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1,094 people in our graph share verified history with Faisal — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Faisal Toukan is CEO and co-founder of Ziina. He has worked in consumer fintech, enterprise sales, blockchain, and venture capital.
Founder at ZiinaYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Faisal went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Ziina's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Faisal can intro founders to Ziina's investors below.
Ziina's investors · 14
Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkClass 5 GlobalNew York · since 2021FinTech CollectiveNew York City · $100K – $10M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2021Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksGoodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checks · since 2021Jabbar Internet GroupDubai · $284K – $25M checks · since 2021Kube VCLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksWamda CapitalDubai · $600K – $65M checks · since 2021Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at Ziina
Experience
- ZiinaCo-Founder | CEOcurrent2020 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Dunya LabsFounding Team2018 — 2019United Arab Emirates
- OracleEnterprise Account Executive2017 — 2018Boston, MA
- OracleSenior Business Development Consultant2016 — 2017Boston, MA
- Lumia CapitalVenture Capital2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area, CA
- Monitor Deloitte (ex Monitor Group)Corporate Strategy Summer Analyst2014Dubai, UAE
- Arab BankRotational Trainee2013Amman, Jordan
- EYTransaction Advisory Services Summer Analyst2012Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Skills & more
Information Security9Venture Capital9Data Analysis15Sales7Feasibility Studies8Due Diligence9Research13Identity Management8Lead Generation8Business Strategy7Bloomberg Terminal11JavaScript7
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Microsoft OfficePublic SpeakingTeamworkStrategyManagementLanguages Arabic · English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Faisal Toukan?
- Faisal Toukan is CEO and co-founder of Ziina. He has worked in consumer fintech, enterprise sales, blockchain, and venture capital.
- Where does Faisal Toukan work?
- Faisal Toukan is Founder of Ziina.
- What companies did Faisal Toukan found?
- Faisal Toukan founded Ziina.
- Where did Faisal Toukan go to school?
- Faisal Toukan studied at Y Combinator; Boston College (Bachelor's Degree, Economics).
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Boston College mafia76
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ziina3
Also worked at Oracle809
Marc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceAyshaAdvisor at Clear VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalMark SiegelPartner Emeritus at Menlo VenturesHope CochranVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupMark NelsonVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group
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