Sherif Nessim
Investor | Early Stage Investing across Africa | Advocate for Prosperous Africa
New York City Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner
2021 - Current
An early stage investor focusing on Africa. We make Pre-Seed to Series A investments. We love solutions that address the bottom of the pyramid and touches lives of the under-served masses
Jedar Capital is a emerging VC fund focuses on early-stage investments in emerging & frontier markets: Middle East, Africa & Pakistan
Board Advisor
2023
NAYA is an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform designed for fintechs to build, manage, and scale financial operations
A modern financial data management and reconciliation platform for the new-age fintechs & financial services.
Limited Partner (LP)
2015
A15 is a tech VC Fund typically investing in pre-seed and seed rounds of start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a focus on Egypt
Investor
2023
Redefining the new age of work in emerging markets. HR Tech, Payroll Processing & Benefits
All-in-one Modern HR, Payroll and Benefit provider for SMBs and enterprises. Redefining the new age of work.
Raised $1,510,000.00 from Jedar Capital, Indus Valley Capital, Antler Elevate and START EQUITY VENTURES.
Investor
2022
Jem builds HR Software for companies with frontline/desk-less workers. Using WhatsApp, we make it easy for HR and Payroll Managers to send payslips, process leave requests and communicate with thousands of frontline workers in just a few clicks.
Investor
2022
Julaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments.
Investor
2023
Making doctors superhuman We're on a mission to make healthcare affordable and instantly accessible to every human on the planet. We have started the journey by solving some of the immediate problems healthcare practitioners and patients face today.
Investor
2022
Bumpa is building the infrastructure to power online commerce and enable African small business owners to start, manage and grow their businesses from their mobile devices. The platform enable merchants to sell on all social channels: instagram, whatsapp, facebook, online and offline and providing them with payment, shipping, logistics, fulfillment and other ancillary services through a SaaS platform model
Investor
2022
The Operating System for Retail Distribution in Africa We provide a unified digital commerce marketplace to facilitate trade among Africa’s informal merchants and leading consumer brands.
Investor
2022
Formerly known as Topup mama Caantin offers restaurants in Africa vendor management and payment SaaS platform
Caantin is developer of vendor management and software designed for brief onboarding and simple operations to enhance customer satisfaction.
Raised $2,260,000.00 from Google for Startups and Catalyst Fund.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
1993 - 1998
Cohort 8
2021 - 2021
Online Course
2020 - 2020
International Diploma
2003 - 2004