About
Akeed Azmi held growth, expansion, and operations leadership roles at Kitopi and Careem prior to founding Cercli.
Akeed Azmi @akeed23
I got asked what tools i can't run @cercliHQ without. my four: @WhatsApp, @meetgranola , @WHOOP, @WisprFlow ask me in a year, three will be different https://t.co/aWssV7nn2N
Jul 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Akeed Azmi @akeed23
take the tax away and recruiters don't disappear. they get their week back. every tech shift so far moved humans up into more intelligence work, not out of it. i think we hire more. https://t.co/Wo6jtXMAX6
Jul 28, 2026
Akeed Azmi @akeed23
interview feedback lands on whatsapp, on email, on slack, in three different formats. the recruiter rebuilds the picture by hand every time. thats not recruiting. thats the tax on recruiting
Jul 28, 2026
Founder at CercliYC S23
Intro paths
Akeed went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Cercli's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Akeed can intro founders to Cercli's investors below.
Cercli's investors Β· 3
Co-founders at Cercli
Experience
- CercliCo-Foundercurrent2023 β present
- KitopiDirector of Global Growth & Expansion2020 β 2023Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- KitopiDirector of Operations - Strategic Projects2020Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- CareemHead Of Operations2019 β 2020Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- CareemManager - Deliveries2018 β 2019Dubai, UAE
- CareemProgram Manager - Corporates2017 β 2018Dubai, UAE
- MeezTeaCo Founder & Partner2014 β 2017Sri Lanka/UAE/Poland
- Post Graduate Student Association University of NottinghamPresident2012 β 2013
- University of NottinghamDiversity & Sustainability Officer2011 β 2012
- University of NottinghamResearch Assistant2011
Education
- Y Combinator
- University of NottinghamMSc in Electronics, Communications and Computer Engineering2012 β 2013
- CFA InstituteCFA Level 2, June 2016
- University of NottinghamBEng (Honors) in Electronics and Communication Engineering2009 β 2012
Skills & more
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VHDLEngineeringProject ManagementCC++Microsoft OfficeDigital ElectronicsCommunicationBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisMicrosoft Excel- CFA Level 2, June 2016, Pass β CFA Institute
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Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,668
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University of Nottingham mafia9
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
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Also attended University of Nottingham129
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cercli1
Also worked at Kitopi1
Also worked at Careem13
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Also worked at Post Graduate Student Association University of Nottingham7
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