About
Alaa Ismail is the Founder and CEO of AladdinB2B, a company that operates B2B deal-making infrastructure connecting buyers and sellers through channels such as email and WhatsApp. The company reports facilitating over 160,000 B2B meetings and $780M in verified deals from a $4.37B pipeline, maintains data on 160M+ decision-makers, and works with 122 government agencies and organizers including Informa Markets, Messe Frankfurt, and RX. A computer engineer by training, Ismail previously founded SalesMENA, and AladdinB2B is backed by Tim Draper and 500 Global.
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Experience
- Aladdinb2bFounder & CEOcurrent2018 — present
- DRAPER-ALADDIN STARTUP COMPETITIONDraper Aladdin Startup Competition (DASC)current2021 — presentGlobal
- SalesMENAOwnercurrent2011 — presentDubai - United Arab Emirates, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
- EPSGlobal│Finisar│Redline│Emulex│Fusion IORegional Sales & Marketing Manager-Middle East North Africa2007 — 2012Dubai United Arab Emirates & Covering the Middle East North Africa
- ApTec Distribution│Nokia│Sony Ericsson│hp│3M│Cisco│IBMSales Manager2005 — 2007Dubai UAE
- The Executive Council, Governmnent of DubaiEvent Manager - ASF2006
Skills & more
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Networking and Relationship BuildingNetworkingLong Term Relationship BuildingB2B SoftwareSupply Chain ManagementBusiness EventsNew Business DevelopmentAccount ManagementBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyPeople SkillsNegotiationLanguages Arabic · English · French · Russian
- AIBC Startup Competition Judge — AIBC World
- Start-Up City Pitch Competition Judge - Certificate of Appreciation — Big 5 Global
- First Aid, CPR, and AED — C
- Inbound Certification — HubSpot
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alaa Ismail?
- Alaa Ismail is the Founder and CEO of AladdinB2B, a company that operates B2B deal-making infrastructure connecting buyers and sellers through channels such as email and WhatsApp. The company reports facilitating over 160,000 B2B meetings and $780M in verified deals from a $4.37B pipeline, maintains data on 160M+ decision-makers, and works with 122 government agencies and organizers including Informa Markets, Messe Frankfurt, and RX. A computer engineer by training, Ismail previously founded SalesMENA, and AladdinB2B is backed by Tim Draper and 500 Global.
- Where does Alaa Ismail work?
- Alaa Ismail is Founder of AladdinB2B.
- What companies did Alaa Ismail found?
- Alaa Ismail founded AladdinB2B.
- Where did Alaa Ismail go to school?
- Alaa Ismail studied at University of Wollongong in Dubai (Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Marketing); London Public Speaking Academy (Professional Speaker, Public Speaking); Ajman University (Diploma Of Business Administration, Management).
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