Hamza brings over 14 years of experience at the intersection of startups, venture-building, and early-stage investing across leading ecosystem platforms in Egypt and the wider MENAP region. He is currently Investment Director at Antler MENAP, where he leads due diligence and works closely with founders across the residency. He previously served as Head of Strategic Ventures at Banque Misr, where he built and led the bank's innovation fund from inception. Before that, he spent seven years with AUC Venture Lab, which he helped build from inception into a leading university-backed accelerator, and co-founded AUC Angels, its angel investment arm.