Fouad Najjar
Chief Financial Officer at Stitchain
Dubai
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Investor
2021 - 2021
• Sourced investment opportunities using a structured approach to increase deal flow velocity in both quantity and quality by doing weekly sprints using multiple deal flow channels • Developed investment theses around various industry verticals, reviewed pitch decks, met with startups and investors, and presented top investment opportunities at weekly Partners Meetings and Investment Committees • Worked closely with the General Partners who have 45+ years of VC experience and invested in 10+ unicorns such as Beyond Meat, Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Wish, Oculus, Oscar, etc. • Conducted quantitative and qualitative deep due diligence including: Market sizing, team’s ability to execute, go-to-market strategy, key risks, business model, key metrics, financial modeling, competitive landscape, customer and investor interviews, cap table and waterfall analysis, term sheets and investment documents • Built a large network across accelerators, VC / PE funds, Strategics, and Startup founders, and have access to VU's investor and strategic network
VU Venture Partners is a multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital fund and is a scalable venture capital fund platform.
Analyst
2020 - 2021
• Collaborated with management teams of portfolio companies to prioritize value creation initiatives as part of operating roadmaps to deliver on the long-term strategic plan, and craft narratives for future funding rounds • Evaluated performance metrics of investments to track progress against budgets and forecasts, and applied structured frameworks to identify high-priority areas, and execute corrective action plans or business model pivots • Prepared annual and quarterly LP reports to compile insights on financial and operating performance of the overall portfolio, developed case studies of milestone investments, and articulate market commentary on sector/business trends
Analyst
2018 - 2020
• Developed investment memos and pitch decks for potential investments and presented to an investment committee • Developed and negotiated term sheets for portfolio companies • Monitored the fund’s and the portfolio companies’ financial performance • Prepared quarterly and annual LP reports on the fund’s status and performance • Liaised with external parties including lawyers, auditors, and industry experts