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How MENA’s Founding 30 connects: shared backers, shared classrooms, and who built what.
Shared backers
500 Globalbacks 7
FoodicseyewaBreadfastLean TechnologiesCaloSalasaLucidya
Endeavorbacks 6
FoodicseyewaHuspyZidNawyNymCard
Impact46backs 6
HALANanaZidLucidyaJahezFloward
Sanabil Investmentsbacks 6
HALATamaraFoodicsSallaGathernSellAnyCar
STVbacks 6
FoodicsSallaNanaGathernCaloFloward
Wa'ed Venturesbacks 5
WahedZidCOFESalasaLucidya
bossa investbacks 4
FoodicseyewaZidNymCard
Khwarizmi Venturesbacks 4
HALAeyewaLean TechnologiesCalo
Outliers Venture Capitalbacks 4
BreadfastLean TechnologiesNawyFlapKap
RAED Venturesbacks 4
HALAFoodicsSallaLean Technologies
Shorooqbacks 4
BreadfastLean TechnologiesNawyNymCard
VentureSouqbacks 4
SallaNawyNymCardLucidya
Wamda ومضةbacks 4
HALASallaNanaeyewa
21 Venturesbacks 3
RSA XBLocalRetailhub
Aljazira Capitalbacks 3
CaloYAPFloward
BECO Capitalbacks 3
SellAnyCarFlapKapThndr
Etisalat UAEbacks 3
BreadfastAppliedAINawy
Faith Capital Holdingbacks 3
FoodicsNanaeyewa
General Atlanticbacks 3
eyewaInsiderTrendyol
Investcorpbacks 3
FassetSallaTruKker
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)backs 3
HALANanaAnghami
Oraseya Capitalbacks 3
CaloNymCardRetailhub
Peak XV Partnersbacks 3
FoodicsLean TechnologiesHuspy
Plug and Playbacks 3
AppliedAIHuspyNawy
QED Investorsbacks 3
HALANymCardFlapKap
Saudi Venture Capital Investment Companybacks 3
FoodicsNanaLean Technologies
Vision Ventures (VV)backs 3
FoodicsSallaCalo
Arbor Venturesbacks 2
Lean TechnologiesAppliedAI
Arzan Venture Capitalbacks 2
HALAZid
avrabacks 2
HALALean Technologies
BlueFive Capitalbacks 2
CargoXMal
Breyer Capitalbacks 2
Lean TechnologiesHuspy
BY Venture Partnersbacks 2
HuspyNymCard
Derayah Financialbacks 2
Foodicseyewa
Elm Companybacks 2
FoodicsZid
Endeavor Catalystbacks 2
HALAFoodics
Endure Capitalbacks 2
BreadfastBrimore
Fatima Gobi Venturesbacks 2
FassetLean Technologies
Global Venturesbacks 2
Lean TechnologiesZid
HOF Capitalbacks 2
Lean TechnologiesNawy
IFC - International Finance Corporationbacks 2
BreadfastNawy
Liberty City Venturesbacks 2
FassetLean Technologies
Nama Venturesbacks 2
SallaCalo
Ncludebacks 2
NawyFlapKap
Nuwa Capitalbacks 2
eyewaCalo
Olayan Financing Companybacks 2
BreadfastSellAnyCar
Olayan Groupbacks 2
SellAnyCarPure Harvest
Rua Growth Fundbacks 2
LucidyaJo Academy
Savour Venturesbacks 2
FoodicsCalo
SBI Investmentbacks 2
FassetBreadfast
SEEDRA Venturesbacks 2
ZidLucidya
SoftBank Vision Fund 2backs 2
KitopiTrendyol
SVCbacks 2
SalasaLucidya
Turmeric Capitalbacks 2
eyewaHuspy
Uni-Venturesbacks 2
SallaNana
Same classroom
London School of Economics3 founders
Hanzade Doğan BoynerHande ÇilingirDenis Konoplev
Boğaziçi University2 founders
Sidar ŞahinNazım Salur
Cairo University2 founders
Moataz SolimanOmar Gabr
SZABIST2 founders
Anam KhalidWajdan Gul
ESCP Business School2 founders
Ismael BelkhayatSophia Alj
King Saud University2 founders
Ghassab Al-MandeelLateefa Alwaalan
Harvard University2 founders
Hosam ArabDemet Mutlu
The American University in Cairo2 founders
Ahmad HammoudaAyman El Tanbouly
Who built what
TabbyNo. 01
Hosam Arab
NinjaNo. 02
Ebrahim Al-Jassim
MNT-HalanNo. 03
Mounir Nakhla
HALANo. 04
Founders not yet profiled
TamaraNo. 05
Abdulmajeed Alsukhan
FoodicsNo. 06
Founders not yet profiled
FassetNo. 07
Founders not yet profiled
KitopiNo. 08
Mohamad Ballout
SallaNo. 09
Founders not yet profiled
NanaNo. 10
Founders not yet profiled
eyewaNo. 11
Founders not yet profiled
TruKkerNo. 12
Gaurav Biswas
BreadfastNo. 13
Founders not yet profiled
Lean TechnologiesNo. 14
Founders not yet profiled
AppliedAINo. 15
Founders not yet profiled
HuspyNo. 16
Founders not yet profiled
WahedNo. 17
Junaid Wahedna
ZidNo. 18
Founders not yet profiled
GathernNo. 19
Latifa Altamimi
NawyNo. 20
Founders not yet profiled
CaloNo. 21
Founders not yet profiled
PetroAppNo. 22
Founders not yet profiled
SellAnyCarNo. 23
Founders not yet profiled
YAPNo. 24
Founders not yet profiled
NymCardNo. 25
Founders not yet profiled
COFENo. 26
Founders not yet profiled
FlapKapNo. 27
Founders not yet profiled
SalasaNo. 28
Founders not yet profiled
LucidyaNo. 29
Founders not yet profiled
Jo AcademyNo. 30
Founders not yet profiled
CargoX
Tomaso Rodriguez
Anghami
Elie Habib
Getir
Nazım Salur
Deribit
John JansenMarius Jansen
Huda Beauty
Huda Kattan
Jahez
Ghassab Al-Mandeel
NoNerds
Founders not yet profiled
Snoonu
Hamad Al Hajri
31 CONCEPT
Misha Hanin
Brimore
Mohamed Abdulaziz
Base
Caroline Hazlehurst
Instabug
Moataz SolimanOmar Gabr
Boxy
Mehrshad Pezeshk
InstaDeep
Karim Beguir
Mal
Abdallah Abu-Sheikh
DESAISIV
Saed Khawaldeh
EMMA Systems
Wisam Costandi
Pure Harvest
Sky Kurtz
Mifta
Alexander Pinheiro Liakos
Ride Skipper
Lauren Hamilton
Chari
Ismael BelkhayatSophia Alj
SALT
Deem Al BassamAmal Al Marri
RSA XB
Denis Konoplev
Sampo Pricing
Khalifa Manaa
Talenteo HR
Louai Djaffer
IntiGo
Bassem Bouguerra
Local
Saad Ahmed
Al Abdallah
Youssef Al Abdallah
Yatooq
Lateefa Alwaalan
Exits MENA
Ayman El Tanbouly
Ghanem
Saleh Al-Ghamdi
Connect Money
Ayman Essawy
PLAYBOOK
Wafa Al Obaidat
Governata
Djamel Mohand
Orbii
Nauman Ali
Cortad
Mohammad Alsufi
PayLater
Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon
Hepsiburada
Hanzade Doğan Boyner
Nabta Health
Sophie Smith
Fawry
Ashraf Sabry
Squatwolf
Anam KhalidWajdan Gul
Xpanceo
Roman Axelrod
Optasia
Bassim Haidar
Al Baik
Founders not yet profiled
Dream Games
Soner Aydemir
Fade Fit
Kris Fade
Peak Games
Sidar Şahin
Prop-AI
Christian Kunz
Floward
Abdulaziz Al Loughani
temtem
Kamel Haddar
Insider
Hande Çilingir
Krti
Abdulrahman Al-Hammadi
MaxAB
Belal El-Megharbel
KitchenomiKs
Aankush Bhatia
resal
Hatem Kameli
Kitchenara
Umair Khalid
Tamatem
Hussam Hammo
Thndr
Seif AmrAhmad Hammouda
Trase
Rowan Alawi
Trendyol
Demet Mutlu
Yassir
Noureddine Tayebi
LNKO
Maha Bennani
Retailhub
Daniel Alimov
Zooba
Chris Khalifa
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