Diego Arias is an investment professional and startup advisor with extensive experience across the African and MENA venture ecosystem. He currently leads investments at Outlierz Ventures, a pan-African early-stage VC fund, where he has sourced, structured, and supported startups in fintech, B2B SaaS, healthtech, and climate/energy.
Since 2020, Diego has worked with founders across Morocco, Egypt, and Francophone Africa, leading deals, supporting fundraising, and advising on go-to-market and business development. Beyond VC, he actively mentors in accelerators such as Plug and Play, Open Startup, and Dream VC, and advises startups on fundraising strategy, secondaries, and investor relations.More...