Omar El-Ayat
Crosslink Capital
VP
Omar joined Crosslink in 2011 and evaluates venture capital investment opportunities in cloud computing, software-as-a-service, enterprise IT, big data, and internet services.
At Crosslink, Omar has been involved with investments in Hired.com, ServiceMax, Bizo (LNKD), Marin Software (MRIN), Scripted, TakeLessons, Postmates, Vungle, Visual.ly, and Enigma. Prior to joining Crosslink, Omar was with investment bank Piper Jaffray, providing capital raising services for clients predominantly in the technology and clean technology sectors. Prior to Piper Jaffray, Omar worked for Iroquois Capital, a New York based private equity fund, and Arbor Advisors, a boutique M&A investment bank.
Omar received a BS from Stanford University in Management Science & Engineering.