5 Founders backed by Kareem El Sawy building SaaS (2026)

Founders backed by Kareem El Sawy and building SaaS (5)

Founders backed by Kareem El Sawy and building SaaS covers 5 founders on Clickatell, Engage3 and HammerTech Global and 2 other companies. The most common sector is SaaS (5). Members are based in 5 cities, led by Davis, CA (1), Melbourne, Australia (1) and Redwood City, CA (1). Companies represented include Juno Live and Protecht. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: SaaS (5 founders)
• Top location: Davis, CA (1 founders)
• Locations represented: 5

• Ben Leach — HammerTech Global
• David Bergmark — Protecht
• Edris Bemanian — Engage3
• Josh Hotsenpiller — Juno Live
• Pieter Villiers — Clickatell

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• Jon Flint (19 founders)
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• Paul Allen (17 founders)
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• Tom Morgan (22 founders)
• David Solomon (21 founders)
• Steve Lebow (20 founders)
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• Alumni Ventures · SaaS (6 founders)
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• Tokyo, Japan · SaaS (8 founders)
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• Houston, TX · SaaS (6 founders)
• Freada Kapor Klein · SaaS (4 founders)
• Nino Marakovic · SaaS (3 founders)
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• Ann Miura-Ko · SaaS (4 founders)
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• Berkeley, CA · SaaS (5 founders)
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• Link Ventures · SaaS (3 founders)
• Aydin Senkut · SaaS (5 founders)
• CRV · SaaS (3 founders)

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