Fatima-Zahra Bennani

Fatima began her career in Private Equity at Lazard Paris and taking on an investment and venture capital role in Pentalabbs Ventures in France. She later co-founded Moroccan fintech Emabrouk as well as an edtech platform in Morocco.

Before joining Sawari Ventures, Fatima led the launch of the 212 Founders Seed Fund and Accelerator, funded by CDG Invest in Morocco, which today is Morocco’s most active investor. Fatima was leading the investment side, achieving the first Series A and Exit in the emergent ecosystem.

Fatima-Zahra holds two masters degrees from Université Paris Dauphine and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), in addition to several professional certificates.