Hamed Masri invests at Silicon Badia, but before that he co-founded robu.io and Factura, giving him firsthand experience building finance products rather than just backing them, plus CFO experience at companies in both Jordan and the US. He also works on the capital formation side through ifada.io, supporting fintech co-founders and first-time fund managers, and has written publicly about how MENA companies may need different financing structures to fund acquisitions.