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Fadi Ghandour

Executive Chairman, Wamda Group; co-founder of Aramex

Independently researchedLast checked 6 Nov 2026

About

Fadi Ghandour co-founded logistics company Aramex in 1982, led it as CEO for about thirty years and took it public on NASDAQ in 1997. He launched MENA Venture Investments, an angel investment company, in 2010, and founded Wamda. Wamda Seed, an evergreen early-stage vehicle backed by his personal capital, invests from seed to Series A.

Investment focus

Through Wamda Seed: technology startups from seed to Series A in the region Wamda calls MENAPT; sector-agnostic.

Publicly reported investments

CompanyDetailSource
MaktoobFounding investor; acquired by Yahoo in 2009Wikipedia
Souq.comBacked through MENA Venture Investments; acquired by AmazonWikipedia
TabbyWamda Seed portfolio companyWamda Capital
EyewaWamda Seed portfolio companyWamda Capital
HalaWamda Seed portfolio companyWamda Capital

How to approach Fadi Ghandour

Contact Wamda Capital through its official website.

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