Firdaus Nagree is the CEO of FCI London, a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, father, husband and passionate scuba diver who has founded or funded numerous successful companies since 1999.
After beginning his career as a strategy consultant with Accenture, Firdaus quickly became involved in the London property scene, trading properties from the age of 21.
He began investing in equities in 1999; Google and Apple being some of his early investments.
He has been actively involved as an executive, board member or investor in a variety of sectors including hospitality, F&B, construction, interior design, retail, tradfi, defi, proptech, education, logistics, property, cloud kitchens and blockchain.
Firdaus is the founder and CEO of FCI London, a multi-award winning interiors and lifestyle house with offices and showrooms in the UK, UAE, Nigeria & India.
He serves as a special adviser to Bridge Invest, Concept Ventures, LKN & Flight Fund and is an active early stage investor in startups including Eleven Labs, Until, Toot, Whoop, SoleSavy, AllPlants, Stirr, Path 81, Vidorra, Svami, RainCan, Abacus Insights, F45 and many more.
Firdaus is passionate about helping individuals and organisations maximise their potential and acts as a mentor and business adviser to startups and young founders.
He is well known in the London business community, is an active member and board advisor to LKN & Concept Ventures and sits on the board of the global entrepreneurial group YPO.
Firdaus attended UMIST in Manchester and London Business School and spends most of his time in London, Dubai and Mumbai.
He is actively involved with a number of charitable organisations including YUVA, WeForest and Bright Futures UK. He is always keen to speak to companies and individuals who are eager to help support these charities.
Firdaus thrives on collaboration and is perpetually seeking joint venture opportunities with interesting humans, where his experience, network and energy can help build new and impactful things.
He is an expert scuba diver, scrambled egg maker and piggyback provider. Firdaus enjoys science fiction and practices meditation and bio-hacking.