An Angel Investor investing in startups in the MENA region as well as in regional VC funds. Additionally, Mrs. ElSaadi manages her family’s US VC portfolio predominantly concentrated in emerging fund manager investments.On the career side, Mrs. ElSaadi has over 10 years of financial services industry experience in London and Dubai. Jumana started her career as a Private Bank Executive at Barclays Private Bank where she assisted in overseeing a portfolio of ultra-high net worth Individuals and Institutions across East Africa , the UAE, Oman, and the Levant. Thereafter, she joined Safanad, a global principal-led investment house, where she worked closely with the Investment Partners ensuring effective transaction execution. Jumana was strategically focused on supporting the Investment Partners Group in the firm’s business development and growth strategy.Jumana is currently a partner and co-founder of Silicon Valley Venture and Innovation, an investment firm, that bridges regional family offices and institutions with top-tier VC deals (funds and directs). SVVI has also launched their first managed product, a fund of funds with a mandate to invest in top-tier US VC funds. Jumana’s global network on both sides of the startup ecosystem inspired her to institutionalize the process of introducing allocators, fund managers, and entrepreneurs to build SVVI’s investor network and community.
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