Hessa AlFalasi

Overview

10 years around startups; now investing in healthcare. Sit on 7 boards. Before that: Swvl and Mastercard. Most at home with healthtech and biotech.

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Experience

1. Principal

   Mar 2023 - Present
   Driftwood Growth · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Cairo, Egypt
   • Led or co-led 6 investments, 6 of them now at Series B or later.
   • Sit on 2 boards.
   • Backed 37 founders at pre-seed and seed.
2. Senior Account Executive

   Apr 2020 - Mar 2023
   Swvl · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Cairo, Egypt
   • Shortened the public sector sales cycle from 7 months to 6.
3. Partnerships Manager

   Mar 2018 - Apr 2020
   Mastercard · 2 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Cairo, Egypt
   • Opened 5 new logos over $2 million ACV in the region.
   • Signed 29 channel partners that now source 25% of pipeline.
4. Enterprise Account Executive

   Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
   Microsoft · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Cairo, Egypt
   • Opened 10 new logos over $4 million ACV in the region.
   • Signed 17 channel partners that now source 45% of pipeline.

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Education

1. INSEAD Abu Dhabi

   MBA, Business Administration
   2018 - 2020
2. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

   BSc, Engineering
   2011 - 2015