Wahaj Ahmed — Co-Founder
I’ve spent my career building companies that turn ideas into impact. And now, I’m building one that connects two of the fastest-growing regions in the world: Korea and the Middle East. At Sprint, I help Korea’s best consumer brands enter the Middle Eastern market. We bring in beauty products, baby care, and snacks across different models: 1. Direct distribution for established lines 2. Targeted online launches when new SKUs need validation We’ve built the full setup across the region – warehouses, distribution networks, and local entities – so partners don’t have to worry about logistics, paperwork, or legal hurdles. Before founding Sprint, I spent a decade learning how to build and scale from the ground up. • At Careem (one of MENA’s largest tech startups, now part of Uber), I became a GM at 25, leading city operations and growing business 10x in 8 months • At McKinsey, I helped CEOs move from PowerPoint to progress – turning plans into real growth across industries • At Retailo, a B2B e-commerce platform I co-founded, we raised $50M+ to digitize trade across MENAP I’ve spent my career making growth simple. By fixing systems, automating what slows teams down, and designing processes that run smoothly, I help companies grow without the firefighting. Outside of work, I’m a lifelong gamer… and I genuinely believe gaming shaped how I build companies. It taught me to see every setback as data… a mindset that builds resilience, pattern-recognition, and systems thinking. At my core, I’m driven by one idea: creating impact through opportunity. When people earn better, they live better… and entire economies rise with them. Retail, with its scale and reach, is where this change multiplies fastest – a single improved store can uplift dozens of lives. That’s the kind of impact I want to keep building, one market at a time.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B and B2C growth strategist with extensive experience in e-commerce and fintech.
Experience: 9 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Market Expansion
- Business Development
- Financial Strategy
- Growth Management
- Operational Efficiency
- Consulting
- Operational Strategy
- Operations Management
- Strategic Growth
- Growth Hacking
- Marketing
- Marketing Management
- E-commerce
- Business Intelligence
- Financial Analysis
Career Highlights
- Scaled operations to $220M GMV in e-commerce.
- Secured over $50M in funding for startups.
- Grew Careem's Karachi market revenue by 150%.
Work Experience
Open (YC W24)
Founding GTM partner (3 mos)
Sprint
Co-Founder & Director (1 yr 7 mos)
Retailo Technologies
CFO (1 yr 5 mos)
Co-Founder, Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Human Resource Officer (2 yrs 6 mos)
McKinsey & Company
Associate (2 yrs 11 mos)
Careem
Assistant General Manager (10 mos)
Growth Hacker (3 mos)
Rocket Internet AG - Daraz.pk
Entrepreneur in Residence → Regional Channel Marketing Manager (8 mos)
Business Intelligence / Online Marketing Manager (10 mos)
Bidnessetc.com
Financial Analyst (1 mo)
Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO)
Supply Chain / HR Intern (1 mo)
Deloitte
Audit Intern (1 mo)
Education
Bachelor of Science (BSc) at Lahore University of Management Sciences
A-Levels at St. Patricks High School Karachi
