Hesham Zreik
About Hesham Zreik
Hesham Zreik is a technology entrepreneur based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He is the founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online incubator and accelerator that Crunchbase dates to June 2010. His own site and several profiles describe him as a serial entrepreneur and Forbes Top 50 angel investor.
He started ZGroup Mobile in 2002, a mobile content and services company that one profile says reached a valuation of about $2.5 to $3.25 million by 2005. Other roles listed across profiles include CTO at Edunoor, CTO at Fixiest and lecturer at Arab International University. Crunchbase lists degrees from the Higher Institute for Applied Science and Technology, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and Edinburgh Business School (MBA).
Forbes France ranked him #39 in its 2018 list of top 50 business angels, based on investments and exits. Reported investment counts differ by source and date: his X bio says 400+ startups, his personal site says 525+, and a Equilar biography says more than 1,600 startups alongside FasterCapital. Older profiles say 100+ startups invested in and 40+ co-founded.
PitchBook lists nine of his individual investments between 2014 and 2022, including Meetingg (2014), Mobayle (2015), Smartplace (2020), Cornars (2021) and NewsAnalyse (2022). Crunchbase also lists him as an investor in PickTaxi (2014) and BookThatBook (2018).
His X bio calls him an AI expert, and one profile quotes him as seeing AI and machine learning as game-changers for several industries. A third-party database lists EcoManager AI (2025) among his previous investments. Through FasterCapital, he has also been associated with AI-related programs, including an April 2026 report of an Arabic-language causal AI platform receiving FasterCapital backing. Those are FasterCapital deals, not necessarily his personal checks.
Profiles describe a global scope with a focus on early-stage companies, mainly seed and early stage. Sectors named include AI, SaaS, fintech, healthtech, edtech, e-commerce and Web3. His personal site highlights Web3, edtech, fintech and SaaS.
He has no official published check size. In a LinkedIn post, he said he wanted to invest up to $500K in one or two startups from the comments, and asked founders to skip the deck. He asked for a short paragraph covering what the company does, its traction or revenue, how much it is raising, and what $500K would unlock in six months. A third-party listing shows a $100K to $5M range, which is not confirmed by him.
- NewsAnalyse: publishing company; PitchBook records his investment in May 2022.
- Cornars: network management software; invested March 2021 per PitchBook.
- Smartplace: business and productivity software; invested February 2020 per PitchBook.
- Meetingg: communication software; invested September 2014 per PitchBook.
- PickTaxi: listed by Crunchbase as an investor from 2014.
- EcoManager AI: listed by a third-party database as a 2025 investment.
Investing activity
Hesham Zreik is listed on Lounge as an angel investor. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Hesham Zreik
Who is Hesham Zreik?
He is a Dubai-based angel investor, serial entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of FasterCapital, an online incubator and accelerator. Forbes France ranked him #39 among top business angels in 2018.
What stage does Hesham Zreik invest in?
Profiles describe him as investing at seed and early stage. He has said he wants to hear about traction or revenue before looking at a deck.
What is Hesham Zreik's check size?
No official range is published. He said in a LinkedIn post that he wanted to invest up to $500K in one or two startups. A third-party database lists $100K to $5M, which he has not confirmed.
Does Hesham Zreik invest in AI startups?
Yes. He describes himself as an AI expert, and AI is one of the sectors listed alongside SaaS, fintech, edtech and e-commerce. EcoManager AI is listed as a 2025 investment.
How should founders pitch Hesham Zreik?
His LinkedIn post asked for one short paragraph covering what you do, your traction or revenue, how much you are raising and what the money would unlock in six months. You can also apply through FasterCapital.
Where is Hesham Zreik based?
He is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and his investing is described as global.
Is Hesham Zreik an angel investor?
Yes. Hesham Zreik invests personally as an angel.
How can founders reach Hesham Zreik?
Founders on Lounge can see Hesham Zreik's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Hesham Zreik to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.