoft Office19Business Strategy11Project Management10SQL1Microsoft Excel5Teamwork6Financial Analysis4Stock ManagementManagement7Team Leadership4Microsoft Word5Market Research4
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FinanceMicrosoft PowerPointLanguages 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
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle
Jack Knellinger
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member 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).
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