Zaid Srour

Finance at Lyft

📍 Jordan, Jordan🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2020
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Board Observer
Apr 2020
OpenSooq is the leading mobile-first classifieds marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa region. Every 15 seconds an item is sold on OpenSooq with the value of goods sold annually exceeding USD 30 billion. Our platform is available in 20 countries, and each country benefits from its own marketplace making it easier for users to connect with others from the same area. OpenSooq launched its platform across the region in 2013, and currently has more than 300 employees in 7 offices - in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Each year, OpenSooq receives over 120 million unique visitors and close to 1 billion user visits, making us one of the most popular platforms in the region. OpenSooq offers a bilingual (Arabic/English) platform, with an Arabic-first focus. Our platform enables user-to-user real-time chat and allows each user to build their own profile, which adds a social component to the experience. Passion and innovation are at the heart of what we do and we continuously adopt technologies to improve the user experience. We believe that the Middle East and North Africa region has exceptionally strong fundamentals for growth in the classifieds and marketplaces business, and we see ourselves as an important engine of economic growth in the countries and verticals in which we operate. Our mission is to make it easier for everyone to buy and sell. Dare to dream big with us? We would love to hear from you: For employment opportunities: careers@opensooq.com For partnership opportunities: partnerships@opensooq.com For advertising opportunities: advertising@opensooq.com For legal matters: legal@opensooq.com For everything else: contact@opensooq.com
Board Observer
Dec 2019
Jeeny is a Middle Eastern-based mobile application that hosts multiple services to ease daily consumer needs such as transportation, integrated wallet top-up transactions, mobility and much more on-demand with a wallet that spans all services together. Jeeny is a joint venture between MEIG (Middle East Internet Group) - Rocket Internet and IMENA. We have offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Khobar, Amman, Lahore and Karachi.
Board Member
Dec 2019
Jeeny is a Middle Eastern-based mobile application that hosts multiple services to ease daily consumer needs such as transportation, integrated wallet top-up transactions, mobility and much more on-demand with a wallet that spans all services together. Jeeny is a joint venture between MEIG (Middle East Internet Group) - Rocket Internet and IMENA. We have offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Khobar, Amman, Lahore and Karachi.
Board Observer
Dec 2018
Telr is an award-winning payment gateway provider, founded in 2014, and with offices in Singapore, the UAE, India, and Saudi Arabia. We offer a set of APIs and tools that enable businesses to accept and manage online payments via web, mobile and social media. We are committed to enabling e-commerce in emerging markets. We really like startups and SMEs and we design our payment services and solutions to specifically cater to their needs.
Vice President of Investments
Sep 2018
iMENA Group operates online and mobile businesses for consumers and enterprises in the high-growth, under-served market of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), creating value for our users, investors and communities. We were established in 2013 with the objective of becoming MENAs Internet leader by focusing on early-win business models with large regional markets and barriers to entry, and enabling their growth and expansion through a regional platform of strategic and operational services.
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2020
Board Observer
Apr 2020
OpenSooq is the leading mobile-first classifieds marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa region. Every 15 seconds an item is sold on OpenSooq with the value of goods sold annually exceeding USD 30 billion. Our platform is available in 20 countries, and each country benefits from its own marketplace making it easier for users to connect with others from the same area. OpenSooq launched its platform across the region in 2013, and currently has more than 300 employees in 7 offices - in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Palestine and the United Arab Emirates. Each year, OpenSooq receives over 120 million unique visitors and close to 1 billion user visits, making us one of the most popular platforms in the region. OpenSooq offers a bilingual (Arabic/English) platform, with an Arabic-first focus. Our platform enables user-to-user real-time chat and allows each user to build their own profile, which adds a social component to the experience. Passion and innovation are at the heart of what we do and we continuously adopt technologies to improve the user experience. We believe that the Middle East and North Africa region has exceptionally strong fundamentals for growth in the classifieds and marketplaces business, and we see ourselves as an important engine of economic growth in the countries and verticals in which we operate. Our mission is to make it easier for everyone to buy and sell. Dare to dream big with us? We would love to hear from you: For employment opportunities: careers@opensooq.com For partnership opportunities: partnerships@opensooq.com For advertising opportunities: advertising@opensooq.com For legal matters: legal@opensooq.com For everything else: contact@opensooq.com
2019
Board Observer
Dec 2019
Jeeny is a Middle Eastern-based mobile application that hosts multiple services to ease daily consumer needs such as transportation, integrated wallet top-up transactions, mobility and much more on-demand with a wallet that spans all services together. Jeeny is a joint venture between MEIG (Middle East Internet Group) - Rocket Internet and IMENA. We have offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Khobar, Amman, Lahore and Karachi.
Board Member
Dec 2019
Jeeny is a Middle Eastern-based mobile application that hosts multiple services to ease daily consumer needs such as transportation, integrated wallet top-up transactions, mobility and much more on-demand with a wallet that spans all services together. Jeeny is a joint venture between MEIG (Middle East Internet Group) - Rocket Internet and IMENA. We have offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah, Dammam, Khobar, Amman, Lahore and Karachi.
2018
Mentor
Dec 2018
FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now #1 venture builder in terms of number of startups that we have helped, money invested and money raised. We have supported over 1129 startups in raising more than $2.5 billion, while directly investing over $696 million in 288 companies. Our comprehensive support system includes a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and strategic partners, allowing us to transform ideas into scalable, market-ready businesses. 🚀 What We Do We co-build and fund startups through our key programs: Raise Capital: Connect founders with global investors and support fundraising, valuations, and negotiations. Tech Cofounder: Build MVPs and full-scale products, turning ideas into market-ready solutions. Grow Your Startup: Drive marketing, sales, and business expansion for sustainable growth. Franchise Program: Help businesses scale by replicating successful models into new markets. Real Estate Program: Enable innovation and investment in prop-tech and real estate ventures. IP Program: Protect, manage, and monetize intellectual property for startups and entrepreneurs. UAE Company Creation: Guide founders to start and establish businesses in the UAE with full legal and operational support. FasterCapital’s online presence is massive — with 40 million visits monthly, and a domain authority of 80. 📚 LearnHub — Our Knowledge Powerhouse FasterCapital proudly presents LearnHub, our comprehensive learning platform covering capital raising, investment, business, and entrepreneurship. LearnHub houses: 5+ million articles 7 million topics 1 million keywords 1.5 million Q&A entries 100 million images & infographics LearnHub is regularly cited across leading business media — featured on outlets like Wikipedia, Investopedia, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Time, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc., and many more.
Board Observer
Dec 2018
Telr is an award-winning payment gateway provider, founded in 2014, and with offices in Singapore, the UAE, India, and Saudi Arabia. We offer a set of APIs and tools that enable businesses to accept and manage online payments via web, mobile and social media. We are committed to enabling e-commerce in emerging markets. We really like startups and SMEs and we design our payment services and solutions to specifically cater to their needs.
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