Mohammed Almeshekah
InvestorManaging Partner at Outliers VC
Menlo Park, California
Writes $250K β $1M checks Β· typically $500K
About
Founder and GP who has built and backed companies across Saudi Arabia and the region, led national digital transformation efforts, founded and exited a cybersecurity firm, and held senior government tech-strategy roles. Holds a Ph.D. in cybersecurity and cognitive psychology from Purdue and spent time at Google and Mozilla.
Experience
- Outliers Venture CapitalFounder & General Partnercurrent2019 β present
- Lean TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2020 β present
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDI)Advisory Board Member2024 β 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and HousingAdvisory Board Member2022 β 2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- StrikeReadyBoard Observer2021 β 2023
- King Saud UniversityLecturer2015 β 2022
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi ArabiaDeputy Minister for Planning and Development2017 β 2018Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Central Bank β SAMASteering Committee Member of FinTech Sandbox2017 β 2018
- National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP)Steering Committee Board Member2017 β 2018
- Quality of Life ProgramSteering Committee Board Member2017 β 2018
- National Digital Transformation Unit ΩΨΨ―Ψ© Ψ§ΩΨͺΨΩΩ Ψ§ΩΨ±ΩΩ ΩAdvisor & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)2017
- Ministry of Justice - KSAHead of Vision Realization Office2016 β 2017
- Trusted Security Inc. (TSI)Founder2015 β 2017
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2014Mountain View & San Francisco, CA
- Purdue UniversityTeaching Fellow2013 β 2014
- Purdue UniversityResearch Assistant2012 β 2013
- Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant2012
- MozillaSecurity Engineer2013Mountain View, CA
Education
- Purdue UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science & Cybersecurity
- Royal Holloway, University of LondonMSc, Information Security
- King Saud UniversityBachelor, Computer Science
Skills & more
Information Security51Security47Computer Security36Information Security Management21Identity Management20Network Security20Cryptography15Software Engineering13Algorithms13Programming10C++7Information Technology7
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Computer SciencePrivacy LawJavaLinuxVulnerability AssessmentDistributed SystemsCAuthenticationInformation AssuranceAuthentication ProtocolsSSL CertificatesProduct ManagementLanguages Arabic Β· English
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Same school
Also attended Purdue University138
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors
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Also attended Royal Holloway, University of London38
Warda DiyarInvestor at 13books CapitalThapanawit JanthraInvestment Analyst at Beacon VCJohn TayDirector of Partnerships and Strategy at Tin Men CapitalYvette PasquaAdvisor & Tech Expert at Chloe CapitalJussi NunesFinance at SC VenturesKonstantin KoenigInvestor at Illuminate Financial
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Also attended King Saud University12
Athary AlmubarakChief Strategy Officer at SVCHamad AlkharashiChief Financial Officer at SVCQusai AlSaifChief Executive Officer at Sadu CapitalMusaab HakamiVenture Partner at VentureSouqOthman AlhokailFounder & Managing Partner of Merak Capital, Vice Chairman of Exel at Exel by MerakFaisal SedraniCEO, Exel at Exel by Merak
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaTobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesRoi Bar-KatManaging Director at Intel CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Vinnie LauriaFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also worked at Google942
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis
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Also worked at Mozilla31
Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesUlili OnovakpuriManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundPramit SinghiAssociate at Titan CapitalKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures
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