Omar Khashaba is a General Partner at Algebra Ventures who went from associate to partner in just a few years after joining when the fund had only four portfolio companies, driven by his concrete contributions in sourcing deals and supporting founders rather than just time served. His background as a former founder and CEO in Egypt's tech ecosystem, combined with his law degrees from LSE and Cornell, gives him unusually direct operating experience in the same markets he now invests in, allowing him to take a founder-first approach even before companies reach product-market fit.