Shaping the future together

Hisham Elhaddad is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital. He invests across sectors and stages, with a particular focus on deep tech and web3.

Hisham's track record at HOF includes early-stage investments in the likes of Dapper Labs, Insitro, Figure, Republic, Braintrust, and Habi, amongst others.

He also led the firm's growth stage investments in category-defining companies, such as SpaceX, Stripe, Kraken, SaltPay, FTX, and UiPath (NYSE:PATH).

Prior to HOF, Hisham was an investor at ERA, an early stage fund and technology accelerator in New York.

Hisham holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boston University. He is fluent in English, German, and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.

Onsi Sawiris is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on cloud-based technologies, fintech and enterprise SaaS.

Onsi currently sits on the boards of Drop Technologies, ItaliaOnline, Riverbank, and Orascom Financial Holding.

He leads portfolio acceleration at HOF and helps founders secure commercial traction by identifying synergies within the firm's global LP network. Prior to HOF, Onsi worked in TMT-focused M&A at Arma Partners, a specialist technology investment bank.

Onsi holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is fluent in English, German and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.

Fady Yacoub is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, where he focuses on companies leveraging frontier technologies to reshape massive industries. At HOF, he led investments in Epic Games, UiPath, Klarna, Flutterwave, Yoco, SoFi, and others across sectors and stages.

Prior to HOF Capital, Fady worked at Digital World Capital, a technology-focused hedge fund, helping the firm expand its investment portfolio in Asia by overseeing the firm’s investment in Baidu and Qihoo 360.

Earlier in his career, he was an EIR at Switch (NYSE:SWCH), which builds and operates the highest-rated colocation data centers in the world.

Fady earned both a BS and BA in Business Administration & Psychology from the University of Southern California.

Victor Wang is a Partner at HOF Capital, where he helps lead investment strategies and processes across all sectors.

Prior to joining HOF Capital, Victor served as a technology investment banker and startup advisor in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and London, helping VC-backed technology startups raise funding and achieve successful exits.

Before becoming a technology investment banker, Victor worked in business management and operations, leading a team of 150+ employees generating $30M+ of annual revenue.

Earlier in his career, Victor conducted genomic research at Stanford University, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular & Cell Biology with a Minor in Nutritional Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.

Paul Quigley is a Principal at HOF Capital. In addition to his primary responsibilities in investment due diligence and sourcing, Paul enjoys automating processes and building internal tools so that HOF functions like a world-class tech company.

Paul previously held software engineering roles at Addepar, a financial technology company trusted by leading banks and family offices, and Palantir Technologies, a data analytics firm whose customers include Fortune 500 companies and large governments. He also spent time at Lightspeed Venture Partners as a Summer Fellow.

Paul has a deep interest in businesses enabled by artificial intelligence. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Anne-Sophie (“Annie”) Schmidt heads Investor Relations at HOF Capital, leading non-investment activities including management of the firm’s limited partner relationships.

Prior to HOF, Annie worked at OSI, a boutique executive search firm specializing in C-Suite and Partner level placements for Fortune 500 companies.

Annie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Economics with a Minor in Business Management from Columbia University. She is a native of Germany, and grew up in Monaco. Anne-Sophie is fluent in English, German, and French, with a working proficiency in Spanish.

Karim Fattal is Chief Operating Officer at HOF Capital, leading all non-investment activities which include overseeing the firm’s day-to-day processes and managing its legal and finance teams. He also works with the investment team, supporting portfolio companies and evaluating new investment opportunities.

Prior to joining HOF Capital, Karim advised at Flats Boston. He started his career working for the Volkswagen Group, with a specific focus on the Egyptian market.

Karim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance with a Minor in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University.

Sabrina Halper leads media at HOF Capital, as well as being a member of the investment team.

Prior to HOF, Sabrina hosted a technology-based online show for the Hindustan Times, one of the largest newspapers in India, and built her podcast Let’s Talk About It, for which she interviewed some of the biggest up and coming founders. She has also interned at several start ups and media companies, including VICE.

Sabrina attended Stanford University, where she studied Science, Technology, and Society.

Troy is an Associate at HOF Capital, where he invests across stages with a particular focus on next-gen entertainment and enterprise SaaS.

Troy previously worked at Insight Partners on their Diligence and Growth Strategy team, where he conducted diligence on a variety of growth-stage investments and M&A opportunities. He also spent time in software engineering at Google X, where he helped build products for their computational agriculture team.

Troy has a deep interest in businesses enabled by multi-sided networks. He graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a concentration in artificial intelligence.

David Wittmann is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at HOF Capital, leading all legal and compliance activities, which include overseeing HOF’s fund administration and portfolio company investments and managing its outside legal and compliance functions. Dave also works with the investment team, supporting portfolio companies and evaluating new investment opportunities.

Prior to joining HOF Capital, Dave was a business law partner at Partridge Snow and Hahn LLP, where he regularly counseled entrepreneurs and investors on a variety of matters, including formation, deal structure, tax matters, financings, fund formation, governance, and mergers and acquisitions.

Dave holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ohio University, and a JD from Suffolk University Law School.

Michelle Lee is Controller at HOF Capital, where she provides strategic planning for the finance team and oversees the accounting operations. She also develops accounting policies and procedures for the firm.

Prior to joining HOF, Michelle led the accounting team at CircleUp Network, Inc., a San Francisco FinTech startup that supports early-stage CPG companies by providing data insights and capital financing.

Earlier in her career, Michelle worked at Founders Circle Capital, a venture capital firm that invests in the secondary market in the technology industry. She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, providing tax compliance services for startups and partnerships.

Michelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics with a Minor in Korean from University of California, Berkeley. She is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Corby Pryor is an EIR at HOF, leading a project to build out Metaverse infrastructure. Previously, he was HOF's lead on blockchain investments.

Prior to joining HOF, Corby conducted academic research in quantum sensors, quantum computing, and neuromorphic computing.

He was the first undergraduate student to earn a degree in Quantum and Photonic Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Stefano Calvagno is an Operations Analyst at HOF Capital, where he supports all teams to ensure the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business run smoothly while executing strategies developed by the COO and Managing Partners.

Previously, Stefano spent time working in Legislation at the Massachusetts State Senate where he focused on Small Business Development. He avidly follows and independently researches the Aerospace sector, GovTech, and the development of global cybersecurity policies and infrastructures.

Stefano holds a BA in International Relations from Boston University where he focused specifically on Foreign Policy & Security Studies in Europe. He is fluent in English and Italian, with a working proficiency in Spanish.

Philipp Petrescu is the CEO & Founder of MVP Factory, a company that combines world-class talent with proprietary technology to design/develop new digital products for some of the world's largest businesses and build/launch new tech-enabled ventures.  He also serves as a Venture Partner for Schenker Venture Studio, a venture studio formed in partnership with DB Schenker, one of the world's largest logistics companies ($24bn+ of annual revenue).

Previously, Philipp co-founded Lendico, which operated the world's first cross-border peer-to-peer lending platform and was acquired by ING Group in 2018. Before that, he served as the VP of Corporate Finance for Rocket Internet and as a TMT investment banker with J.P. Morgan.

Philipp earned a BSc in International Business Administration & Management from Germany's prestigious WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. For his achievements in the fintech sector, he was recognized as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 at the age of 23.

Lucy Wang is the Co-Founder & General Partner of Divergent Capital, an early-stage deeptech-focused VC firm. She invests in deeply technical founders creating impact through innovative technologies.

Previously, Lucy served as the CTO, COO, & Head of Product for Rendered.ai, a VC-backed startup providing a platform-as-a-service for creating synthetic data to train AI models. Before that, she was responsible for software and hardware investments at 11.2 Capital (an early-stage VC firm) and deep tech investments at Greycroft (an early-stage VC firm with $2bn+ of AUM). She also previously served as the Head of Strategy & Operations for Livepeer (the developer of decentralized live-video-streaming infrastructure built on Ethereum) and as an Investment Associate with Bridgewater Associates (the world's largest hedge fund with $220bn+ of AUM).

Lucy is a technologist and builder at heart. She earned an M.S. in Machine Learning from NYU on a full merit scholarship and a B.A. in Mathematics & Behavioral Economics from Brown University.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Founder and former CEO of HOF portfolio company Flutterwave, a business building payments technology and infrastructure to connect Africa to the global economy. Under his leadership, the company has become one of the fastest growing payments technology businesses of all-time, processing over $2B across over 50M transactions, and attracted significant investment from experienced players in the space, including Y Combinator (investors in Stripe), Greycroft (investors in Braintree), Green Visor Capital (led by the Former CEO of Visa), and Mastercard.

Previously, Iyinoluwa Co-Founded Andela, Africa's largest engineering organization with over 1000 software engineers that has received investment from Mark Zuckerberg and Google Ventures.

Iyinoluwa holds a B.A. in Legal Studies from the University of Waterloo, and sits on the board of several institutions including Paris’ Share Africa Project, Rainbow Educational Services Limited, and Filmo Realty. He served as the Deputy Director General for Madam Oby Ezekwesili’s 2019 Presidential Campaign, is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, and a member of Nigeria's Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council.

Desmond Lim is the CEO and Co-Founder of Workstream, a fast-growing hiring automation SaaS startup that has raised $60m+ of total funding from investors including BOND, Coatue, CRV, Founders Fund, and GGV Capital.

Before that, Desmond founded a technology startup that was incubated in the Harvard Innovation Lab and featured in TechCrunch, Yahoo Finance, and Tech in Asia. He also previously served as a Product Manager with WeChat, as a Venture Investor with Dorm Room Fund (a venture capital fund backed by First Round Capital), and as a Financial Analyst & Strategist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Desmond has written for TechCrunch, Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur.com, and is an active angel investor in tech startups. He previously represented Singapore in the National Basketball Youth Team in the South East Asian Games, and served as an Infantry Officer in the Singapore Army.

Desmond holds a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, conducted research on product design at the MIT Media Lab, and served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ Venture Studio.