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Alnur Ismail

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Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ · AI Advisor at Highline Beta

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

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About

Alnur Ismail is an entrepreneur and senior executive with over 20 years of experience in product development. In 2016 he co-founded Fourwalls, a real estate technology SaaS platform for residential agents and brokerages in Canada, where he led product and engineering and stayed on as Chief Technology Officer after the company was acquired in 2021. He previously worked in engineering, product development, and as a technical evangelist at Microsoft, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Experience

  1. Cerula CareAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  2. Highline BetaAI Advisorcurrent2026 — present
  3. Career BreakGap yearcurrent2025 — present
  4. CuraytorChief Technology Officer2021 — 2025
  5. Fourwalls DigitalCo-Founder & CTO (Acquired by Curaytor)2016 — 2021Greater Toronto Area, Canada
  6. MicrosoftTechnical Evangelist2011 — 2016
  7. MicrosoftProgram Manager2009 — 2011
  8. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2008 — 2009
  9. Electronic ArtsSoftware Engineer2007

Colleagues at DMZ

Adrian Bulzacki
Founder Network - IP Strategy, Technology Innovation at DMZ
Adunni Rufai
Expert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZ
Alex Kolodkin
Founder Network - Startup Operations & Marketplace Growth at DMZ
Alex Thibault
Expert-in-Residence, Business Strategy at DMZ
Ali Kiassat
Expert-in-Residence, Sales and Business Development at DMZ
Andrea Matheson
Expert-in-Residence, High-Growth Strategy & Scaling at DMZ
Balaji Gopalan
Founder Network - Product and Customer Strategy at DMZ
Brian Deck
Founder Network - E-Commerce & Fundraising at DMZ

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alnur Ismail?
Alnur Ismail is an entrepreneur and senior executive with over 20 years of experience in product development. In 2016 he co-founded Fourwalls, a real estate technology SaaS platform for residential agents and brokerages in Canada, where he led product and engineering and stayed on as Chief Technology Officer after the company was acquired in 2021. He previously worked in engineering, product development, and as a technical evangelist at Microsoft, and holds an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Where does Alnur Ismail work?
Alnur Ismail is Expert-in-Residence, Product & Engineering at DMZ.
What does Alnur Ismail invest in?
Alnur Ismail invests in AI & Machine Learning, PropTech, SaaS.
Where did Alnur Ismail go to school?
Alnur Ismail studied at University of Waterloo (Computer Science Honors Co-op, Computer Science).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Microsoft1,852

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic

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Also worked at Electronic Arts135

Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalBrian OsimiriInvestor at CapitalGGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDAndrew SheppardManaging Director at TRANSCEND

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