Mahmoud Ali

Mahmoud Ali is a general partner at A’Z Angels, where he focuses on investing in fintech, crypto, and security focused startups. Mahmoud’s extensive network on the tech, security, and crypto space enabled A’Z Angels to participate in exclusive investment opportunities such as Animoca Brands, FTX, Block Tackle, and Strata Identity.

Mahmoud started his career as a security advisor at a number of global consulting firms before moving to Big Tech where he was reporting to the world’s top security executives at Yahoo, Uber, Airbnb, and BitMEX, running large scale projects focused on Information Security.

He is a champion of the blockchain (DLT) technologies and related applications and frequently gives educational sessions on blockchain, investments and financial literacy to minority and underserved communities.

Mahmoud also serves as an Advisor to a number of cutting edge startups in Silicon Valley and the MENA region, where he works closely with founders, bringing mentorship and unique industry expertise such as verygoodsecurity (VGS), neo.tax, Taager, Deduce, Rain and others.