Hesham Zreik

Hesham Zreik is an accomplished investor, mentor, and board member with over 20 years of experience leading multinational businesses. He has been recognized as one of Forbes' top 50 investors due to his successful exits and investments in over 100 startups. Hesham's passion lies in building innovative startups that offer simple solutions to complex problems in industries such as AI, Fintech, Blockchain, e-commerce, IoT, and HR among others. He has co-founded and invested in more than 40 startups, and as CEO and co-founder of FasterCapital, he has helped expand the online accelerator's reach to over 500 offices worldwide.

Hesham is an expert in team management, technical co-founding, user experience, and product/process/knowledge management. He is fluent in Arabic, English, and French, with some knowledge of German and Spanish. With a strong background in computer information systems and electrical and electronic control and automation, Hesham has completed his engineering degree at the Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology and earned a master's in CIS from The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences. He is currently pursuing a DBA at Heriot-Watt University.

Some notable companies Hesham has invested in and co-founded include dooet.com, letuscloud.com, beamgift.com, and mobayle.com. He has also mentored over 50 companies and held various leadership positions in multiple organizations.