Karim Hussein is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Algebra Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Karim Hussein is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Algebra Ventures, an Egypt-based early-stage venture firm he launched in 2016 after leading product development at WebMD and co-founding D-Kimia Diagnostic Solutions. His investment thesis targets early-stage technology startups building market leaders across Egypt and the wider MENA region, with sector focus on fintech, e-commerce, logistics, agritech, healthtech, and education tech. Algebra typically invests seed to Series A rounds, having deployed over $10 million across ten companies in 2023, including Sylndr, Mtor, and DXWand. Notable portfolio companies include household names such as Elmenus, Trella, Yodawy, and MNT-Halan, which have become significant players in the regional startup ecosystem. Hussein often serves on the boards of portfolio companies like Yodawy and Contact Financial Holding, indicating a lead investor role with active governance involvement. While specific check sizes per deal are not publicly detailed, the firm’s $154 million in total capital raised across two funds (2016 and 2022) supports a strategy of backing multiple early-stage ventures with meaningful follow-on capac
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