Ramzi Schumann

Ramzi Schumann is a Gulf-based investor and food-industry operator whose career bridges regional sovereign-linked investment vehicles and the global alternative-protein movement. He holds an undergraduate degree from Cornell University. Earlier in his career he worked as Managing Director of Shuman Poultry and Food Production Company (reported 1991–2003) and later as Group General Manager of Abela Qatar International (reported 2017–2019), giving him a deep operating background in the food and hospitality supply chain across the Gulf.

He subsequently moved into institutional investing, serving as Head of Assets Under Management at Al-Hosn Investment Company SAOC, a Muscat-based private-equity and venture firm established in 2007 as a 50/50 partnership between Qatar Holding (a Qatar Investment Authority subsidiary) and the Oman Investment Authority. Al-Hosn invests across logistics, hospitality and food security — sectors that map closely to Schumann's operating experience. His verified working email sits on the alhosnoman.com domain, which redirects to Al-Hosn Investment. He has also been associated with Oman Food Capital (the OIA's food-sector investment arm) and NEBIX LLC.

Today he is listed as a Venture Partner for the GCC/MENA region at Lever VC, a venture fund specializing in early-stage alternative-protein and sustainable food-and-agriculture companies (Fund I closed at $80M; a larger successor fund has been in the market). He is also described in profile databases as a Consultant at Nourish Ingredients (an Australian precision-fermentation fats company) and has been affiliated with Logos AI. In 2022 he completed the Alternative Protein Fundamentals Program run by the Cambridge University Alternative Protein Society, underscoring a deliberate pivot toward the future-of-food thesis.

Note: the stub data lists his title as "Chief Executive Officer." Public sources verify his roles above (Venture Partner, Head of AUM, Group GM, Managing Director, Consultant) but do not independently confirm a current "CEO" title, so it is presented here as unverified.

• Future of protein / sustainable food: His current venture activity centers on Lever VC's mandate — early-stage alternative proteins, fermentation, cultivated meat/dairy, functional ingredients, crop genetics and food-ag technology.
• Early-stage entry: Aligned with Lever VC's stated approach of seed, Series A and Series B rounds, with initial checks in the ~$200K–$1M range and meaningful follow-on capacity.
• Gulf/MENA bridge: His distinctive value is connecting global alt-protein startups to GCC capital, sovereign-linked food-security programs, and regional market entry (Oman, Qatar, wider MENA).
• Operator's lens: With decades running poultry, food-production and hospitality/catering businesses, he evaluates deals through supply-chain, production and food-security realities, not just technology.
• Food security as a policy tailwind: His Al-Hosn and Oman Food Capital ties reflect a thesis that Gulf food security is a strategic, government-backed investment theme.