Omar Barakat is Managing Partner at Foundation Ventures, where he combines a traditional finance background spanning private equity, investment banking, and sectors like real estate and energy with an unusually hands-on approach to early-stage venture investing in Egypt and Africa. He positions Foundation Ventures as a value-add first platform that leverages Egypt's devalued currency as a structural advantage for startups to access superior local tech talent before scaling regionally, while he personally takes active board roles and dedicates significant time to day-to-day support rather than purely board-level involvement.