Dany is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor, with many exits from ventures in a variety of industries. Dany co-founded and exited Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job site, Butlers, the UAE’s largest commercial laundry company and Intercat, one of the largest catering companies in the UAE. Prior to that, Dany worked at Lehman Brothers in London for 3 years after gaining a BSc from UCL (University College London) in Statistics, Operations Research and Economics.

Prior to joining BECO, Yousef held various roles with General Electric, most recently as a Commercial Operation Director for GE’s Aviation business, responsible for managing sales campaigns for Saudia Arabia and Turkey. Before that, Yousef worked in the GE & Mubadala $5 billion joint venture. He also co-founded multiple businesses in Saudi Arabia: Cafe Arab, an artistic social space and coffee shop; Eventana, a corporate event management firm and Chemya, an industrial chemicals and lubes distributor. Yousef has also been an active angel investor over the past few years where he invested in multiple startups, regionally and internationally.

Abdulaziz is a Co-founder and Partner at Oryx Ventures, a firm focused on growth stage venture investing in the US. Noteworthy investments include Cohesity, DataRobot, Palantir and Versa Networks. He holds a BSc in Business Management from Kings College London. At BECO, Abdulaziz works closely with the Managing Partners and Investment Team in the diligence of new investment opportunities, leading investments as well as taking board seats. In addition to this, Abdulaziz works closely with Beco portfolio companies as they scale.

Felix has 10+ years of experience at General Electric in global finance leadership positions across various business segments including GE Corporate and GE Capital. He has led teams to close milestone transactions through deal structuring and financing arrangements. Felix is a CFA charterholder and studied International Business Management at Furtwangen University in Germany and Suzhou University in China.

A member of the BECO team since 2012, Dona oversees all day-to-day office management. Dona is also responsible for all accounting, bookkeeping and payroll activities, in addition to HR tasks at BECO. With more than 11 years of experience, Dona’s prior roles have been in both Dubai and the Philippines, having started her career there at Nestlé.

Osama holds a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. Osama is a graduate of an executive program in Data Science and Analytics from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of business. Osama is also a graduate of General Electric’s leadership program (Corporate Audit Staff). Prior to BECO, Osama spent 12 years at GE. He held various positions across multiple business units. GE Power, Aviation, Healthcare and Corporate. Focusing on Market Development, Business Development, Sales, Strategic Marketing and Operations.

Prior to joining BECO Capital, Karim was a Senior Analyst at FIM Partners, a regional asset manager with over $2bn assets under management. Karim reported directly to the portfolio managers and CIO where he conducted fundamental equity analysis on companies across the MENA and Frontier public markets. Karim's coverage was agnostic, where he covered the technology, financials, education, and healthcare sectors. Prior to FIM, Karim began his career at EFG Hermes Asset Management, helping launch their Frontier Equity strategy performing a similar role. Karim has a Masters in Global Finance from Fordham University as well as a Bachelors in Finance from Pepperdine University.

Victor holds a BSc in Economics and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career at market research firm IBISWorld where he forecasted growth and conducted economic analysis across the manufacturing, wholesale and retail sectors. He then moved on to researching AI and robotics at private market research firm CB Insights in New York. As a Research Manager at BECO, he explores new opportunities in frontier markets and emerging technologies.

Originally from Istanbul, Bora moved to the United States at age 18 to attend Bentley University in Boston for his undergraduate studies, followed by his graduate studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC. After having interned at Credit Suisse as an analyst, he started his entrepreneurial journey in Miami by founding CarHopper, Inc. His most notable accomplishments at CarHopper were raising a seed round of $1.8M, signing multi-million-dollar partnership agreements with Fortune 500 companies like Expedia and Kayak, expanding the business’ operations into 6 markets across the United States, and leading it to an acquisition by the world’s leading carsharing marketplace in the midst of a global pandemic.

After pursuing her dream of becoming a software engineer, Anushka embarked on her journey at BECO in 2019. Her innate interest in math makes her great with numbers which helps expedite the decision-making process for investments. She helps analyze, monitor and optimize the performance of the fund and the portfolio companies. Her love for venture stems from a never-say-die attitude and a competitive spirit. The essence of her soul can be found in her deep-rooted love for music.

Firas started his career with Samba Financial Group, one of the region’s largest banks based in Saudi Arabia where he was an Investment Associate within the Private Equity team. He then moved to an investor relations role with Greenstone Equity Partners where he worked along side global managers assisting with fundraising efforts across multiple asset classes. Firas is a Saudi national who has a passion for Venture Capital and is keen to witness the advancement of regional venture and startup ecosystem. He holds a BSc in Finance and Business Administration from Portland State University, USA.

At BECO, Judy focuses on organizational behavior, capability and performance. She works on building camaraderie to create a strong internal community, as well as cultivating BECO’s company culture, and recruiting and nurturing talent. Judy’s passion lies in designing workplace environments and experiences that foster a sense of connection and growth. Her professional goal is to become a human capital expert to unlock individuals' full potential through psychology backed initiatives and build memorable experiences in and outside the workplace. Prior to joining BECO, Judy was organizing bespoke, experiential events for individuals and brands in London, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai.