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Hamza Benkirane

Founder

CEO at Luo

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedLuo

About

Hamza previously served as General Manager for the MENA region at TapTap Send, a remittance company valued at $2B. In that role he built and scaled cross-border payment infrastructure across eight African markets.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

CEO at Luo

Intro paths

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In turn, Hamza can intro founders to Luo's investors below.

Luo's investors · 13

Atreides ManagementBoston · since 2025CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2025DFS LabParis · $50K – $1M checksEntrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Knollwood Investment AdvisoryHunt Valley · since 2025MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checksMaverick SiliconSan Francisco · since 2025ProtagonistBay Harbor Islands · $10K – $1M checksSamos InvestmentsLondonSocratic PartnersBoston · since 2025Transpose Platform ManagementHoustonWalden CatalystSan Francisco · $550K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Luo

MWMorgan Wirtz
Morgan WirtzCPO

Experience

  1. LuoCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  2. Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneur in Residence2024San Francisco, California, United States
  3. Taptap SendMENA Regional Manager | BD2022 — 2024Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
  4. UberEatsRegional Manager2019 — 2021Région de Paris, France
  5. Monitor DeloitteJunior Strategic Consultant2016Casablanca Prefecture, Morocco

Skills & more

Management4Stratégie commerciale4Stratégie7Consulting en management6Analyse financière6Finance d’entreprise4Modélisation financière5Étude de marché3Gestion d’équipe5Parler en public5Microsoft Office3

Languages Anglais · Arabe · Français

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hamza Benkirane?
Hamza previously served as General Manager for the MENA region at TapTap Send, a remittance company valued at $2B. In that role he built and scaled cross-border payment infrastructure across eight African markets.
Where does Hamza Benkirane work?
Hamza Benkirane is CEO of Luo.
What companies did Hamza Benkirane found?
Hamza Benkirane founded Luo.
Where did Hamza Benkirane go to school?
Hamza Benkirane studied at HEC Paris (Master in Management - Grande Ecole Programme - Major in Entrepreneurship, Ranked #1 Business School in Europe 2013-2015); University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); CUHK Business School (Exchange program, Business Administration).

Founder mafias

Entrepreneur First mafia599

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +2Matthew WilsonFounder In ResidenceFounded Veratrak +2Nikola MrkšićEntrepreneur First 2017Founded Poly +2Eddy SuEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Poly +2Shawn WenCohort MemberFounded Poly +2Rashid MansoorEntrepreneur, Inaugural CohortFounded HADEAN +2

+ 592 more

University of California, Berkeley mafia538

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve WozniakBSFounded AppleTony XuB.S.Founded DoorDashAravind SrinivasDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded PerplexityAli GhodsiPost-docFounded DatabricksRyan PetersenBAFounded FlexportDavid FriedbergBAFounded Climate +2

+ 531 more

HEC Paris mafia83

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Mathilde CollinMaster’s DegreeFounded Front +1Alexandre ProtMaster of ScienceFounded Smartven +1Alexandre AzoulayGrande EcoleFounded Sghcapital +1Achmad ZakyMaster of Science - MSFounded Init 6 +1Bastien BeurierMaster's degreeFounded Lantern +1Tancrede Collard2013Founded QuestDB +1

+ 76 more

Le Wagon mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chris KyrasWeb devFounded matagoraJonathan ParisotFullStack DeveloperFounded ActiondeskJean-Edern LorillonData Science & AIFounded PaletteHQJeroen RuttenComputer ProgrammingFounded TablevibeGuido CaldaraFullStack DeveloperFounded TablevibeAlexandre RoubaudFullStack DeveloperFounded Bitstack

+ 9 more

TAPTAP mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Johannes JaeckleManaging Director/CEOFounded Heron DataMitch RileyCOO and CFOFounded Capi MoneyWye Yew HoCentral GrowthFounded Proximitty

Same school

Also attended HEC Paris419

Mathilde CollinCo-founder & Executive Chair of FrontAlexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN Capital

+ 413 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,452

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport

+ 1,446 more

Also attended CUHK Business School7

Ricardo WederVenture Partner at NazcaAabhas KhannaGeneral Partner at MyAsiaVCElena Ribelles SeguraInvestor at ActyusAnnabell GrimmInvestment Director at EMZ PartnersPeter Sommer FabriciusDirector, Investments at GRO CapitalJawad ShafiqueSenior Associate at Altor

+ 1 more

Also attended Le Wagon56

Stephanie OpdamPartner at Notion CapitalEleonore BretonChief Operating Partner at Newfund CapitalMichelle ModestInvestor at Alpha PartnersAudreyInvestment Team Member at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcDavid ZwagemakerPartner at PeakSergey OnoykoFinance Director at Redstone

+ 50 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Luo1

Morgan WirtzCPO at Luo

Also worked at Entrepreneur First497

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures

+ 491 more

Also worked at Taptap Send11

Daniel BreyerInvestor and founder in San FranciscoStephanie PassosTalent & Portfolio Partnership at NXTPHady BarrySenior Investment Associate at Ventures PlatformTino WakedAdvisor at RAED VenturesBrendan DickinsonGeneral Partner at Canaan PartnersMustafa AnsariDirector of Marketing, Employment Programs at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)

+ 5 more

Also worked at UberEats418

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

+ 412 more