Abdul Abdirahman

Principal

2024 - Current

Early stage (seed-series B) fintech & vertical SaaS investor. Lead efforts to create, launch, upgrade, and maintain the F-Prime Fintech Index. Co-author annual State of Fintech reports. Investments supported include 1upHealth, Canoe Intelligence, Even Financial, Guros, Latchel (board observer), Notabene, Parrot Software (board observer), Snapdocs, Vestwell, and unannounced investments.

Senior Associate

2020 - 2023

Early stage (seed-series B) fintech, proptech & vertical SaaS investor.

Advocate

2020 - 2022

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Venture Partner

2020 - 2021

Invested in pre-seed & seed stage tech startups in Africa & the MENA region. Investments (led or supported): Chari, Marketforce360, OnePipe, WorkPay & Yasir

Investment Team

2020 - 2020

Emerging markets (LatAm & Africa) fintech

Impact Investing Associate

2019 - 2019

Fintech Deal Team Member

2019 - 2019

Sourced, analyzed, and invested in early-stage fintech startups across the globe for a $250,000 evergreen, student-run fund Supported $50,000 seed investment in Atlas Health, a digital health platform matching patients with aid programs in the U.S. The GSB Impact Fund invests in early-stage, for-profit ventures seeking financial, social and environmental returns. Our Fintech deal team invests in early-stage companies building products and services which increase financial inclusion across the globe.

Impact Investing - Summer Associate

2018 - 2018

Sourced and analyzed fintech, healthtech and agritech investment opportunities for fund by building relationships with entrepreneurs across East Africa & India. Managed due diligence process for investments, culminating to recommendations to Investment Committee.

Business Strategy & Fundraising

2018 - 2018

Number 4 employee to join startup. Worked on strategy, fundraising, partnerships and GTM

Assistant Manager

2015 - 2017

Worked with client C-suite to deliver a variety of financial services to asset management firms in the U.K. and emerging markets.

Associate - Senior Associate

2012 - 2015

Serviced asset management (venture capital, private equity and hedge funds) clients in New York.

Horizon Intern, Financial Services Office

2010 - 2010

Worked with internal finance team to develop and improve various reporting tools used for year-end closing and planning for new fiscal year. Collaborated with cross functional team to designed and populated templates that captures key stats from client projects.