Mariam Younis

Laconia Capital Group is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage B2B software startups. Its Venture Cooperative program promotes education, collaboration, and access to venture capital for emerging investors. As a VC Fellow, I am actively sourcing, conducting due diligence, and presenting startup opportunities to Laconia's Investment Committee. If you are a founder seeking funding, please feel free to reach out to me.

Multiples is an AI-powered gateway to MENA’s tech startup ecosystem, offering access to over $100M in investment opportunities. It has facilitated $50M+ in funding rounds, supported 200+ startups, and connected with a network of 4,000+ investors.

Flat6Labs is the MEA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. - Financial Analysis and Valuation: Assessed financial health of portfolio startups using financial metrics and ESG criteria to support investment decisions. - Sourcing and screening: Conducted market research on eco-friendly startups in the MENA and SSA region, identifying trends and opportunities - Investment relations: Engaged in the fundraising process for the $85M Africa Seed Fund. Contributed to the allocation of a portion of the fund to Morocco and submitted the impact report to a potential limited partner.

- Financial modeling of DeepTech startups - Work within Sequence's Studio: Product-Market fit and GTM strategies for startups (IDfey and D'Art Space)

- Presented a DeFi investment strategy - Conducted on-chain analysis using DeBank and Etherscan - Evaluating several DeFi protocols through DeFiLlama and DEXTools - Gained knowledge on Blockchain Technology, Layer-2 Networks, PoW, PoS, CBDCs and Web4 - Accrued knowledge about Centralized and Decentralized Stablecoins, Liquid staking and restaking

- Induction Program - Training on IBM SPSS Statistics

- Gained knowledge on the Egyptian Competition Law. - Participating in Competitive Neutrality Index creation. - Presented market research report about Real Estate sector. - Competitive Neutrality Department: I have developed an econometric model quantifying harmful consequences of regulatory tools on firms. - Bid-rigging Department: I have studied several examples of violations in the Egyptian Market - M&A Department: Research on Turnover calculation in USA, EU and Egypt / Research on Merger Control in Algeria, UAE, Jordan and Morocco.