Hasan Haider has over 10 years of experience investing in MENA startups. Hasan is a Managing Partner, MENA at 500 Startups and led the firms growth in the MENA Region over the last 5 years, turning 500 Startups into the most active VC fund in the MENA region, raising and deploying the 500 Falcons fund, building partnerships and running programs in the region to help build the regional ecosystem.

Hasan has invested in more than 180 startups in the region over the course of the last 10 years.  

Prior to 500 Startups, Hasan was the co-founder and CEO of Tenmou, the first business angel’s organization in Bahrain and one of the first in the MENA region. Hasan’s work in developing angel investment in emerging markets through Tenmou has been picked up as a case study by the World Bank and was taught to Entrepreneurship Policy makers at Babson College.

Previously, Hasan’s career was in finance and investment banking at Sico where he spent a number of years.