# Karen Wazen

**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/investors/karen-wazen
**Profile type:** Investor

## About

Karen Wazen Bakhazi is a Lebanese-British fashion influencer, entrepreneur, and angel investor who co-founded KE Partners with her husband Elias Bakhazi. KE Partners is a MEA-focused investment firm that has quietly invested in over 12 startups. Karen also founded Karen Wazen Eyewear (2018) and a jewelry brand stocked by luxury retailers across the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar. The first Middle Eastern ambassador for Roberto Cavalli and Guerlain.

## Key facts

- **Slug:** karen-wazen
- **Location:** Dubai, UAE
- **Country:** United Arab Emirates
- **Investor type:** angel

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