Named one of the most creative people in the world, Ahmed El Alfi has been an early and growth stage investor for the past 30 years. In 2010, he founded Sawari Ventures, a Cairo-based VC firm that aims to transform MENA economies through funding technology-based companies. In 2011 Sawari created Flat6Labs, MENA's leading accelerator, in Cairo, Jeddah, Beirut, Tunisia, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, seeding over 130 startups to date.