It’s all about the team

Meet the Founders

 

Agriculture, Management

Hussein Abou Bakr

Founder & Chairman of Plantform Agribusiness Ltd. 20 years experience in Food-Ingredients processing and Value-chain management in agriculture, food production and international trading. Co-founder of Fridal Farms in Bahariya Oasis. MBA in Operations Management and Information Systems.

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Investment, Finance

Tamer El Raghy

MD of Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF); a leading Agri impact VC fund in Sub-Saharan Africa. 20+ years of VC (ARAF), PE (responsibility AG), and corporate M&A (Cargill) in the Agri & Food space in Africa. MBA in Finance from New York University. PhD in Materials Engineering from Drexel University.

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Fintech, Retail

Mohamed Okasha

Managing partner of Disruptech Fintech-focused VC fund. Co-Founder of Fawry. 25+ years of experience in the corporate and retail sales, marketing and operations management of both IT and telecom Industries.

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