Karima Serageldin

Karima Serageldin is a Managing Director at CEA International LLP (CEAI). She brings over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications, technology, software, and digital media sectors. Her expertise includes transaction execution, strategic advisory, and operational industry expertise in digitally-enabled sectors. She has led engagements in venture investment, corporate venturing, advisory, product management, and global commercial partnerships.

Karima has a diverse background, having worked with various companies from European and US start-ups to mid-cap UK companies and global corporations. She was notably responsible for managing the vast majority of the corporate divisions' products at MCI Inc (now Verizon) and Pipex Communications plc. She has also been involved in significant transactions such as the acquisition of Bulldog from Cable & Wireless and a new WiMAX joint venture with Intel Capital.124

Additionally, Karima has been backing digital companies in the venture capital sector, including direct principal investment and syndication. She was a co-founder, Partner, and Investment Committee member of a European-based venture capital fund and played a key role in its setup and early principal investments. She is also the Founder and Managing Director of Northbright Capital Limited, which provides corporate venturing and growth-based venture services to established blue-chip corporates and early/growth stage businesses in the technology sector, with a focus on Cybersecurity, Big Data, Fintech, and Digital Media.13