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Manar Alkassar

Founder

Founder at Kaso

United Arab Emirates

FoundedKaso · YC

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288 people in our graph share verified history with Manar — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ian MarshunlockedManar: together at Rocket Internet (2014–2017)
×6Manar: together at Rocket Internet SE
×2Manar: together at Rocket Internet
×2Manar: together at University of St.Gallen

About

Manar Alkassar is co-founder of Kaso, an AI group purchasing platform for restaurants, and previously co-founded Helpling, a home-service marketplace, and Qlub, a restaurant payment solution. He served as Managing Director at Rocket Internet and was part of the early team at Sirrix AG, a cybersecurity company that exited to Rohde & Schwarz.

Founder at KasoYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Manar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Kaso's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Kaso's investors · 8

BY Venture PartnersSt Helier · $714K – $70M checks · since 2023Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2023HALA Venturessince 2023MSA CapitalGrand Cayman · $1.4M – $130M checks · since 2023MSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checks · since 2023SEEDRA VenturesRiyadh · $120K – $35M checks · since 2023Vulpes VenturesSingapore · $1M – $12M checks · since 2023Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. Kaso (YC W22)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. qlubCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentUnited Arab Emirates
  3. Swiss Founders FundMentorcurrent2026 — present
  4. HelplingFounder & CEO | Helpling Middle Eastcurrent2015 — presentDubai
  5. Rocket Internet SEMD and Head of New Ventures2014 — 2021Dubai, UAE
  6. Sirrix AG Security TechnologiesProject Manager2008 — 2014Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  7. University of St. Gallen - HSGResearch Assistant2012 — 2013Zurich, Switzerland
  8. Technical University KaiserslauternResearch and Student Assistant2008 — 2013

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipResearchData AnalysisMatlabSPSSProject ManagementTeamworkMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentStataHumorAnalysis
+12 moreLaTeXManagementGermanStatisticsMathematical ModelingEnglishBusiness AnalysisMicrosoft OfficeMarketing StrategyBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingStart-ups

Languages Arabic · English · German

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manar Alkassar?
Manar Alkassar is co-founder of Kaso, an AI group purchasing platform for restaurants, and previously co-founded Helpling, a home-service marketplace, and Qlub, a restaurant payment solution. He served as Managing Director at Rocket Internet and was part of the early team at Sirrix AG, a cybersecurity company that exited to Rohde & Schwarz.
Where does Manar Alkassar work?
Manar Alkassar is Founder of Kaso.
What companies did Manar Alkassar found?
Manar Alkassar founded Kaso.
Where did Manar Alkassar go to school?
Manar Alkassar studied at Y Combinator (W22); University of St.Gallen (Master's program, Business Innovation); Wake Forest University School of Business (MBA program, Business Administration and Management).

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