VISION

Building a future where tech drives positive climate and social change.

MISSION

Invest in and nurture 1000 tech founders who are each on a mission to impact a billion and make a billion.

WE BELIEVE

Both outlier financial returns AND impact are achievable.

We invest in tech founders who create social and climate impact, leveraging ethical AI and smart infrastructure.

TECH

Deep Tech
Network Effects
10x Advantage

IMPACT

An overlooked or underrepresented founder
Hiring overlooked or underrepresented employees
An outcome supporting a vulnerable community among others

SUPPORT

A supportive community is needed to guide founders on their impact tech journey.

TEAM VALUES

Benefit

Believe in the need for tech to impact the world positively and include vulnerable communities.

Intention

Actively seek exceptional underrepresented tech founders who are category kings and queens operating with heart and mind.

Education

Level the playing field in investments by supporting newcomers through education to navigate access to venture capital.

Collaboration

As part of a nascent and growing ecosystem, we play an active role in building it by embracing a co-opetition mindset, where competitors collaborate.

Curiosity

We are open to learning, exploring, and uncovering talent and ideas.

Commitment

We honor our commitments to our founders, colleagues, LPs, and community at large.

Raed Masri

Founder & Managing Partner

A serial technology entrepreneur with three failures and two 20x outcomes turned top decile performing Venture Capitalist as the founder of Transform VC.

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Founder & Managing Partner

Rama Chakaki

Partner

Impact Investor and philanthropist Rama is enabling 1000 tech founders to impact a billion and make a billion by investing in deep tech with climate and social impact.

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Partner

Muna AbuSulayman

Partner

Iconic Arab media personality and humanitarian & senior leader in Transform VC’s media engine.

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Partner

Walter Hughes

Partner

With executive experience across eight distinct industries, including Meta, Elevance Health, startups, and government sectors, my career has been a testament to the art of realizing business transformation pathways.

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Partner

Abbas F. “Eddy” Zuaiter

Advisor

Chairman and CIO of 33 Capital Management and Managing Member of Zuaiter Capital Holdings LLC (ZCH), a single-family office.

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Advisor

Saafir Rabb

Advisor

Saafir Rabb is a business strategist, community activist and former advisor to Barack Obama, serving on his transition team in relation to public diplomacy.

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Advisor

Hon. George Salem

Advisor

George R. Salem is co-founder and Chairman of the Arab American Institute. He serves as Strategic Advisor with DLA Piper, where he advises the firm with respect to the development of its Middle East and U.S. Department of Labor practices.

Advisor

Jad Khattib

Founder relations

A Data Architect/Consultant based in London, he is a graduate of Hult Business School with a degree in Finance.

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Founder Relations

Yusra Abukwaik

Research

With over three years of accounting experience, starting at VIP.fund in crowdfunding, handling complex finances, and keeping things organized, she moved to FACB as a Financial Controller, where she improved safety and made sure the finances were strong.

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Research

Hend Azzerayer

LP Relations

Hend, an accomplished occupational therapist with dual Master’s degrees in Occupational Therapy and Public Health, transitioned into the tech industry through product management and is now in Venture Capital.

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LP Relations

Dr. Shadi Batah

Research / Founder relations

Dr. Shadi Battah is a physician (board-certified in Internal, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine) with over a decade of clinical and administrative experience in healthcare.

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Research / Founder Relations

Haider Khan

Founder relations

Haider is a founder focused on uplifting underserved communities through entrepreneurship. He comes with a decade of Business Development experience in healthcare & SaaS.

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Founder Relations

Omar El-Khalaf

Founder relations

Omar is a Syrian-British entrepreneur and humanitarian passionate about impact and change. In 2017, Omar co-founded Empowerful, a charity initiative to empower students through charity.

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Founder Relations

Marwan Safi

LP Relations

A startup marketing strategist. Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, he tackles challenges to create lasting impacts. Crafting authentic voices and fostering collaboration, Marwan is all in for meaningful results.

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LP Relations

Zohaib Dar

Founder relations

Former engineer, developer and investor with 10 years of corporate experience, active as an EIR and advisor focused at intersection of Climate and AI.

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Founder Relations

Bashar Alallawi

Operations

Driven AI student with 3+ years’ operational and management experience and 2+ years’ annotator at aiXplain.

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Operations

Gregory Billington

ResearcH

Greg builds and scales global solutions. He is a seasoned payments professional with 7 years of experience in product at Visa. He has a diverse background as a 2016 Olympian and board member and advisor to non-profits. He is earning a Wharton MBA to enhance his work in climate finance.

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Research

Omar Al Ramlawi

Research

Omar Al Ramlawi is a senior at the University of South Florida, where he is pursuing a degree in Finance.

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Research

Alphaeus Hanson

LP Relations

Alphaeus is a cyber-security expert who has  who has served as an economics and peace security delegate to the G7 advisory committee. 

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LP Relations

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