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Omar El-ayat
General Partner at Euclid Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Omar El-Ayat is the Founder & General Partner of Euclid Ventures in San Francisco, specializing in venture capital investments in sectors such as Supply Chain Tech and Digital Health. With a background that includes roles at Crosslink Capital and successful investments in companies like Postmates and HomeLight, he has a proven track record of identifying and supporting early-stage startups with high growth potential.
Work Experience
Founder & General Partner
2022 - Current
Pre-seed VC for vertical software founders.
Partner
2011 - 2020
Focus: Early-stage vertical software and marketplaces. Led investments in Aizon, Autofi, Brightwheel, BuildingConnected (acq. by ADSK), Enigma, Great Jones (acq. by Roofstock), HomeLight, Hungryroot, Kinetic, Phil, Postmates (acq. by UBER), and Roofr.
Crosslink Capital partners with founders that are market disrupters and category creators, typically at the Seed-Series A stage.
Analyst
2009 - 2011
Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking (PJMB) is a part of the asset management business of Piper Jaffray Companies
Analyst
2007 - 2008
Education
B.S
2005 - 2009