Muhammad Gawish

CEO

Egypt11 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Raised over $6.85M in funding for startups.
  • Empowered 131,000+ graduates in tech careers.
  • Recognized as a Global Endeavor Entrepreneur 2025.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in EdTech with expertise in online education and startup mentorship.

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Skills

Core Skills

Online EducationBusiness DevelopmentMentoringBusiness StrategyMarket Research

Other Skills

After EffectsArduinoArtificial IntelligenceAtmel AVRAutomationBusiness Intelligence (BI)CommunicationCybersecurityData AnalysisData ScienceDigital MarketingEmbedded CEmbedded LinuxEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded Systems

About

Muhammad Gawish, an electrical and electronics engineer, studied entrepreneurship and business management at Kelley School of Business - Indiana University. Worked as a Business & Growth Consultant, where he helped startups in raising $6.85M+ in funding and generating $17.63M+ in revenue. Co-Founder & CEO of iSchool is the #1 online Ai & coding platform in MENA for students aged 6 to 18, offering 1:1 or 1:many live coding classes in artificial intelligence, data science, game development, UI, UX, and cybersecurity. With 131,000+ graduates across 20+ countries. empowering students to pursue tech careers, freelancing opportunities, or even launch their own startups. Gawish is also a social media influencer in entrepreneurship, inspiring 4.5M+ followers with over 2B views. Recognitions: • Global Endeavor Entrepreneur 2025. • Arab Youth Pioneers Award 2024. • Forbes MENA VIP Speaker 2024. • 1 Billion Followers Summit Dubai VIP Speaker 2024. • STEP Dubai Edtech Speaker 2024. • UAE Minister of Education delegate & Speaker at BETT London 2024. • Impact Ireland special Speaker in Dublin 2024. • United Nations WSA Education Award winner in Mexico 2023. • BibanGlobal Summit VIP speaker in Saudi Arabia 2023. • The Elite 200 Edtech startup worldwide list of the GSV 2023. • World Economic Forum Impact Scale-Ups Award in Davos, Switzerland 2023. • HolonIQ’s Top 50 Best Edtech startups in the MENA and North Africa 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. • Forbes MENA 30 Under 30 list 2022. • Impact Master Class Speaker at Websummit Lisbon 2022. • GITEX GLOBAL Speaker in a panel titled “ Corporate ventures Vs Venture Capitals ” 2022. • Technesummit Speaker 2021, 2022, 2023. • 1st Place Winner in the AIM UAE startup pitching competition 2022. • EdTech Leadership Award by EdTechDigest 2022. • HSBC C3 Impact Accelerator Winner 2022. • Global Startup Awards Northen Africa Founder of The Year 2021. • Websummit Speaker in a talk titled “ Future of Education ” Lisbon 2021. • Bett Show London Edtech Speaker in a talk titled “ Raising the next tech leaders ” 2021. • Entrepreneurship Social Media Influencer with 4.5M+ Followers. Tech Awards: • Egypt representative at International Japan Robot Sumo Tournament 2017 in Tokyo. • Won 1st Place in Minesweepers 2017 International Competition in Malaysia. • Scholarship from US embassy in Egypt, Indiana University, for Entrepreneurship. • Won 1st Place in Quaditch 2017 Solar Quad Copter National Competition. • Won 1st Place in Minesweepers 2016 International Competition. Contact details: ● Phone: +20 01002967920

Experience

11 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
11 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Endeavor

Endeavor Entrepreneur

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 4 mos

  • iSchool Makes History: First Egyptian EdTech & Youngest MENA Entrepreneurs to Join Endeavor’s Global Network
  • Represented by myself, Muhammad Gawish (Co-Founder & CEO), and Mustafa Abdelmoneim (Co-Founder & CFO), has officially joined Endeavor’s Global Network, achieving a full score in both the local and global selection rounds at the 102nd in-person International Selection Panel (ISP) in Dubai.

Supercharger ventures

Startup Mentor

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • SuperCharger Ventures, the UK-based leading EdTech accelerator dedicated to both early-stage and growth-stage startups, my duties are to mentor and support 20 startups from the UK, US, Canada, Switzerland, France, Portugal, UAE, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Chile, and Nigeria in the incubation 2.0 cohort.
  • Assisting them in overcoming major obstacles such as:
  • Improving the go-to-market #strategy.
  • Increase #revenue by improving the business model.
  • Develop a #fundraising plan and gain access to impact funding.
  • #Market #launching for the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Establishing an advisory board and #networking.
MentoringBusiness StrategyFundraisingNetworking

Youth entrepreneurs network (yen)

Board Member

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Egypt

  • YEN aims to support youth entrepreneurship and is supported by the USAID through its Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED) program, Sustainable Services Activity (SSA), and the Egyptian Ministry of International Cooperation.

Makeblock

STEAM Education Consultant

Nov 2019Nov 2020 · 1 yr · China

  • STEAM Education Consultant for the international STEAM education competition MakeX 2019/2020

Fujisoft incorporated

International Program Coordinator

Sep 2018Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · Japan

  • International Program Coordinator for the Robot Sumo activities in the MENA region.
  • Fujisoft is one of the largest Independent IT solution vendors in Japan with strong experience in mobile technology, digital information equipment, consumer electronics, etc, and as an independent IT company, Fujisoft continues to remain unique, aggressively helping build the future of Edtech, robotics, Ai, and cloud computing.

Ischool

Co-Founder & CEO

Jul 2018Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Egypt

  • iSchool, the MENA's #1 online coding platform for students aged 6 to 18 years old, offering 1:1 live coding classes in artificial intelligence, data science, game development, VR, and AR, with over 100,000 graduates in 20+ countries helping them to start a technology-based career, freelancing, or even launching their own startups.
Artificial IntelligenceData ScienceGame DevelopmentCybersecurityOnline EducationBusiness Development

The coca-cola company

Business Developer

May 2017Sep 2017 · 4 mos · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Analyze current and past products, such as sales reports, and provide strategies to cut costs and increase revenue
  • Perform market research to identify new opportunities and engage with executives to establish strategies for pursuing those new opportunities
  • Create and improve proposals for our existing and new clients
  • Provide training and mentoring to members of the business development team
  • Develop Bussines Model Canvas for new products and deliver pitches for potential investors
  • Network with investors and other business partners to generate new leads

Noor data network

Robotics Engineer

Dec 2015Dec 2015 · 0 mo · Cairo ICT 2015

  • • Won The 2nd Place in NOOR Iot Competition 2015 at Cairo ICT

Ampererobotics

R&D Manager

May 2015Jan 2016 · 8 mos · New Cairo Academy

  • Maintains the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
  • Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.
  • Prepares newcomers for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs
Market ResearchBusiness DevelopmentProposal Creation

Freelancer.com

Education Technology Consultant

Feb 2015Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Innovation & Growth

Jan 2025Jan 2025

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

Entrepreneurship and Business Management

Jan 2017Jan 2017

Y Combinator

SUS 22 — Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

May 2022Aug 2022

Cairo University

Electrical and Communication Engineering

Jan 2013Jan 2018

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