About
Saeed Alajou is a General Partner at COTU Ventures, a firm focused on early-stage founders from and building in the MENA region. Prior to investing, he spent over a decade in operating roles, including leading enterprise revenue, managing commercial teams as a general manager, and overseeing go-to-market functions in financial services and the public sector. He has also worked as an angel investor for nearly a decade.
Experience
- COTU VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- 🪽⚡️AngelSparkMembercurrent2024 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- UnifonicSenior Director | Enterprise Business (Global)2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- UnifonicGeneral Manager UAE & International Expansion | Senior Director2022 — 2024Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- UnifonicSenior Director | Head of Financial Services and Public Sector2021 — 2022Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- AtosSenior Regional Sales Manager - Financial Services Lead2021Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- SASSenior Territory Manager - Financial Services Lead2019 — 2021Dubai
- MicroStrategyRegional Sales Manager2016 — 2019Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- GCC Solutions GroupBoard Member2016 — 2019Dubai
- Lexmark International, Inc.General Manager - Middle East2016Dubai
- Lexmark International, Inc.General Manager KSA & Enterprise Manager Middle East2014 — 2016Riyadh/Dubai
- Music MasterManaging Director2010 — 2014Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Music MasterBusiness Development Manager2008 — 2010Dubai
- Practical LawResearch Analyst2007London, United Kingdom
- DynaCapitalResearch Analyst2006
Skills & more
ArabicStart-up VenturesEarly Stage InvestmentBusiness Strategy18Account Management8Project Management5Business Intelligence (BI)1Solution Selling1Sales3Analytics1Business Development16Big Data1
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Digital StrategyStrategic PartnershipsData AnalyticsNew Business DevelopmentMicroStrategyData StrategiesCloud SalesSales ManagementMachine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Microsoft OfficeLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
- Cloud Fundamentals — QA North America
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Saeed Alajou?
- Saeed Alajou is a General Partner at COTU Ventures, a firm focused on early-stage founders from and building in the MENA region. Prior to investing, he spent over a decade in operating roles, including leading enterprise revenue, managing commercial teams as a general manager, and overseeing go-to-market functions in financial services and the public sector. He has also worked as an angel investor for nearly a decade.
- Where does Saeed Alajou work?
- Saeed Alajou is Partner at COTU Ventures.
- Where did Saeed Alajou go to school?
- Saeed Alajou studied at Newcastle University (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law); BPP Law School (LPC, Law); Haileybury UK (High School, IB).
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