Fatima Zoya Hussain

Principal at Pinecrest Growth · board work, venture capital

Pinecrest Growth

Thiruvananthapuram, India · IST (UTC+5:30)

6+ years experience

FMS Delhi

English, Hindi, Malayalam

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Overview

I invest in fintech at Pinecrest Growth, usually at pre-seed and seed. Backed 59 founders at pre-seed and seed. Previously an operator for 6 years before investing. Previously at ICICI Bank.

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InvestingLooking to invest

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Writing $100k cheques into Series A fintech in Europe

Cheque size: $100k
Stages: Seed
Sectors: Fintech, AI applications
Geographies: MENA
Lead or follow: Follow
Decision time: 10 business days
How I help: First enterprise customers and pricing

Typically lead or co-lead. We reply to every founder.

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Experience

Principal
Apr 2023 - Present
Pinecrest Growth · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Backed 31 founders at pre-seed and seed.
- Previously an operator for 9 years before investing.
- Led or co-led 36 investments, 8 of them now at Series B or later.
Finance Director
Oct 2020 - Apr 2023
ICICI Bank · 2 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Thiruvananthapuram, India
- Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 6 straight quarters.
- Saved $6 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

FMS Delhi
MBA, Business Administration
2021 - 2023
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
B.Tech, Engineering
2015 - 2019

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