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Abdul Abdirahman

Tech Investor @F-Prime Capital | Fintech Enthusiast | Stanford MBA | Harvard MPA/ID

New York City Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

Skills

Financial Reporting
Financial Accounting
Project Planning
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Financial Analysis
PowerPoint
Analysis
Project Management
Customer Service
Data Analysis
Strategic Planning
Accounting
Economic Development
Emerging Markets
Strategic Leadership
Recruiting
Leadership
Event Planning
Leadership Development

Education

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2024

    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.

2020 - 2022

  • Advocate

    2020 - 2022

    FinTech Sandbox is a nonprofit that helps startups build great products. We appreciate that the cost and access to data are major challenges for FinTech startups, and we brought together some of the world’s largest data providers and financial institutions to solve this problem through free access to data to develop your applications. Check it out and apply if we have data that can help you.

2020 - 2021

  • 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

2020 - 2020

  • Investment Team

    2020 - 2020

    Emerging markets (LatAm & Africa) fintech

2019 - 2019

  • 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.

2018 - 2018

  • Business Strategy & Fundraising

    2018 - 2018

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

2012 - 2017

  • 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.

2010 - 2010

  • 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.