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HOF Capital

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HOF Capital is a technology-focused venture capital firm.

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01.09.2015

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HOF Capital, founded in 2015, supports ambitious entrepreneurs in creating enduring businesses by providing long-term-focused capital from idea to IPO. With offices in New York, San Francisco, and London, HOF Capital has a global network of venture partners and is backed by over 200 influential industry leaders. The firm invests in startups in the Finance and E-Commerce sectors, typically at the age of 2-3 years. Some of its notable portfolio companies include Quanergy Systems, Drop, and Starship Technologies. HOF Capital is known for participating in rounds with 7-8 other investors and typically invests in the range of $10-50 million.
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Onsi Sawiris
Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris

Onsi Sawiris is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on cloud-based technologies, fintech and enterprise SaaS. Onsi currently sits on the boards of Drop Technologies (Canada), ItaliaOnline (BIT:IOL) (Italy), Riverbank (EU), OPTii Solutions (US), Mach Music (US), Energal (Egypt), and is a Board Observer at Orascom TMT Investments (Luxembourg, Egypt, UK). His focus is on supporting these companies with digital transformation strategies, and finding synergies with HOF's portfolio. Prior to HOF Capital, Onsi worked in TMT-focused M&A at Arma Partners, a specialist technology investment bank. Onsi also co-founded Energal, a hyperlocal sustainable energy company tackling distribution inefficiencies in emerging markets. Onsi holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is fluent in English, German and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.

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Onsi Sawiris

Fady Yacoub
Fady Yacoub

Fady Yacoub

Fady Yacoub is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on companies leveraging frontier technologies to reshape massive industries. At HOF, he led investments in Headspin, Flutterwave, Terra, and others across sectors and stages. Prior to HOF Capital, Fady worked at Digital World Capital, a technology- focused hedge fund, helping the firm expand its investment portfolio in Asia by overseeing the firm’s investment in Baidu and Qihoo 360. Prior to that, he was a Data Analyst at Switch (NYSE:SWCH), which builds and operates the highest-rated colocation data centers in the world. After DWC, Fady syndicated an SPV that invested into the Alibaba IPO (NYSE:BABA). Fady earned both a BS and BA in Business Administration & Psychology from the University of Southern California.

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HOF Capital

Fady Yacoub

Hisham Elhaddad
Hisham Elhaddad

Hisham Elhaddad

Hisham Elhaddad is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on machine learning, deep tech and enterprise software. Hisham works closely with many of HOF’s portfolio companies, including ASAPP, insitro, Myome and Starship Technologies. He also led the firm’s growth-stage investments in UiPath and Uber. Prior to HOF, Hisham was an investor at ERA, an early stage fund and technology accelerator based in New York. He began his career as an EIR at Switch (NYSE:SWCH), which owns and operates the highest rated colocation data centers in the world. Hisham holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boston University. He is fluent in English, German, and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.

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Employee Profiles
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Troy Shen

Troy Shen

Associate

Sabrina Halper

Sabrina Halper

Investor & Community Lead

Koki Mashita

Koki Mashita

Venture Scout

Stefano Calvagno

Stefano Calvagno

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Tala Hasan Aljabri

Tala Hasan Aljabri

General Partner and Venture Partner

Umaimah Mendhro

Umaimah Mendhro

Venture Partner

David Teten

David Teten

Venture Partner

Penny Chenh

Penny Chenh

Chief of Staff

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