About
Sophia Alj is co-founder and COO of Chari.co, a B2B commerce platform in West Africa. She previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey.
Founder at ChariYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Sophia went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Chari's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Sophia can intro founders to Chari's investors below.
Chari's investors · 3
Co-founders at Chari
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Ismael BelkhayatFounder
Experience
- Chari | YC S21 | Ecom and Fintech apps for retailers in Francophone AfricaCo-Founder & COOcurrent2019 — presentCasablanca, Morocco
- Wib.co - Startup Studio - Incubateur WebCo Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentCasablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Maroc
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Consultant2015 — 2019Casablanca, Morocco
- BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment BankingApprenticeship - Innovation Manager2014 — 2015Région de Paris, France
Skills & more
StratégieManagement5Strategy1Microsoft Office8Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint1English3StartupsFinTechCorporate GovernanceBoard of DirectorsBusiness Strategy3
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Gestion de projetProject ManagementCorporate FinanceFinancial AnalysisLanguages Arabic · English · French · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sophia Alj?
- Sophia Alj is co-founder and COO of Chari.co, a B2B commerce platform in West Africa. She previously worked as a consultant at McKinsey.
- Where does Sophia Alj work?
- Sophia Alj is Founder of Chari.
- What companies did Sophia Alj found?
- Sophia Alj founded Chari.
- Where did Sophia Alj go to school?
- Sophia Alj studied at Université Internationale de Rabat (Board Member Certificate, Governance); Y Combinator (YC S21); ESCP (Master in Management, Program Grande Ecole).
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