Mohamed Elkasstawi

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Mohamed Elkasstawi is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Tribal Credit, where he leads the blockchain vision, strategy, and execution. From forming strategic partnerships with blockchain firms to building Tribal’s blockchain infrastructure, Mohamed focuses on harnessing the technology to give startups in emerging markets greater access to financial services.

He was an early investor and believer in Bitcoin and Ethereum and has founded ZK Capital, a research-focused blockchain investment firm that invests in and mentors startups using the technology. He co-invested with Sequoia, USV, Coinbase VC, and Pantera in pioneering blockchain projects like Filecoin, bloXroute, Blockstack, Nervos, and others.

Mohamed was featured by Scene Arabia as one of "5 Middle Eastern entrepreneurs working with blockchain to transform the future." He has a BS in Engineering Management from Northern Illinois University, and he studied Entrepreneurship at Stanford.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
Mohamed Elkasstawi has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 2, 2022, when AO Labs raised $4.50M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Aug 2, 2022 AO Labs Seed $4.50M Blockchain Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Mohamed Elkasstawi has 2 current jobs including Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer at Tribal , Founding Partner at zk Capital and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Tribal Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer Jul 1, 2019 Detail
zk Capital Founding Partner Dec 1, 2017 Detail