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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio67%Bio coverage: 67% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Anis AbdeddineFounder/CSO · WaystoCapW17B2B · Casablanca
- Aziz JaouhariFounder/CTO · WaystoCapW17B2B · Casablanca
- Niama El BassunieFounder/CEO · WaystoCapW17B2B · Casablanca
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Anis AbdeddineWaystoCapFounder/CSOWinter 2017B2BCasablanca, Morocco38—Aziz JaouhariWaystoCapFounder/CTOWinter 2017B2BCasablanca, Morocco38—Niama El BassunieWaystoCapFounder/CEOWinter 2017B2BCasablanca, Morocco38—
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Niama El Bassunie
Founder/CEO·WaystoCap
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size38
BatchWinter 2017
LocationCasablanca, Morocco
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Niama El Bassunie is the Founder of WaystoCap, the first YC-backed Moroccan company. Raised over 4m USD and acquired in 2021. Niama is now an investor and advisor in technology companies in Africa and beyond. Most recently she joined The Baobab Network as Managing Partner.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineBusinessKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
WaystoCapWe are Alibaba of Africa. We are building a marketplace for African…
