Managing Partner · London
Nermine Chatila
Nermine Chatila is a managing partner of Zeytoon Ventures. She was the second investment hire at Raed Ventures, where she built the firm’s screening and diligence frameworks, screened more than 1,000 companies across SWANA, and supported diligence on portfolio companies including Tabby, Foodics, and Salla. Before that she was Head of Investments at womena and a manager at PwC Middle East. She later founded Molequl, a financial planning startup. Nermine holds an MA in economics and education from Columbia University, where she was a Fulbright Scholar, and a BA in economics from the American University of Beirut. She lives in London.
Why I’m here
At Raed Ventures I watched early-stage founders grow from scrappy hustlers into category leaders, and a nascent ecosystem become a leading hub in the SWANA region. It taught me that growth is not rocket science. It is creativity, grit, perseverance, and opening doors.
SWANA is where my deepest roots, relationships, and passion lie. Meeting the hardworking founders building the most exciting startups in the world brings real hope and joy.