Adam French
Partner
Antler
Antler UK partner and Scalable Capital co-founder focused on early-stage fintech and technology.
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Bio
Professional summary
Fady Abdel-Nour is General Partner at Antler Elevate, Antler's strategy for supporting later-stage and scaling companies. The official Antler Elevate page describes his prior role as Global Head of M&A and Investments at PayU, the payments and fintech arm of Prosus. It also says he previously worked at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan across Toronto and Hong Kong and helped establish the Hong Kong office. Official Antler material and public profiles associate him most strongly with growth-stage support, fintech, payments, M&A, and global technology investing.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Growth-stage companiesSeries A to IPO supportLater-stage follow-on investing
Sector
Fintech and paymentsGrowth technology companiesGlobal and emerging-market technology
Thesis
Growth-stage technology companiesFintech and paymentsM&A, late-stage scaling, and strategic finance
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
PayUProsusTencentOntario Teachers' Pension Plan
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with scale-up readiness, growth capital needs, fintech or payments relevance, and how strategic finance or M&A experience could help the company expand.
Personalization hooks
- 1If fintech or payments-related, connect to his PayU and Prosus background.
- 2For later-stage companies, emphasize scaling milestones, capital strategy, and global market expansion.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Antler Elevate material positions the strategy around supporting companies beyond the earliest stages.
Public Antler fact sheet says he oversaw $6B of fintech M&A and investments at PayU/Prosus.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- AntlerGeneral Partner, Antler ElevatePresent
- PayU (payments & fintech arm of Prosus)Global Head of M&A and InvestmentsPrior to Antler
- Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP)Investment Professional (Toronto & Hong Kong offices)Prior to PayU
Education
- Schulich School of Business, York UniversityBBA, Business Administration
- CFA InstituteCFA Charterholder
- INSEADMBA (listed on LinkedIn)
Skills
Growth-stage investingM&AFintechVenture capitalCFA
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