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Mohammed Almeshekah

Investor

Managing Partner at Outliers VC

Menlo Park, California

Writes $250K – $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

  1. Outliers Venture CapitalFounder & General Partnercurrent2019 β€” present
  2. Lean TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2020 β€” present
  3. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDI)Advisory Board Member2024 β€” 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  5. Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and HousingAdvisory Board Member2022 β€” 2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  6. StrikeReadyBoard Observer2021 β€” 2023
  7. King Saud UniversityLecturer2015 β€” 2022
  8. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi ArabiaDeputy Minister for Planning and Development2017 β€” 2018Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  9. Saudi Central Bank – SAMASteering Committee Member of FinTech Sandbox2017 β€” 2018
  10. National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP)Steering Committee Board Member2017 β€” 2018
  11. Quality of Life ProgramSteering Committee Board Member2017 β€” 2018
  12. National Digital Transformation Unit وحدة Ψ§Ω„ΨͺΨ­ΩˆΩ„ Ψ§Ω„Ψ±Ω‚Ω…ΩŠAdvisor & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)2017
  13. Ministry of Justice - KSAHead of Vision Realization Office2016 β€” 2017
  14. Trusted Security Inc. (TSI)Founder2015 β€” 2017
  15. GoogleSoftware Engineer2014Mountain View & San Francisco, CA
  16. Purdue UniversityTeaching Fellow2013 β€” 2014
  17. Purdue UniversityResearch Assistant2012 β€” 2013
  18. Purdue UniversityTeaching Assistant2012
  19. MozillaSecurity Engineer2013Mountain View, CA

Skills & more

Information Security51Security47Computer Security36Information Security Management21Identity Management20Network Security20Cryptography15Software Engineering13Algorithms13Programming10C++7Information Technology7
+12 moreComputer SciencePrivacy LawJavaLinuxVulnerability AssessmentDistributed SystemsCAuthenticationInformation AssuranceAuthentication ProtocolsSSL CertificatesProduct Management

Languages Arabic Β· English

From Mohammed's professional profile.

Colleagues at Outliers VC

Ahmed Azab
Head of Finance & Operations at Outliers VC
Jihad (Jay) Alammar
Venture Partner at Outliers VC
May AlSaleh
Investment Associate at Outliers VC
Mohamed Ali
Senior Accountant Analyst at Outliers VC
Rayouf Alhumedhi
Designer-in-Residence at Outliers VC
Sarah AlSaleh
General Partner at Outliers VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mohammed Almeshekah?
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.
Where does Mohammed Almeshekah work?
Mohammed Almeshekah is Managing Partner at Outliers VC.
What check size does Mohammed Almeshekah write?
Mohammed Almeshekah typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
Where did Mohammed Almeshekah go to school?
Mohammed Almeshekah studied at Purdue University (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science & Cybersecurity); Royal Holloway, University of London (MSc, Information Security); King Saud University (Bachelor, Computer Science).

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Also attended Royal Holloway, University of London45

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kauffman Fellows382

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Also worked at Google1,715

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Also worked at Mozilla42

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