Samy Elsheikh, Taylor Wessing

Samy is an experienced venture capital attorney and brings a decade of expertise in GCC, advising VC funds and firms, as well as startups on early and growth-stage funding transactions in the MENA region.

Samy is a devoted counsel for startups and VC funds, actively engaging in mentoring opportunities with budding entrepreneurs and founders. His commitment to fostering innovation and supporting the growth of businesses makes him a highly respected legal advisor and mentor in the venture capital and startup ecosystem.

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Carrière

Since 2024	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2024	Managing Associate, Hammad & Al-Mehdar law firm, Dubai
2016 - 2017	Legal Consultants, DLA Pipers Middle East, Doha

2014 - 2016	Associate, Al Tamimi & Company, Doha
2012 - 2014	Junior Associate, Hamza & Associates law firm

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Formation

2014	Admitted as a lawyer before the Egyptian bar association
2012	Master 1 in International Business Law from Paris 1 – Sorbonne University
2011	Bachelor in law (LLB) from the French Institute of International Business Law, Paris I Pantheon – Sorbonne (IDAI)

2011

Bachelor in law (LLB) Cairo – University, Faculty of Law in Cairo

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Langues étrangères

English

French

Arabic

Expertise

Secteurs Technologie, Médias et Communications (TMC) Publicité et marketing Intelligence artificielle et machine learning eCommerce & marketplaces Edtech Fintech Gaming

Experience

Series B round of investment

Advised a leading MENA VC fund on its Series B investment into regional e-commerce platform for its USD 75 million round of investment.

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Series A round of investment

Advised an international leading fund on its Series A investment into a regional proptech startup for its USD 37 million round of investment.

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Series A fundraising for a regional fintech startup

Advised a regional fintech startup on its Series A round of investment of USD 43 million, including regulatory advice related to its SAMA (KSA) compliance.

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Accelerator investment program

Advised a US seed accelerator on its first investment program for Saudi startups.

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Private equity deal

Advised a Saudi private equity fund on its acquisition of a Saudi F&B company.

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Debt financing deal

Advised an agriculture tech company in its USD 65 million debt financing led by a private equity fund.

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Actualités et publications récentes