Onsi Naguib Sawiris

CHAIRMAN

Onsi Sawiris is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at HOF Capital, a global technology investment firm with over $100m in AUM, where they partner with ambitious entrepreneurs to build massive, enduring businesses. HOF is backed by over 70 leading families and organizations across 33 countries who help accelerate the portfolio companies’ growth. Onsi has led investments in cloud-based technologies, fintech and enterprise SaaS.

Onsi currently sits on the boards of: Italiaonline, Drop, Optii Solutions, intY, Riverbank and is a strategic advisor to Orascom TMT Investments. His focus is on supporting these corporates with digital transformation strategies that involve several HOF portfolio companies.

Prior to HOF Capital, Onsi worked in TMT-focused M&A at Arma Partners, a specialist technology investment bank. Onsi also co-founded Energal, a hyperlocal sustainable energy company tackling distribution inefficiencies in emerging markets.

Onsi holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is fluent in English, German and Arabic with a working proficiency in French.