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Mostafa Ashour

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Founder at peopleCQ · Founder at NowPay

Santa Clara, California, United States

FoundedNowPaypeopleCQ · YC

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Ken ChenaultunlockedMostafa: together at IBM (2004–2005)
×7Mostafa: together at IBM
×4Mostafa: together at Plug and Play Ventures

About

Mostafa Ashour previously worked at Microsoft and IBM before founding startups, including NowPay, where he serves as CEO.

Founder at peopleCQYC W21

Intro paths

YC

Mostafa went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Mostafa can intro founders to peopleCQ's investors below.

peopleCQ's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at peopleCQ

AAAhmed Abuelenien
Ahmed AbuelenienFounder

Founder at NowPay

Intro paths

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In turn, Mostafa can intro founders to NowPay's investors below.

NowPay's investors · 8

4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checks500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2019BECO CapitalDubai · $905K – $60M checksCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksMSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksPlug and Play VenturesSunnyvale · $50K – $12M checksUNITEDTokyo · $645K – $43M checksVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Lagos

Experience

  1. NowPayCEO and Cofoundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area | Cairo | Dubai
  2. TA telecomEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2018 — present
  3. TryvinCofounder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — present
  4. MicrosoftProgram Managercurrent2008 — present
  5. BoximizeCofounder and Managing Partner2014 — 2016
  6. Khayal Interactive EntertainmentManaging Partner2005 — 2008
  7. IBMSoftware Engineer2004 — 2005
  8. The Steel NetworkSoftware Engineer2004

Skills & more

Software Development87C++16Product Management22Team Leadership13Game Design8Startup Development6Start-ups52Program Management15C#7Integration3Software Engineering42Entrepreneurship16
+12 moreSoftware DesignAgile MethodologiesSoftware Project ManagementTelecommunicationsGame DevelopmentManagementBusiness DevelopmentScrumProgrammingAlgorithmsiOS developmentNatural Language Processing

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mostafa Ashour?
Mostafa Ashour previously worked at Microsoft and IBM before founding startups, including NowPay, where he serves as CEO.
Where does Mostafa Ashour work?
Mostafa Ashour is Founder of NowPay and Founder at peopleCQ.
What companies did Mostafa Ashour found?
Mostafa Ashour founded NowPay, peopleCQ.
Where did Mostafa Ashour go to school?
Mostafa Ashour studied at Cairo University (Bsc, Computer Engineering).

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