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About
Karl Naim is an investor and advisor at Elastics with over 18 years of experience in technology, venture capital, wealth management, asset management, and private equity. He co-founded two fintech startups and one food-tech startup, and holds an MBA from London Business School. His previous roles include positions at UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Mubadala, and he currently serves as Group Chief Commercial Officer and SEO for the Middle East at XBTO and co-founder of Purpl.
Experience
- ElasticsInvestor & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- XBTOGroup Chief Commercial Officercurrent2025 — presentAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- XBTOGeneral Manager & SEO Middle Eastcurrent2024 — presentAbu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- XBTOGlobal Head of Business Development2024 — 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- PurplCo-Founder & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBeirut / Abu Dhabi
- PurplCo-Founder & CEO2021 — 2023Beirut / Abu Dhabi
- Cedar OxygenManaging Director France & Founding Member2020 — 2021Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Diet DoctorVP of Growth & Finance2019 — 2020Stockholm, Sweden
- StartechEUSCIO & Partner2019
- ChefXChangeCEO & Co-Founder2014 — 2019Dubai/London/Washington/Beirut
- Early stage tech start upsAngel Investor2012 — 2018
- UBS Wealth ManagementDirector2013 — 2015Geneva Area, Switzerland
- Mubadala Development CompanySenior Associate2013Abu Dhabi
- Mubadala Development CompanyAssociate2011 — 2013Abu Dhabi
- Mesirow Investment Management PartnersSecondment as Senior Associate - Client Management2012 — 2013Abu Dhabi
- Goldman SachsSenior Financial Analyst2007 — 2009Switzerland
- UBS AGJunior Investment Advisor - Graduate Training Program2005 — 2007Switzerland
Skills & more
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Portfolio ManagementInvestmentsAsset ManagementInvestment ManagementBusiness StrategyLanguages Arabic · English · French
- CFTE Fintech Product Manager Course — CFTE - Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship
- HarvardX Fintech Certificate — HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
- Google Search Adwords Certified — Google
- Series 7 & 3 — FINRA
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Karl Naim?
- Karl Naim is an investor and advisor at Elastics with over 18 years of experience in technology, venture capital, wealth management, asset management, and private equity. He co-founded two fintech startups and one food-tech startup, and holds an MBA from London Business School. His previous roles include positions at UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Mubadala, and he currently serves as Group Chief Commercial Officer and SEO for the Middle East at XBTO and co-founder of Purpl.
- Where does Karl Naim work?
- Karl Naim is Group CCO & SEO Middle East at XBTO.
- Where did Karl Naim go to school?
- Karl Naim studied at London Business School (MBA, Entrepreneurship & Strategy); University of Warwick - Warwick Business School (MSc, Economics and Finance); American University of Beirut (BA, Economics).
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Shared employers
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