Great Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Karachi Founder Institute

In the Founder Institute's four-month, part-time program, promising startup entrepreneurs participate in weekly training and feedback sessions that are led by Founder Institute Mentors.

Our Mentors provide the passion, experience, and support that helps our Founders launch meaningful and enduring companies.

The Founder Institute is about practical, actionable training and feedback - not theory. To achieve this, we bring in experienced Founders and CEOs to give our companies the most relevant and valuable advice. In a confidential setting, they share horror stories, best practices, and realistic feedback to help our Founders avoid "rookie mistakes" and be successful.

In the upcoming Karachi Virtual 2021 Semester, we have secured a truly exceptional roster of Founder Institute Mentors, including many from out of town.

See the full list below:

Aaqib Sayed: Head of Growth, TPL Maps
Abdul Sami: Founder CEO, Core3
Abid Beli: Founder & CEO , iSmartFilms
Adeo Ressi: CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Adil Moosajee: Owner, ego
Adnan Masood: Founder & CEO, Get2Gist.com
Adnan Fasih: Co-Founder & CEO, Cleanry
Adnan Syed
Afaque Riaz Ahmed: Founder and Chairman (BoG), Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship (KITE)
Ahmed Ayub: Co-Founder, Airlift
Ahmed Uzair: Partner, AUC | LAW
Ahsan Mateen: Managing Director, foodpanda.pk
Ahsan Mashkoor: Director & Founder, C Square Consulting
Ahsan Shami Ahsan@Barelyaverage.Com: Founder, Barely Average Design
Aijaz Ather: Founder, The Right Careers
Aleena Alavi
Ali Dossa: Founder and C.E.O , TSF
Ali Kabir Shah: Partner, Ali & Associates
Altaf Qureshi: CEO, Co Founder and Barrister, Wukla and Paksign
Amir Haleem Syed: CEO, Kueball Digital
Ammar Jangbarwala: Co-founder & CEO, MyWater
Andeel Ali: Head of Planning and Development , National Incubation Center - Karachi
Anum Kamran: CEO, Buyon.pk
Ashaar Saeed: Chief People Officer, Lucky Motor Corporation (KIA)
Asif Jafri: Founder & CEO, Verifapp
Asma Khalil
Azhar Rizvi: Member, Global Advisory Board, Global MIT Enterprise Forum
Badar Khushnood: Co Founder, Fishry.com E-commerce & Bramerz
Darakhshan Sheikh Vohra: Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Zambeel Partners & Zambeel Legal
Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed: President & CEO, eHealth Services
Ehsan Saya: Managing Director, Daraz (Alibaba Group)
Eram Abbasi
Fahad Tanveer: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Edkasa Private Limited
Faizan Laghari: Chief Futurist, Flagship Pvt Ltd
Faraz Bandukda: CEO , Al-Hilal Securities Advisors (Pvt.) Ltd. & Al Hilal Shariah Advisors (Pvt.) Limited
Faraz Ali: Head of Growth & Monetization, Noon Academy
Farhan Tufail: CEO, Invictus Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Fariha Salahuddin: GM HR, ICI Pakisan
Farzal Dojki: Founder & CEO, Next Generation Innovation
Fatima Mazhar: COO, COLABS
Furqan Ahmed
Glen Hellman: Glen Hellman - CRO & Business Development, CXO Elevate and University of Maryland
Habibullah Khan: Founder, penumbra
Hamza Abdul Rauf: Co-Founder & Director, Telemart
Hasan Habib: Founder, Designist
Hasnain Akhtar: Founder & CEO , Aerocar (Pvt.) Ltd and ExactMED
Hassan Bin Rizwan: Co-founder / CEO, SABAQ
Hendrik Chasse: Head of Sellers, Kaymu.pk
Hira Saeed: Founder, CaterpillHERs | Digital Doers
Huma Hamid
Imran Amin: CEO
Imran Azhar: Founder & CEO, AzCorp Entertainment
Imtiaz Noor Mohammad: Mr., OrangeFox
Javaid Iqbal: CEO, TransformX
Jawwad Farid: Founder & CEO, FinanceTrainingCourse.com, Alchemy Technologies
Jeffrey Paine: Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures, Singapore
Junaid Mansoor Sootwala: CEO, TAJMAC Global FZE
Khalid Awan: Co-Founder and Chairman, TCS
Khurram Zafar: Executive Director, 47 Ventures Ltd
Khursheed Kotwal: Chief Executive Officer , Aasman International
Mahmood Mirza: Country Lead PK | Product Head, High Output Ventures
Misbah Naqvi: GP, I2I Ventures
Moazzam Ali Khan: General Manager, Loreal Pakistan
Mubariz Siddiqui: Legal Advisor & General Counsel, Sarmayacar
Muhammad Raza Saeed: Founder & CEO, PakWheels, Confiz Solutions
Muhammad Anas Niaz: CEO, Bioniks
Muhammad Usman Javed: Event Manager, National Incubation Center Karachi
Najeeha Farooqi: Co-Founder & CEO, Roshni Rides
Nauman Sikandar Mirza: CEO, EatOye.pk
Nauman Lakhani: Country Manager , Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan
Naveed Iftikhar: Public Sector & Academia
Neil Ashman: Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, N2
Omar Abedin: Project Director, NIC Karachi
Owais Zaidi: Serial Entrepreneur, CreditPer
Owais Hassan Shaikh: National IP Expert , WIPO
Rai Umair: CTO, EatOye.pk
Reza Samad: Founder & CEO, Vurke.com
Rizwan Khan: Global Private Equity, Sasi Group
Rumman Ahmad: CEO
Saad Amanullah Khan: Founder & CEO, Alamut
Saad Amanullah Khan: CEO & Co-Founder, Alamut Consulting
Saif Ali: General Manager, Marketing & PR, Dastgyr
Saim Siddiqui: Founder & CEO, ProCheck
Salman Sarwar Butt: CEO, Green Peak International
Salman Abedin: Co-Founder, GamedotPlay
Salman Sattar: Co-Founder & CEO, Bagallery
Samar Hasan: Co Founder, Epiphany Games
Sarfraz Hussain: CEO, YPay Financial Services Pvt. LTD
Saroosh Zahid: Brand Manager, Rapid
Shaikh Danial: Co - Founder and Creative Consultant, Social Junction Pvt. Ltd
Shaikh Ayaz Ali: COO, Cooperative Computing
Sheeraz Ahmed: Managing Director, Sharp Telecom
Shehryar Hydri: Founding Partner, Deosai Ventures & Managing Director, Endeavor Pakistan
Syed Naseh: CEO, Diya Interactive
Syed Imran Moinuddin: Founder & CEO, NexDegree
Taimur Malik: Partner, Clyde & Co
Talha Ansari: Managing Director, Foodpanda
Tara Uzra Dawood: President & CEO, Dawood Global Foundation, Dawood Capital Management Limited
Touseef Ikram: Associate Director - Product Management, IMM - Jang Media Group
Umair Aziz: Tech Entrepreneur, Venture Advisor & Investor, Creative Chaos
Umair R. Vadria: CORPORATE PARTNER, Hussain & Haider
Usman Latif: CEO, Marcom Works
Uzair Gadit: Co-Founder and Director, PureVpn.com
Uzair Mukadam: CEO, Maritz Consulting Group
Veqar Islam: CEO, Jaffer Business Systems
Wahaj Ahmed: Co-Founder, Retailo Technologies
Yousuf Ali Mehmood: CEO, GEMS International Trading
Zartaj Ahmed: Chief Executive Officer, Qriosity Inc.
Zeeshan Abbasi: CEO, mParsec
Zeeshan Aftab: Co-founder & Managing Director, TenPearls Pvt Ltd
Zia Imran: CEO
Zohaib Ali: Co-Founder, Dastgyr Technologies
Zoya Imam: Investment Head, TPL e-Ventures