Middle East Winter 2024
Founder Institute Middle East Mentors
Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.
See the list of current and past mentors for the Middle East program below.
Ahmad Santarissy
CEO @ We The Makers LLC
Ahmed Nassef
Founder @ Leadsmart
Ahmed Al Kiremli
Co-Founder, CEO @ Orisdi
Alessandra Scicchitano
Founder, AURES @ and Lecturer, Swiss Business School
Alex Pavel
Managing Director - Middle East, Africa and Asia @ Pagero
Ana Bibikova
Andreas Schumacher
Artificial Intelligence @ Munich Re
Arthur Gusev
Founder and CEO @ Launch Deck
Cedric Naintre
Business Angel, Sales Advisor @ Hyperplan
Chad Fox
Managing Partner @ Fox Ventures
Charles Shaban
Consultant @ Self
Chintan Oza
Founder @ Anantam Ecosystems
Dan D'souza
Intrapreneurship and New Ventures Senior Manager @ L Marks
Dav Masaon
Co-Founder @ Zanda
Edgar Kussberg
AI Group Product Manager @ Snyk
Elia Nuqul
Owner, Investor, Mentor, Co-Founder @ Nuqul Group
Fady Santarissy
Managing Partner @ cg imagine+invent
Fahed Qteishat
Associate Director @ Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Filip Karwala
Co-founder, Partner @ Move Ventures
Gaelle Yammine
Associate @ Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
Grant Felgenhauer
Managing Partner @ Euphrates Ventures
Hamdi Tabbaa
Co-founder and CEO @ Abwaab
Hanan Shahin
Co-founder & CEO @ Bloomcart
Hussam Hammo
CEO & Founder @ Tamatem Games
Irina Baskova
Growth coach for B2B sales and go-to-market. @ independent consultant.
Ivan Ivanka
CEO / General Partner @ i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital
Ivan Hoo
Owner @ IHAYO
Jad El Boustani
Managing Director @ Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
June W Choi
Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Karim Djerboa
Business Development Specialist @ MAVENTERSE
Karim Hamdan
Managing Partner @ DINARe VENTURES
Laura Olivier Khudairi
Executive Director @ Iraq Tech Ventures
Lauren Jane Heller
Executive Leadership Coach @ On Deck/ Iberdrola Australia
Loek Daemen
Presentation Skills Trainer & Founder @ Pitch Perfect
Luis Ferreira
Mentor @ FI
Maher Kaddoura
Investor @ Al Jude
Maher Santarissy
Managing Director @ moment
Majd Alaily
Founder @ Ruya Advisory
Marie Therese Fam
Partner @ Silicon Badia
Marisa Bryce
CEO @ Jack and Blue Capital
Marwan Said
CEO @ E Points Group
Michael Makdah
Fractional CMO @ Rapid Expansion
Michael Ho
Founder @ Ventures Cubed
Mohamed Ramadan
Associate @ Levari
Mohd Santarissy
Co-CEO @ Relatively Fund
Mudar Jeiroudi
Managing Partner @ Jeiroudi Law Firm
Muhannad Taslaq
General Manager @ Integral Reality Labs
Nidal Bitar
Chief Executive Officer @ ICT Association of Jordan - int@j
Nikola Korać
CEO @ Downstream Business Solutions
Omar Tabbaa
Chairman / CEO @ Eat Holding
Paul Turken
Professor @ Marketing & Strategy of Business School Netherlands
Raja Mawad
Founder @ Thrv.health
Rami Essaid
CEO @ Finmark
Ramzi Halaby
CEO @ The Online Project
Rasha Laswi
Partner @ Andersen
Rawaz Rauf
Partner @ Euphrates Ventures
Rishi Sharma
West Coast Lead @ Newlin VC
Roberto Croci
Regional Startups Enabler @ .
Rudy Bekerejian
Founder & CEO @ Ecomz
Ryan Micheletti
Head of Global Operations @ Founder Institute
Samer Arabiat
Sara Ledterman
General Partner @ 3+ Ventures
Saumya Bhatnagar
CTO & Co-Founder @ Involve.ai
Saurabh Nathany
Startup & VC Lawyer @ White Summers Caffee & James, LLP
Shaun Gold
Entrepreneur, storyteller, GP at Improve Ventures @ Improve Ventures
Simon Turner
Founding Partner, Groundbreaking @ Managing Director, FI Ghana
Sokmean Nou
Front End Services Lead @ Acrisure
Tamer Al Salah
Managing Director @ BeyondCapital
Tarek Roushdy
Angel Investor @ UI Investments
Tariq El Titi
Managing Director @ Janus Ventures
Trevor Longino
Founder & CEO @ CrowdTamers
Vaios Gkitsas
Founder @ The Upset Partners
Vincent Marsland
Senior Founder Success Manager @ Communitech
Vladimir Pletyukhin
Founder and Creative Director @ Launch Deck
Zeid Husban
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,800 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
Support
Copyright © 2025, Founder Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved