Walid Faza

Chief Operating Officer at Tangents

Speaker

Walid is a venture capital leader with over 18 years of experience building and scaling high-growth technology businesses across the Middle East and beyond. He is currently Chief Operating Officer at Tangents, where he leads the adoption of emerging technologies and efficiencies shaping the cities of the future, and a Partner at MSA Capital, a global investment firm with over $2 billion in assets under management and investments in companies such as Uber, Klarna, Meituan, Didi, BGI, and Tabby. Previously, he was a Partner at Wamda Capital and MENA Venture Investments, contributing to landmark exits including Souq (Amazon), Yemeksepeti (Delivery Hero), and Careem (Uber), and brings a rare blend of commercial rigor, entrepreneurship, and human-centered leadership.