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Umair Gadit

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Founding Partner at Disrupt.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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About

Umair Gadit is a founding partner at Disrupt.com and has co-founded companies in the B2C and B2B sectors, including PureVPN and Cloudways, the latter of which was sold to DigitalOcean for $350 million. He has raised funds for the marketplace platform Savyour and serves as an investor and board member for the athleisure brand Squatwolf and the blockchain startup Zignaly, with additional investments in PakLaunch and Playroom. At Disrupt Labs, he works on AI-focused business incubation and manages a venture fund with over $100 million in assets under management.

Experience

  1. Disrupt.comFounding Partnercurrent2009 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. PureVPNCo-Founder and Directorcurrent2007 — present
  3. SQUATWOLFInvestor and Board Membercurrent2017 — present
  4. SavyourCEO and Co-Founder2020 — 2024
  5. CloudwaysCo-Founder and CMO [Acquired by DigitalOcean; NYSE: DOCN]2010 — 2022Malta

Skills & more

Strategy3Leadership7Management27Business Development49Digital Marketing23Entrepreneurship6Business Strategy6Growth Strategies3Product Marketing2Competitive Analysis6Brand Development11International Business2
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Who is Umair Gadit?
Umair Gadit is a founding partner at Disrupt.com and has co-founded companies in the B2C and B2B sectors, including PureVPN and Cloudways, the latter of which was sold to DigitalOcean for $350 million. He has raised funds for the marketplace platform Savyour and serves as an investor and board member for the athleisure brand Squatwolf and the blockchain startup Zignaly, with additional investments in PakLaunch and Playroom. At Disrupt Labs, he works on AI-focused business incubation and manages a venture fund with over $100 million in assets under management.
Where does Umair Gadit work?
Umair Gadit is Founding Partner at Disrupt.com.
Where did Umair Gadit go to school?
Umair Gadit studied at The University of British Columbia (Award of Achievement in Web Analytics, Web Analytics); Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (BBA, Finance).

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