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Founder Institute Mentors

Algeria Spring 2025

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 Algeria program below.

Mentors

Abdelaziz

Abdelaziz Djellal

President, S.F.T.A.G
Ahmed

Ahmed Chenna

Principal Scientist, Monogram_LabCorp
Ali

Ali Kahlane

Vice President, CARE
Amel

Amel Touhami MD

CEO, Emir Synergy LLC
Andrea

Andrea Ramoino

CEO, MD / Board Director, Advisor / Transformation Leader / Fintech, Payments, Crypto, SaaS / CPO & CSO background / ex Solaris, Elliptic, Experian, n/a
Brian

Brian Proffitt

Partner, Disruptive Capital Finance
Charles

Charles Ehredt

Founder & CEO, Currency Alliance
Chris

Chris Frost

Director of Technology and Infrastructure, Cruzio Internet
Djallal

Djallal Bouabdallah

CSO, Ayrade
Djamil

Djamil Bouabbane

Product GTM, Strategy & Operations , Google
Ebin

Ebin Elavathingal

Director, MERSTRA Foundation / Next Market
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Hakim

Hakim Soufi

CEO, MACIR LIFE INSURANCE
Halima

Halima Benbouza

Director, National Council of Scientific Research and Technologies
Ivan

Ivan Ivanka

CEO / General Partner, i1x Venture Studio / Camel Capital
Jonathan

Jonathan Steingiesser

Head Of Design , Property Finder
Jonathan

Jonathan Zaremski

Chief Product Officer, VP Marketing, Consultant, Startups
Kamal

Kamal Youcef Toumi

Professor Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Karim

Karim Djerboa

Business Development Specialist, MAVENTERSE
Karim

Karim Zaghib

Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Concordia University
Katie

Katie Mapondera

Founder and Managing Partner, Q L and D LLC
Mabrouk

Mabrouk Aib

Co-Founder, AITech
Madeline

Madeline Duva

Board Member, Fluxx and Wishes
Marcel

Marcel Dridje

President Emeritus , Sophia Business Angels
Mark

Mark Kleyner

Co-Founder, Dream VC
Moaz

Moaz Hamid

founding partner, mvmt ventures
Mohamed

Mohamed Guidoum

CEO & Founder, Logaritm Ltd
Mohamed

Mohamed Boudjelal

Chairman, KAIMRC
Mohamed

Mohamed Belhocine

Senior Bioinformatics and Genomics Scientist, Molecular Biology & Genetics Laboratory
Mohamed

Mohamed Yahiaoui

Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Mohamed

Mohamed Brihoum

Distinguished Professor, DeVry University
Mohammad Hossein

Mohammad Hossein Tavangar

Director , Founder Institute Germany
Mohammed

Mohammed Bedrouni

Consultant Entrepreneurship and Ecosystem Development, AAASTE
Mohammed

Mohammed Rachedine

Patent Examiner, USPTO
Mohammed Chafik

Mohammed Chafik Bou Abdallah

CEO, Novobridge Academy
Nacima

Nacima Arhab

Chargée d’Etudes et de Synthèse, Ministère Délégué Chargé de l'Économie de la Connaissance, des Startups, et des Micro-Entreprises
Nassima

Nassima Berrayah

Founder & Project Manager, MyWay Incubation Program
Noureddine

Noureddine Ouadah

Startups & Incubators Director , Algerian Ministry of Startups
Noureddine

Noureddine Tayebi

Founder & Investor , Yassir
Noureddine

Noureddine Larid

Legal Expert, Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK
Okba

Okba Hachani

Managing Director, Algerian Startup Fund
Oualid

Oualid Hamdaoui

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Badji Mokhtar – Annaba University
Paul

Paul Turken

Professor, Marketing & Strategy of Business School Netherlands
Rafik

Rafik Chala

Co-Managing Partner, Progress Trainings
Raja

Raja Mawad

Founder, Thrv.health
Renjit

Renjit Philip

Partner MENA, Start2Scale Consulting
Riad

Riad Hartani

Internet Technologist, Independent
Richard

Richard Cristina

Co-founder (MentorLabs), Founder (Bloom), Principal Director (Founder Institute)
Sadaharu

Sadaharu Saiki

Founder & GP, Sunny Side Venture Partners
Said

Said Dermime

Senior Scientist & Director , Hamad Medical Corporation
Samir

Samir Zaghia

Global Head FCC Transaction Monitoring Surveillance Effectiveness, Credit Suisse
Sophiane

Sophiane Arras

CEO, inStorify
Steven

Steven Morley

Business Advisor, Success4Execs
Waleed

Waleed Helal

Head of Marketing, ADNEC
Yacine

Yacine Rahmoun

Investor, Casbah Business Angels
Yazid

Yazid Benmouhoub

CEO, Algiers Stock Exchange

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