About
Akeed Azmi held growth, expansion, and operations leadership roles at Kitopi and Careem prior to founding Cercli.
Founder at CercliYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Akeed went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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
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In turn, Akeed can intro founders to Cercli's investors below.
Cercli's investors Β· 5
Co-founders at Cercli
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David RecheFounder
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AE Akeed AzmiFounder
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
Skills & more
LeadershipTeam ManagementAnalysisPublic SpeakingManagementCommunication SkillsMatlabTestingFPGATime ManagementTeamworkXilinx ISE
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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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Akeed Azmi?
- Akeed Azmi held growth, expansion, and operations leadership roles at Kitopi and Careem prior to founding Cercli.
- Where does Akeed Azmi work?
- Akeed Azmi is Founder of Cercli.
- What companies did Akeed Azmi found?
- Akeed Azmi founded Cercli.
- Where did Akeed Azmi go to school?
- Akeed Azmi studied at Y Combinator; University of Nottingham (MSc in Electronics, Communications and Computer Engineering); CFA Institute (CFA Level 2, June 2016).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cercli1
Also worked at Kitopi1
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