Where does Umer Adnan work?

Umer Adnan is Founder/President & CEO of Cowlar.

Where did Umer Adnan go to school?

Umer Adnan studied at Y Combinator; Arizona State University (M.S., Electrical Engineering); National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) (BE Mechatronics Engineering, (Mechatronics systems).

Umer Adnan

Founder

Founder/President & CEO at Cowlar

Doha, Qatar

FoundedCowlar · YC

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

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Umer: together at Arizona State University

About

Umer Adnan is the founder and CEO of Cowlar Design Studio LLC, a company that works with startups on product development.

Founder/President & CEO at Cowlar YC W17

Intro paths

Umer went through Y Combinator (Winter 2017) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Umer can intro founders to Cowlar's investors below.

Cowlar's investors · 2

Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2016 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Cowlar

Umer IlyasFounder

Experience

Cowlar Venture StudioFoundercurrent2025 — presentDoha, Qatar
Cowlar Design Studio LLCCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentDoha, Qatar
Cowlar Design StudioCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentIslamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan
CowlarPresident & CEOcurrent2016 — presentMemphis Metropolitan Area
E4 TechnologiesCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2017Pakistan
Arizona State UniversityCo President of the ASU Energy club2012 — 2013Tempe, AZ
Arizona State UniversityGraduate Student (Fulbright Scholar)2011 — 2013Tempe, Arizona
Solarize IncFounder / Owner2008 — 2011
KBK Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd.Design Engineer , R&D2009 — 2011Pakistan
Akhter Solar LimitedTeam Leader - Design Project (Mechatronics)2008 — 2009

Skills & more

Start-up Ventures4Project Management16Solution Architecture16Verification and Validation (V&V)15Industrial Design1SalesStrategic Consulting1Change ManagementMulti-channel RetailDigital TransformationIT Enabled Business TransformationRobotic Process Automation (RPA)

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E-Commerce ConsultingEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Data AnalysisCompetitive AnalysisBusiness AnalyticsPredictive AnalyticsBusiness StrategySoftwareComputer HardwareMatlabEmbedded SystemsFirmware

Languages English · Urdu

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Umer Adnan?: Umer Adnan is the founder and CEO of Cowlar Design Studio LLC, a company that works with startups on product development.
Where does Umer Adnan work?: Umer Adnan is Founder/President & CEO of Cowlar.
What companies did Umer Adnan found?: Umer Adnan founded Cowlar.
Where did Umer Adnan go to school?: Umer Adnan studied at Y Combinator; Arizona State University (M.S., Electrical Engineering); National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) (BE Mechatronics Engineering, (Mechatronics systems).

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Arizona State University mafia90

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National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) mafia8

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Osman SiddiqueBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Sciloop Badar AhmedBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Protect AI Mehdi Raza JafferyBachelors of Software EngineeringFounded APImatic Awais ShafiqueBEEFounded Beyondpresence Hassan KhanBSFounded Penfield Ayesha ManshaMastersFounded Sahl

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Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Subomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of Convoy Arhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear Ventures Collin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital Victor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures

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Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of Particle Jackson HeddyCFO at Northzone Oliver MitchellPartner at Ff Venture Capital Helen SunAnalyst at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Jorge CampoInvestor at Kfund Max AltschulerFounder & General Partner at GTMfund

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Also attended National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)14

Abeer SalmanSustainability Executive at Palatine Saba KalsoomSenior Program Lead at Invest2Innovate Waseem YousafGeneral Manager, Systems APAC at Systems Limited Omer ZabitPartner at Shorooq Partners Osman SiddiqueFounder at Sciloop Badar AhmedDirector at Protect AI

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Also worked at KBK Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd.1

Umer IlyasFounder at Cowlar

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About

Founder/President & CEO at CowlarYC W17

Intro paths

Cowlar's investors · 2

Co-founders at Cowlar

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Arizona State University mafia90

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) mafia8

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Also attended Arizona State University303

Also attended National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)14

Shared employers

Also worked at Cowlar Venture Studio1

Also worked at E4 Technologies1

Also worked at Arizona State University63

Also worked at KBK Electronics (Pvt.) Ltd.1

Founder/President & CEO at Cowlar YC W17