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Khalid Ashmawy

Founder

Founder at Munify

United States

FoundedMunify · YC

About

Khalid Ashmawy previously founded Huspy, a Series B-backed company facilitating billions in annual transactions, and spent a decade leading engineering teams at Microsoft and Uber. He is now founder and CEO of Munify, a cross-border neobank focused on the Middle East and its diaspora.

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Founder at MunifyYC S25

Intro paths

YC

Khalid went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Munify's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Khalid can intro founders to Munify's investors below.

Munify's investors · 6

1confirmationDigital Currency GroupLoftyInc CapitalMyAsiaVCWhite Star CapitalY Combinator

Experience

  1. Munify (YC S25)Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. HuspyCo-Foundercurrent2019 — present
  3. HuspyCo-founder & CTO2019 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. UberSenior Tech Lead Manager2016 — 2019San Francisco, California, United States
  5. MicrosoftSoftware Engineer2012 — 2016Redmond, Washington, United States

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolExecutive leadership2017 — 2018
  2. ETH ZürichMaster thesis, Computer Science2011
  3. University of StuttgartMaster's degree, Computer Science2010 — 2011
  4. Ulm UniversityBachelor Thesis, Computer Science2010
  5. The German University in CairoBachelor's degree, Computer Science2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Software Engineering99Software Development11Web Services10Software Design8Programming6Agile Methodologies7Object Oriented Design6Distributed Systems5Deep Learning4Machine Learning4Python75C++64
+7 moreRESTJavaC#CEclipseXMLMapReduce

From Khalid's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended University of Stuttgart27

Samuel GilCEO & General Partner at JME VenturesLourdes Álvarez de ToledoPartner at JME VenturesMarkus EnzelbergerPartner at Versant VenturesNapat NantavechsantiPartner, Growth and Finance at Beacon VCMichael BauerOperating Partner - Energy at ClimacticGiulio BrugnaroVenture Designer at Founders Factory

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Also attended Ulm University5

Kike MirallesInvestment Director at Intel CapitalDmitry GalperinGeneral Partner at Runa CapitalMichael HammerCFO at BMW i VenturesGerwin TheilerManaging Partner und Vorstand at Capiton AGLen SeitterBuilders Program at Binary Builders

Also attended The German University in Cairo6

Marwan MowafiInvestment Analyst at DisrupTech VenturesHamed MahmoudInvestment Team at Access Bridge VenturesOmar TahaInvestment Team at Access Bridge VenturesOmar HedeyaPartner at Project AMohamed AladdinGeneral Partner at Development Partners InternationalAhmed OmarFounder at Sully.ai

Shared employers

Also worked at Munify (YC S25)1

Omar DarwazahManaging Director AAF Management at Taram Capital

Also worked at Huspy5

George KarabelasPrincipal at VentureFriendsGeorgeInvestor at VentureFriendsAbdallah YafiFounding Partner at BY Venture PartnersShawn LowFounder, Visiting Partner at ITERATIVEMiguel NigorraPartner at Fifth Wall

Also worked at Uber366

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures

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Also worked at Microsoft1,056

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

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