Mikael Hajjar
VCManaging Partner & Co-Founder, P1 Ventures
Berkeley engineer Stanford MBA P1 Ventures contrarian investor
Lagos, Nigeria$500K–$1.5M checks3 notable investments
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
FintechAIConsumerEnterprise SaaSInfrastructure
Background
Mikael Hajjar is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of P1 Ventures, an early-stage Africa-focused VC fund managing over $50M. Born in Dakar and raised in Mauritania, he is a fourth-generation Lebanese immigrant entrepreneur in West Africa. He holds a degree from Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford. Previously, he worked at Waymo on Ops Strategy and Analytics. He started angel investing in African tech founders in 2014 before founding P1 Ventures.
Investment Thesis
Contrarian bets on AI-first founders transforming African economies the way mobile transformed telecoms.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Typical check: $500K–$1.5M
Sectors
FintechAIConsumerEnterprise SaaSInfrastructure
Based in: Lagos, Nigeria (Africa)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026