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Sophia Alj

Founder

Founder at Chari

Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

FoundedChari · YC

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1,917 people in our graph share verified history with Sophia — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kike MirallesunlockedSophia: together at McKinsey & Company (2016–2019)
×6Sophia: together at McKinsey & Company
Sophia: together at ESCP
×2Sophia: together at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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.

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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

Reflect VenturesMenlo Park · $120K – $37M checksVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)LagosY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Chari

IBIsmael Belkhayat
Ismael BelkhayatFounder

Experience

  1. Chari | YC S21 | Ecom and Fintech apps for retailers in Francophone AfricaCo-Founder & COOcurrent2019 — presentCasablanca, Morocco
  2. Wib.co - Startup Studio - Incubateur WebCo Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentCasablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Maroc
  3. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Consultant2015 — 2019Casablanca, Morocco
  4. BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment BankingApprenticeship - Innovation Manager2014 — 2015Région de Paris, France

Skills & more

StratégieManagement5Strategy1Microsoft Office8Microsoft Excel1PowerPoint1English3StartupsFinTechCorporate GovernanceBoard of DirectorsBusiness Strategy3
+4 moreGestion de projetProject ManagementCorporate FinanceFinancial Analysis

Languages Arabic · English · French · Spanish

From Sophia's professional profile.

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).

Founder mafias

Same school

Also attended Université Internationale de Rabat1

Sabrina SalamaHEAD OF MENA PARTNERSHIPS at Seedstars

Shared employers

Also worked at Wib.co - Startup Studio - Incubateur Web1

Ismael BelkhayatFounder at Chari