About
Yasser Mestarihi leads Type One Ventures' Middle East activities, bringing over a decade of cross-sector experience across banking, construction, oil & gas, mining, logistics, and professional services. Having worked in Qatar and the UAE, he has built partnerships with government institutions, family offices, and investors, securing capital commitments for private equity deals.
Experience
- Type One VenturesHead of Middle Eastcurrent2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- ATTIKAT WLLBusiness Development Manager2023 — 2025Doha, Qatar
- Fazah MiningOperations Manager2019 — 2022Doha, Qatar
- Twenty Three FitnessManaging Partner2016 — 2019Doha, Doha, Qatar
- Intergroup Shipping (Al Faisal Holding)Assistant General Manager2014 — 2017Doha, Doha, Qatar
- Standard Chartered BankPriority Banking Relationship Manager2012 — 2013Doha, Doha, Qatar
- Maersk OilProcurement Analyst2012Qatar
Education
- American University of SharjahBachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance & Marketing
Skills & more
Financial Analysis2Banking1Market Research2Marketing Strategy6Investments1Wealth ManagementRelationship Management1Project Management6Business Strategy1Marketing Communications1New Business Development1Business Development1
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MarketingEntrepreneurial SpiritOperations ManagementP & L ManagementFinancial ManagementTraining & DevelopmentTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementManagementAnalysisStrategic PlanningNegotiationLanguages Arabic · English · Urdu
- Certificate of Completion — Dubai Professional Trading Group
- Managing Project Stakeholders — LinkedIn
From Yasser's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended American University of Sharjah2
Shared employers
Also worked at Standard Chartered Bank90
Hussain AbdullaFounding Partner, MENA at Golden Gate VenturesPhil VenablesVenture Partner at Ballistic VenturesOmesh FabianiCo-Head of Private Credit, Onyx at Openspace VenturesNichapat ArkDirector, Head of Thailand at Openspace VenturesAnthony AvedissianPartner at Canonical CryptoCharles LingInvestor at Foothill Ventures
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Also worked at Maersk Oil1
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Adam Sanchez
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Avantika Gupta
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Daniil Chen
Principal at Type One Ventures
Daphne Zhao
Director - APAC at Type One Ventures
Gledis Vogli
Advisor at Type One Ventures
Gustav Spangberg
Principal at Type One Ventures