Riyad Abou Jaoudeh

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates15 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led multiple VC investments across diverse sectors.
Expert in corporate development and fundraising strategies.
Strong background in telecommunications and strategy consulting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Corporate Development and Venture Capital across multiple tech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Corporate DevelopmentStrategic PlanningVenture CapitalInvestment StrategyStrategy ConsultingTelecommunicationsOperations ManagementMarketing StrategyBusiness Development

Other Skills

AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentBusiness Case ModelingBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyConsultingEntrepreneurshipFinancial ModelingForecastingFundraisingGovernanceHospitalityHospitality ManagementInvestor RelationsM&A

About

Chief Corporate Development Officer at Hala, leading fundraising, strategy, M&A, board governance. Previously partner at MEVP. Led several VC investments across foodtech, mobility tech, SaaS, marketplaces, crypto and fintech. MBA University of Pennsylvania the Wharton School. Twitter: @riad_aj

Experience

Middle east venture partners (mevp)

3 roles

Venture Partner

Promoted

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

Supporting MEVP as a Venture Partner. Reach out if you are a founder in MENA and need funding

Partner

Promoted

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs

Led technology investments in several sectors, including: Transportation, logistics, ecommerce, fintech and crypto, retail-tech, wellness-tech, and SaaS

Technology InvestmentsSector AnalysisVenture CapitalInvestment Strategy

Managing Director

Jan 2016 – Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Hala

Chief Corporate Development Officer

Feb 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Hybrid

I lead equity and debt fundraising, strategy, M&A, governance, and investor relations.
I am also a board member.

FundraisingStrategyM&AGovernanceInvestor RelationsCorporate Development+1

Rain

Board Observer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 · 2 yrs

Schedex

Board Member

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

Bykea

Board Member

May 2019 – Jan 2023 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Pakistan

Fadel

Board Member

Apr 2019 – Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

Basma.com

Board Member

Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 · 4 yrs

Designer-24

Board Member

Dec 2018 – Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Beirut District, Lebanon

Lyve global

Board Observer

Jun 2017 – Jan 2023 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Fresha

Board Observer

Jan 2016 – Feb 2024 · 8 yrs 1 mo · London, England, United Kingdom

Strategy&, part of the pwc network (formerly booz & company)

Senior Associate

Sep 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Beirut

Senior Associate consultant in the telecom, media and technology sector, focusing on the MENA region

Careem

Head of Buzz - Intern

May 2013 – Jul 2013 · 2 mos · Dubai

Acted as country manager for Careem in Qatar. Responsibilities included improving operations, heading marketing and partnership activities, and leading corporate sales efforts in Doha.

Telecom StrategyConsultingStrategy ConsultingTelecommunications

Booz and company

3 roles

Senior Consultant

Oct 2011 – Jun 2012 · 8 mos

Led bid proposal for large Saudi Arabian ISP by developing business case and preparing full proposal for enterprise sector resulting in winning contract for building, operating and transferring smart network for mega project of several hundred million US dollars, spanning 15 years
Developed strategic plans for enterprise sectors of telecom operator in the Middle East, by creating a business plan, modeling and forecasting demand and revenues, deriving strategies, and cascading initiatives and KPIs for each department.
Developed marketing strategy for residential sector of telecom operator in the Middle East, by benchmarking best practices, base-lining capabilities, segmenting customers, assessing product mix and revamping portfolio of services.
Implemented business to business indirect sales strategy for telecom operator in the Middle East, by establishing a telesales team, managing resellers, drafting commission scheme and analyzing performance. Resulted in fivefold revenue increase from channel
Worked with newly appointed business sector VP and department GMs for telecom operator in the Middle East, to turn around business as part of a PMO project.

Operations ImprovementMarketingPartnership ManagementOperations ManagementMarketing Strategy

Consultant

Promoted

Oct 2009 – Oct 2011 · 2 yrs

Worked on a variety of strategy consulting projects with one of the Middle East's biggest operators, mainly in the residential and enterprise sectors.
Projects include: Service Development Process Optimization, Strategic Plan, Marketing Strategy, Demand and Revenue Forecasting, PMO, Smart City Network Proposal, Indirect and Telesales Strategy and Implementation.
I have a hands-on experience in business case modeling, forecasting and PMO follow-up

Business Case DevelopmentStrategic PlanningMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentTelecommunications