Leadership & Team
Our global companies and investment network is headed by our Dubai-based Management Team and also our Global Venture Developer Team. Read on for additional information.
Management
Hussein Abdelkarim
Chief Executive Officer
Over the last 2 decades, have built 12 companies (3 Unicorns, 4 Exits) with a user base of over 100+ million people across 6 continents. His companies have raised $950+ million from top investors including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Naspers. Backed over 200 tech projects since started investing in the space. Holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship from IE Business School. A lifelong entrepreneur and technologist combining finance with tech & product expertise. Serial founder and venture builder with a deep-rooted understanding of the ever-changing tech industry. Led P&L, M&A, strategy, & product. Hired and mentored 600+ team members in 25 countries.
Ajay Bhandari
Chief Technology Officer
Former Chief Architect at Microsoft and Google. Proven track record of successfully building & leading engineering teams at Microsoft and Google. Over a career spanning two decades, had notable success in developing technology strategies & envisioning and building products to drive growth across the globe. Significant technical background with hands-on experience in web3 and blockchain, distributed systems, serverless and cloud-native architectures, AI & machine learning, and the IOT to build scalable, resilient, high-performance teams and engineering platforms.
Venture Developers
Vikranth Pillarisetty
Global Venture Developer
Product Director with over 15 years of industry experience in Product Strategy, Product Management, Software Development, Service Delivery, Web3, Blockchain, Climate-Tech, Mobility, IoT, Healthcare, and Cisco Networks. He has an MBA from NC State University and an MS from Wichita State University.
Ankit Gupta
Global Venture Developer
On the corporate side, after spending 12 years leading growth marketing for several unicorns including Groupon, Grab, and Rocket Internet, I am actively doing Venture building and Consulting for large companies looking to innovate through disruptive emerging technologies and acquiring startups as a form of innovation.
Sachin Agrawal
Global Venture Developer
Having spent over a decade at Microsoft building high-performance products. With hands-on experience in web3 & blockchain, distributed systems, serverless and cloud-native architectures, AI & machine learning, and the IOT to build scalable, resilient, and high-performance teams & engineering platforms
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