Abdul Abdirahman
Principal
F-Prime
Principal investing in early-stage B2B software, fintech, and vertical SaaS.
Bio
Professional summary
Rocio Wu is a Partner at F-Prime Capital, based in San Francisco. Her official profile states that she leads investments across AI, Enterprise, and FinTech and publishes investment theses in her Forbes VC column. Previously, she was an investor at Liquid 2 Ventures, where she backed companies including Chipper Cash and Overjet. Before investing, she held operating roles at Google and Amazon spanning corporate development, go-to-market strategy, and marketing across the U.S., Japan, Spain, and China. She is active in communities including Xooglers, Women in AI, Female Founders & Funders, and HBS Circles, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Shanghai International Studies University through a joint program with Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Technology venture investmentsEarly-stage and growth startup investing
Sector
AIEnterpriseFinTechPaymentsLatAm fintech
Thesis
AIEnterpriseFinTech
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Chipper CashOverjetFazeshiftKanastraToku
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a crisp AI, enterprise, or fintech thesis, especially where structured data, workflow automation, payments, or regulated-market infrastructure creates a differentiated wedge.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference her stated interest in founders who challenge conventional wisdom and ideas that connect disciplines unexpectedly.
- 2If relevant, connect to AI evaluation, accounts receivable automation, real-time payments, LatAm fintech, or structured data themes from her published work.
- 3If authentic, mention international go-to-market relevance given her Google and Amazon roles across the U.S., Japan, Spain, and China.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official profile lists recent F-Prime content by her on AI startup evaluation, SMB succession, FedNow, LatAm payments, structured data for AI, and accounts receivable automation.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- F-Prime CapitalPartner
- Liquid 2 VenturesInvestorPre-F-Prime
- GoogleOperating roles (CorpDev, GTM, Growth)
- AmazonOperating roles
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA
- Shanghai International Studies University (joint with Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain)BA
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