Where does Ahmed ElShireef work?

Ahmed ElShireef is Founder of Sapien.

What companies did Ahmed ElShireef found?

Ahmed ElShireef founded Sapien.

Where did Ahmed ElShireef go to school?

Ahmed ElShireef studied at The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Engineering).

Ahmed ElShireef

Founder

Founder at Sapien

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedSapien · YC

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About

Ahmed ElShireef is a cofounder at Outrove who previously cofounded Lothgha, a company that reached $500k ARR, and Cira Robot, a robotics venture recognized by the UN.

Founder at Sapien YC S25

Intro paths

Ahmed went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Sapien's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ahmed can intro founders to Sapien's investors below.

Sapien's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Sapien

Saif ElhagerFounder

Experience

Sapien (YC S25)Chief Technology Officercurrent2025 — present
Lothgha App | تطبيق لثغةChief Technology Officer2021 — 2025
Cira RobotCo-Founder & Lead Programmer — Cira Robot2020 — 2021Cairo, Egypt

Skills & more

Problem SolvingAdaptabilityLeadership1Team Leadership1Collaborative Problem Solving1Resource ManagementInnovation DevelopmentDRM2Ffmpeg2Encryption3IT Service Management1Customer Relationship Management (CRM)1

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Project ManagementCross-functional CoordinationTimeline DevelopmentProject PlanningSocial MediaSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Full-Stack DevelopmentBackendFront-End DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Model-View-Controller (MVC)XAMPP

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ahmed ElShireef?: Ahmed ElShireef is a cofounder at Outrove who previously cofounded Lothgha, a company that reached $500k ARR, and Cira Robot, a robotics venture recognized by the UN.
Where does Ahmed ElShireef work?: Ahmed ElShireef is Founder of Sapien.
What companies did Ahmed ElShireef found?: Ahmed ElShireef founded Sapien.
Where did Ahmed ElShireef go to school?: Ahmed ElShireef studied at The American University in Cairo (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Engineering).

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Same school

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sapien (YC S25)1

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