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 SapienYC S25
Intro paths
YC
Ahmed went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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
Co-founders at Sapien
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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)XAMPPFrom Ahmed's professional profile.
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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