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Simon Sharp

Investor

Partner at Global Ventures

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Simon Sharp is a Senior Partner at Global Ventures, an international venture capital firm that invests in founders and emerging companies.

Experience

  1. Global VenturesSenior Partnercurrent2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Global VenturesPartner2022 — 2025Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Global VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow (Class 30)current2025 — present
  5. PoliCloudBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  6. spiderSilkBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  7. LocadBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. MaalexiBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  9. ImmensaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  10. hivenetBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  11. MamoBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  12. Seafood SouqBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  13. Lamsa | لمسةBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  14. Enhance FitnessBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  15. RedSeaBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  16. Zid | زدBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  17. AltibbiBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  18. AlgoDrivenBoard Observer2021 — 2023
  19. in5 DubaiSelection Committee Member2021 — 2023United Arab Emirates
  20. Zension Technologies Inc.Board Observer2020 — 2022

Education

  1. The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)MCSI, Banking2015 — 2016
  2. ICAEWACA, First time passes2011 — 2014
  3. University of WarwickBSc (Hons) in Mathematics2007 — 2010
  4. The Campion SchoolMathematics, Further Mathematics2000 — 2007

Skills & more

Private Equity29Financial Modeling27Asset Management18Business Valuation3Venture Financing3Investment Management3Corporate Finance2

From Simon's professional profile.

Colleagues at Global Ventures

Farah Osman
Principal at Global Ventures
Noor Sweid
Founder at Global Ventures
Owais Khan
Associate at Global Ventures
Youssef Hanna
Analyst at Global Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Simon Sharp work?
Simon Sharp is Partner at Global Ventures.
What check size does Simon Sharp write?
Simon Sharp typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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