Youssef Salem
InvestorAdvisor at Colle Capital Partners · Board director at SWVL
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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About
CFO of Swvl, the first Middle East unicorn to list on Nasdaq. Brings ten years of investment banking experience with Moelis & Company and QInvest; a CFA Charterholder.
Board director at SWVL
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SWVL's investors · 14
Arzan VCKuwait City · since 2018Autotech VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $8M checksBECO BoosterDubai · since 2025BECO CapitalDubai · since 2024Capria VenturesSeattle · $300K – $1M checksCedar Mundi VenturesLondonColle Capital PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025COTU Ventures$150K – $2M checksDASH VenturesAmmanEndeavor CatalystNew York · since 2019RAED VenturesRiyadh · since 2018Sawari VenturesCairo · $200K – $2M checksSilicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks · since 2018VNV GlobalStockholm
Co-founders at SWVL
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Ahmed SabbahInterim Chief Financial Officer
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Mostafa KandilChief Executive Officer and Chairman
Experience
- The Mal ShowHostcurrent2026 — present
- ADNOC DrillingChief Financial Officercurrent2023 — present
- SwvlBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- SwvlChief Financial Officer2021 — 2023
- SwvlFinancial Advisor2019 — 2021
- AIQChief Financial Officer2023 — 2024
- Moelis & CompanySenior Advisor2021 — 2023
- Moelis & CompanyExecutive Director2016 — 2021
- QInvest LLCAssociate2012 — 2016
Skills & more
Technology21Sustainability19Artificial Intelligence (AI)9Finance24
Languages Arabic · English
- CFA Charterholder — CFA Institute
- Fellow of the Society of Actuaries — Society of Actuaries
From Youssef's professional profile.
Colleagues at Colle Capital Partners
Alessandro Arlotti
Investment Team Member at Colle Capital Partners
Aman Mahajan
Venture Partner at Colle Capital Partners
Andrei Zimiles
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Betsy Atkins
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Bob Stearns
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Chris Fernandez
Advisor at Colle Capital Partners
Christopher Wright
Senior Advisor at Fraser
Dr. Aman Mahajan
Venture Partner at Colle Capital Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Youssef Salem?
- CFO of Swvl, the first Middle East unicorn to list on Nasdaq. Brings ten years of investment banking experience with Moelis & Company and QInvest; a CFA Charterholder.
- Where does Youssef Salem work?
- Youssef Salem is Advisor at Colle Capital Partners and Board director at SWVL.
- Where did Youssef Salem go to school?
- Youssef Salem studied at The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Science, Actuarial Science).
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