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About
Hussein Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Limited, a stablecoin-focused fintech company. He previously founded and served as CEO of Oxygen, which reached over 1 million users and a $500 million valuation. Ahmed holds a PhD in Distributed Systems from Virginia Tech and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
Founder at OxygenYC S18
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Hussein went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Oxygen's investors · 38
1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $750K – $1M checks500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K checks · since 2019Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksASAHI MEDIA LAB VENTURESMiamiBankia Fintech VentureBase Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksCanas CapitalDubaiCathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M checksDHVCMenlo ParkDigital HorizonGeorge TownDigital Horizon VCGeorge TownEarl Grey CapitalAustinEFG-Hermes IB LimitedCairoEndure CapitalAmsterdamFox Ventures$138.2K checksGlobal VenturesDubai · $1M – $3M checksHead & Heart CapitalHouseBerkeley · $1M – $2M checksJoey KrugLocus VenturesPalo AltoMAGIC FundLos Angeles · $50K – $5M checksMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksMulticoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checksPioneerToronto, OntarioPossible VenturesMunich · $100K – $5M checksRoom40 VenturesNew York · $500K – $2M checksRucker Park CapitalNew York · since 2021Runa CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021SLL Invest Consult Gmb HTemerity Capital PartnersTribe VenturesHalifax · $185K – $370K checks · since 2021University VentureSalt Lake CityVentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $100K – $10M checksVibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksVU Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2018ZMT CapitalSilicon Valley
Co-founders at Oxygen
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Geraldine LaybourneFounder
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Oprah WinfreyFounder
Experience
- LimitedFounder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- OxygenFounder & CEO2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessHaas Venture Fellow2017 — 2019Berkeley, CA
- Transpose Technologies Inc.Founder and CEO2014 — 2017Greater Seattle Area
- AmazonEngineering Manager2013 — 2014Greater Seattle Area
- VTLSHead Of Engineering2010 — 2013Blacksburg, VA
- Virginia TechEngineering and Research2008 — 2010Blacksburg, VA
- MicrosoftTechnical Student Partner2008 — 2009
- Arab Academy for Science and Technology, EgyptLecturer2001 — 2008
- Gawab.comFounding Engineering Lead1999 — 2003
Skills & more
Software Engineering75Software Development64Web Development26Programming24Distributed Systems24Algorithms14Architecture11Agile Methodologies9Web Services8Product Management10Database Design7Scrum7
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Cloud ComputingTestingWeb SolutionsDatabase AnalysisAPIsUser ExperienceSystem ArchitectureSolrJavaPythonDatabasesPHPLanguages Arabic · English
- Design Thinking — IDEO
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hussein Ahmed?
- Hussein Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of Limited, a stablecoin-focused fintech company. He previously founded and served as CEO of Oxygen, which reached over 1 million users and a $500 million valuation. Ahmed holds a PhD in Distributed Systems from Virginia Tech and an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas.
- Where does Hussein Ahmed work?
- Hussein Ahmed is Founder of Oxygen.
- What companies did Hussein Ahmed found?
- Hussein Ahmed founded Oxygen.
- Where did Hussein Ahmed go to school?
- Hussein Ahmed studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Y Combinator (Summer 2018); Virginia Tech (PhD, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,619
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident and CEOFounded Posterous +2Jessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianAmbassador to the EastFounded The Offseason +2Fred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2015Founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation +3
Microsoft mafia1,482
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Reid HoffmanBoard MemberFounded LinkedIn +3David SacksFounderFounded Yammer +2Garry TanProgram ManagerFounded Posterous +2Nat FriedmanCorporate Vice President, Developer ServicesFounded Andromeda Robotics +3Kai-Fu LeeCorporate Vice President (last job)Founded 01Bill GatesFounderFounded Gates Foundation +2
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia359
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
YJ (Young-Jun) JangB.SFounded Noah's Farm +3Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2Keith LendenMBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Mohit GuptaMaster of Financial EngineeringFounded Spinny +2Wendy JohanssonExecutive Education: Product ManagementFounded Misaludhealth +2Jagdeep SinghMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Infinera +2
Virginia Tech mafia149
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Khaled HusseinBachelor’s DegreeFounded Tilt +3Moustafa MahmoudBachelors of ScienceFounded Cognitev +1Hesham ElfeshawyMBAFounded At-home-docMooaz SalemBachelor's degreeFounded Raid AIAmin ElhemailyMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Nuxera AIMoe NadaMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Supportfinity
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business1,099
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesAnna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended Virginia Tech297
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport18
Hassan FayedSenior Associate, Email Marketing at Endeavor CatalystGermin ElzoghbyVP of People & Operations at InVitro CapitalMalak IbrahimSenior Product Owner at Flat6LabsAdham MersalCreative Designer at Flat6LabsEman IbrahimSenior Venture Analyst at FuturesightAlyaa KassemHead of Operations at Acasia Angels
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Shared employers
Also worked at Oxygen3
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business132
Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGAlex TranInvestor at CapitalGLisa SuennenVenture Partner at PROOFCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context Ventures
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Also worked at Amazon1,175
Apoorva MehtaFounder of Instacart; founder of Cloud Health SystemsBinny BansalCo-founder of Flipkart; co-founder of PhonePe and OppDoorBrad PorterFounder & CEO of Collaborative RoboticsJane MooneyCo-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance at Collaborative RoboticsNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereGiacomo GenziniInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also worked at Virginia Tech63
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Ethan ImbodenPartner at Tuesday CapitalNick SchaumFellow, Longevity at Prime Movers LabMiten SampatAdvisor at Roots VenturesAnuj ShahInvestor at Sand Hill Angels
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