Dennis Ardis
InvestorVenture Partner: FinTech at DASH Ventures
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
About
A finance and operations executive with over 12 years of leadership experience. As CEO of fintech lending platform Liwwa, he oversaw more than $150M in small business financing and raised $20M+ in equity and debt, having previously served as its COO and Chief of Staff. He holds a JD from NYU School of Law and is pursuing an Executive MBA at Wharton.
Experience
- Formation FinancialVP of Financecurrent2026 — present
- DASH VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- liwwa, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2021 — 2025Amman, Jordan
- liwwa, Inc.Chief Operating Officer2020 — 2021
- liwwa, Inc.Chief Of Staff2019 — 2020Amman
- liwwa, Inc.Strategy Consultant2018 — 2019Amman
- Humanitarian & International Aid OrganizationsMultiple Senior Management Roles2014 — 2018
- US Fulbright CommissionFulbright Research Fellow2008 — 2009Amman, Jordan
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyCorporate StrategyReporting & AnalysisOperations ManagementBusiness OperationsHuman Resources (HR)AccountingPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingCorporate FP&AFinancial AnalysisWritten CommunicationProgram Management3
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Financial ManagementFinancial ForecastingSocial ImpactRevenue ModelingStrategic GrowthEnvironmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)Functional LeadershipFinancial ReportingStrategic PlanningAttention to DetailProblem SolvingCommunicationLanguages Arabic · English · French
From Dennis's professional profile.
Colleagues at DASH Ventures
Aboudi
Principal at DASH Ventures
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Executive Director at DASH Ventures
Haya
Venture Partner: AI & Emerging Technologies at DASH Ventures
Issa Azar
Venture Partner: Energy Efficiency & ClimateTech at DASH Ventures
Omar
Managing Partner at DASH Ventures
Said Darwazah
Partner at DASH Ventures
Vicky Sakhel
EA & Office Manager at DASH Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Ardis?
- A finance and operations executive with over 12 years of leadership experience. As CEO of fintech lending platform Liwwa, he oversaw more than $150M in small business financing and raised $20M+ in equity and debt, having previously served as its COO and Chief of Staff. He holds a JD from NYU School of Law and is pursuing an Executive MBA at Wharton.
- Where does Dennis Ardis work?
- Dennis Ardis is Venture Partner: FinTech at DASH Ventures.
- Where did Dennis Ardis go to school?
- Dennis Ardis studied at The Wharton School (Executive MBA); New York University School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.), International Law and Legal Studies); University of Oklahoma (Bachelor's Degree, B.B.A. Finance & Accounting; B.S. International Area Studies).
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