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About
Ahmed Abuelenien is founder of peopleCQ, a financial platform that enables employees in Egypt to access advance salary payments and process bill payments through employer partnerships.
Founder at peopleCQYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Ahmed went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ahmed can intro founders to peopleCQ's investors below.
peopleCQ's investors · 10
4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checks500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checksBECO CapitalDubaiBeltone Private EquityCairoEndure CapitalAmsterdamFoundation VenturesCairo · $500K – $1M checksGlobal VenturesDubai · $1M – $3M checksMSA CapitalGrand CaymanPlug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at peopleCQ
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Mostafa AshourFounder
Experience
- HabiCo-Founder at Habicurrent2024 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- NowPayCo-Founder and CTO at NowPay (YC 21)2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area, Vancouver, Cairo, Dubai
- Life360Engineering Team Lead2019 — 2021
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Senior Software Development Engineer2018 — 2019Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Reddit, Inc.Software Engineer Lead2016 — 2018
- xNeatCo-Founder2005 — 2017
- TryvinCo-Founder and Managing Partner2013 — 2016
- MicrosoftSenior Software Development Engineer2008 — 2010
- Khayal Interactive EntertainmentManaging Partner2005 — 2007
- IBMSoftware Engineer2005
- QuicktelSoftware Engineer2004 — 2005
- Sa6ry.comFounder2003 — 2004
- MacrocellSoftware Engineer2003
Skills & more
Software Development29Software Project Management7Agile Methodologies6Software Engineering21Software Design10OOP6Cloud Computing5Algorithms4Web Services3Programming4Machine Learning2Web Applications2
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Objective-CC++C#C.NETManagementSwift (Programming Language)Mobile Application DevelopmentReact NativeReact.jsAmazon Web Services (AWS)AWS LambdaFrom Ahmed's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ahmed Abuelenien?
- Ahmed Abuelenien is founder of peopleCQ, a financial platform that enables employees in Egypt to access advance salary payments and process bill payments through employer partnerships.
- Where does Ahmed Abuelenien work?
- Ahmed Abuelenien is Founder of peopleCQ.
- What companies did Ahmed Abuelenien found?
- Ahmed Abuelenien founded peopleCQ.
- Where did Ahmed Abuelenien go to school?
- Ahmed Abuelenien studied at Cairo University (Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,619
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident and CEOFounded Posterous +2Jessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded The Offseason +2Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2015Founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation +3
500 Global mafia808
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Plug and Play Ventures mafia174
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Cairo University52
Awny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda VenturesMoustafa ElBialyChief Information Officer at KPCBWaleed SaadChief Technology Officer at Modus CapitalMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers CapitalAyman HindySenior Advisor at Safar PartnersAshrafFractional Director, Computation at Deep Science Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at NowPay2
Also worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS)470
Jon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupKeerthi NalabotuInvestor at True VenturesAdam NaorInvestor at CapitalGKen HowardVice President of Technology Services at Flare Capital PartnersJared SaulFormer Chief Medical Officer, Commercial Health & Life Sciences (External Advisor) at Flare Capital PartnersEliya ElonInvestor at Notable Capital
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Also worked at Reddit, Inc.46
Alexis OhanianFounder & General Partner of Seven Seven SixBeth SteinbergInvestor at Felicis VenturesGarry HillInvestment at Makers FundMatt MocharyInvestor at Fortius VenturesSerkan PiantinoVenture Partner at Floating PointDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo Ventures
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Also worked at Microsoft2,000
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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