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Shady El Tohfa

Founder

Founder at Amenli

Egypt

FoundedAmenli · YC

About

Shady El Tohfa is co-founder of Amenli, an Egyptian insurtech startup. He previously served as chief commercial officer at Paymob, a payments company he helped establish in 2015, which expanded to five markets and processed millions of transactions. He studied business administration at the American University in Cairo and participated in UC Berkeley's Skydeck accelerator program.

Founder at AmenliYC S21

Intro paths

YC

Shady went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — 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 Amenli's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Shady can intro founders to Amenli's investors below.

Amenli's investors · 4

Alter GlobalSan Francisco · since 2023EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeLondon · $2.2M – $27M checksP1 VenturesGrand Cayman · $100K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Amenli

ANAdham Nauman
Adham NaumanFounder

Experience

  1. AmenliCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentEgypt
  2. PaymobChief Commercial Officer2018 — 2020
  3. PaymobBusiness Development Director2015 — 2018Cairo
  4. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership Program | AUCMember of Experts-in-Residence Program2014 — 2015Cairo
  5. Flat6LabsBusiness Development Intern2014Cairo
  6. Skydeck | BerkeleyEntrepreneur in Residence2014San Francisco Bay Area
  7. AUC Business AssociationCo-Founder & President2013 — 2014the american university in cairo
  8. Nestle S.A.Supply Chain Management Intern2013Cairo
  9. Entrepreneurs' Society AUCModerator2012 — 2013The American University in Cairo
  10. HSBCTrade Department Intern2012
  11. AIESECOutgoing Exchange Member2011The American University in Cairo

Skills & more

Teamwork34Strategic Planning17Team Management14Team Leadership27Leadership17Strategy4Crystal Ball2Market Research22Microsoft Excel18Business Strategy12Economics5Marketing8
+7 moreMarketing StrategyFinancial AnalysisFinanceBusiness AnalysisOperations ManagementGARCH ModelFinancial Modeling

From Shady's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shady El Tohfa?
Shady El Tohfa is co-founder of Amenli, an Egyptian insurtech startup. He previously served as chief commercial officer at Paymob, a payments company he helped establish in 2015, which expanded to five markets and processed millions of transactions. He studied business administration at the American University in Cairo and participated in UC Berkeley's Skydeck accelerator program.
Where does Shady El Tohfa work?
Shady El Tohfa is Founder of Amenli.
What companies did Shady El Tohfa found?
Shady El Tohfa founded Amenli.
Where did Shady El Tohfa go to school?
Shady El Tohfa studied at The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration).

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Cutler CookVenture Partner at DeciensWale AyeniManaging Partner, Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures at Helios Digital VenturesBruno LusicInvestor at EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeAdham NaumanFounder at Amenli

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