Aaref Hilaly — CEO
I love working with talented, hungry people who have big ideas. It’s why I moved halfway across the world to Silicon Valley, and then started a company (CenterRun). When that was acquired, I tried again (Clearwell) – except better, because this time I had some relevant experience and was more able to cope with the terror and euphoria involved in leading a start-up. Looking back, at both companies I was lucky to have venture investors who helped me recover from my rookie mistakes, and who enabled me to grow from an inexperienced founder into a confident CEO. I became an investor with the goal of now helping other founders do the same.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist with deep expertise in SaaS and AI-driven startups.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Experience: 23 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Venture Capital
- Entrepreneurship
Career Highlights
- Transformed from rookie founder to confident CEO.
- Led Clearwell to over $100m in ARR.
- Invested in multiple successful startups.
Work Experience
Cognition
Series C Investor (1 yr 2 mos)
krea.ai
Series B Investor + Board Member (1 yr 2 mos)
Charta Health
Seed & Series A Investor + Board Member (2 yrs 2 mos)
Decagon
Seed & Series B investor + Board Member (3 yrs 2 mos)
EvenUp
Series B & D investor + Board Member (3 yrs 2 mos)
Contextual AI
Seed Investor + Board Member (3 yrs 2 mos)
Bain Capital Ventures
Partner (6 yrs 2 mos)
Sequoia Capital
Partner (7 yrs)
Symantec
Vice President, Engineering (1 yr)
Clearwell Systems
President & CEO (6 yrs)
CenterRun
Founder & CEO (3 yrs)
Education
MBA at Harvard Business School
MA at McGill University
BA at University of Oxford