Zakaria Hersi

I’m Zakaria Hersi, an operator and investor with 15+ years of scaling startups and building inclusive investment platforms across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. I currently manage investments at The Inner Foundation, a catalytic fund deploying $100M into mental health and well-being initiatives worldwide. Previously, I was Senior Investment Advisor to UNDP Africa, shaping a $1B blended finance initiative, and I helped scale Truecaller in Africa and the Middle East to over 50 million users. My mission is connecting ideas, capital, and people to unlock opportunities in overlooked markets.Also have my own investment portfolio with Framtid: Neko Health (2023)Steep (2022)Figures (2022)Freshsound (2022)Dema.ai (2022)Gillion (ArK Kapital) (2022)Doktor.se (2022)Pngme (2021)SAVA (2021)EVERYTHING (2021)Homebase (2021)Validio (2021)Qopla (2020)Nothing (2020) Part of our Investment Collective Framtid we were the first angel investors in NothingTeemyco (2020)All Ears (2019)Bruce (2018)