I'm Youcef, a product builder, founder (3x), & angel investor based in San Francisco

Youcef Es-skouri

About me

Over 15 years of experience in tech and product.

Investor in 30+ startups, helping founders with product and growth. Currently focused on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A in B2B/Enterprise SaaS, Future of Work, Commerce, Creator Economy, Marketing Tech, FinTech, and Proptech. Also part of First Round Angel Track.

Co-founder and Board Member of Welovebuzz, the #1 digital media and entertainment company in Morocco for the young generation (Like BuzzFeed!) with 80M views per month and 13M social followers. Also on the board of Eat App, a Series B reservation, table management, and CRM platform used by restaurants across 70 countries.

Currently Director of Product at Dropbox within the Office of the CEO, where I lead an internal studio/incubator building new AI products.

I invested in

    • Cycle (Acquired by Atlassian)
    • Capture product feedback and share customer insights – without the busywork.
  • seed
    • Riot
    • Employee security posture management platform. (YC W20)
  • seed
    • Lazy
    • Universal inbox for capturing, contextualizing, and structuring ideas, notes, and tasks.
  • pre-seed
    • Tomorro
    • AI-powered contract management.
  • seed
    • Djamo
    • Financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa. (YC W21)
  • seed
    • Folk
    • The CRM for building real relationships and winning deals.
  • seed
    • Kick
    • Accounting software, that does the work for you.
  • pre-seed
    • Crew
    • ATS for recruiting agencies. (YC S21)
  • seed
    • Treinta
    • Financial super app for small businesses in LATAM. (YC W21)
  • series a
    • Prepared
    • AI-powered solutions for emergency response.
  • seed
    • Exponential
    • The trusted platform to earn yield on your crypto.
  • seed
    • CredPal
    • One app for all financial needs in Africa. (YC W19)
  • seed
    • Zenlist (Acquired by Realtor)
    • Collaborative search that makes buying real estate easier for agents and their clients.
  • seed
    • Journify
    • Capture, unify, and activate customer data in minutes.
  • pre-seed
    • ScorePlay
    • Media asset management for sports.
  • seed
    • Tana
    • Knowledge management platform that integrates AI into everyday work.
  • series a
    • Lakera
    • Security platform for generative AI applications.
  • series a
    • Default
    • All-in-one inbound lead qualification, scheduling, & routing platform.
  • series a
    • Span
    • AI-native developer intelligence platform.
  • series a

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