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Jihad (Jay) Alammar

Investor

Venture Partner at Outliers VC

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Luke BugbeeunlockedJihad: together at Udacity (2017–2018)
Γ—6Jihad: together at The University of Kansas
Jihad: together at Cohere
Γ—4Jihad: together at Udacity

About

Technologist and investor specializing in AI and NLP, currently Director of NLP at Cohere. Founder of Qaym, former Partner at STV and investor at Mobily Ventures, with board roles at Anghami and Unifonic, and author of an O'Reilly book on large language models.

Experience

  1. CohereDirector, Engineering Fellow (NLP)current2022 β€” present
  2. CoherePartner Machine Learning Engineer2021 β€” 2022
  3. Outliers Venture CapitalAdvisor, Venture Partnercurrent2022 β€” present
  4. jalammar.github.ioMachine Learning R&Dcurrent2015 β€” present
  5. ArpeggioMachine Learning R&D2020 β€” 2021
  6. STVPartner2018 β€” 2020
  7. Unifonic IncMember Board Of Directors2019 β€” 2020
  8. MRSOOL | Ω…Ψ±Ψ³ΩˆΩ„Member Board Of Directors2019 β€” 2020
  9. Telfaz11Member Board Of Directors2019 β€” 2020
  10. UdacityDeep Learning / Machine Learning Content Developer2017 β€” 2018
  11. TAQNIAInvestment Principal2017 β€” 2018
  12. Riyad Taqnia FundInvestment Principal2017 β€” 2018Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  13. TakaMoL HoldingProduct Manager2016 β€” 2017
  14. MobilySenior Investment Manager2014 β€” 2016Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  15. Mobily VenturesSenior Investment Manager2014 β€” 2016
  16. AnghamiMember Board Of Directors2015 β€” 2016
  17. N2VBusiness Development Manager2013 β€” 2014
  18. Qaym.comFounder2006 β€” 2013
  19. otherUser Experience Consultant2012
  20. GOSI - General Organization for Social InsuranceSoftware Engineer2006 β€” 2011

Skills & more

Large Language Models (LLM)8PHP48Web Applications72Web Development99Web Design47Programming39Web 2.026Software Engineering25.NET24Java Enterprise Edition17IT Management17Start-ups95
+12 moreJavaScriptDatabasesEntrepreneurshipMySQLXMLUser ExperienceE-commerceMobile ApplicationsUser Interface DesigniOS developmentInformation ArchitectureBusiness Development

From Jihad's professional profile.

Colleagues at Outliers VC

Ahmed Azab
Head of Finance & Operations at Outliers VC
May AlSaleh
Investment Associate at Outliers VC
Mohamed Ali
Senior Accountant Analyst at Outliers VC
Mohammed Almeshekah
Founder & General Partner at Outliers VC
Rayouf Alhumedhi
Designer-in-Residence at Outliers VC
Sarah AlSaleh
General Partner at Outliers VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jihad (Jay) Alammar?
Technologist and investor specializing in AI and NLP, currently Director of NLP at Cohere. Founder of Qaym, former Partner at STV and investor at Mobily Ventures, with board roles at Anghami and Unifonic, and author of an O'Reilly book on large language models.
Where does Jihad (Jay) Alammar work?
Jihad (Jay) Alammar is Venture Partner at Outliers VC.
Where did Jihad (Jay) Alammar go to school?
Jihad (Jay) Alammar studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education, Influence and Negotiation Strategies Program); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Venture Capital Executive Program); The University of Kansas (B.S., Computer Science).

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