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Wael Nafee

InvestorFounder

General Partner at RAED Ventures · Founder/CEO at HoverChat

United Arab Emirates

FoundedHoverChat · YC

About

Wael has over two decades in product building and design, most recently as VP of Product at Careem. He has founded startups in the US and MENA, including the first MENA startup to join Y Combinator.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Founder/CEO at HoverChatYC W14

Intro paths

YC

Wael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Wael can intro founders to HoverChat's investors below.

HoverChat's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014

Co-founders at HoverChat

AGAhmed Galal
Ahmed GalalFounder/Designer
MGMostafa Gazar
Mostafa GazarFounder

Experience

  1. RAED VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — present
  2. RAED VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2021
  3. GrintaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. TaagerBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. CareemVP of Super App Business Unit2019 — 2020
  6. CareemVP Ride Hailing Business Unit (co-head)2019
  7. CareemVP of Product2016 — 2019
  8. CareemDirector of Product2015 — 2016
  9. HoverChatCo-founder, CEO2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. StartappzSenior Mobile Mentor, Android Guru2012 — 2013
  11. Wireless StarsHead of Mobile Development2010 — 2012
  12. Aptina ImagingApplications Engineering2009 — 2010
  13. Aptina ImagingImaging Failure Analysis Manager2008 — 2009
  14. Micron TechnologySoftware Test Engineer2006 — 2008
  15. AMDASIC Design Verification Engineer2005 — 2006
  16. SandvineEmbedded Software Design Engineer2005
  17. Luxell TechnologiesEmbedded Software Design Engineer2003 — 2004
  18. Inco LimitedSoftware Designer2003
  19. University of WaterlooSoftware Research Assistant2002

Colleagues at RAED Ventures

Aashish Dhaawan
Head of Compliance & Risk at RAED Ventures
Abdellatif Waked
Advisor at RAED Ventures
Abdulla Elyas
Advisor at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman
Venture Partner at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman Alfozan
Venture Partner at RAED Ventures
Abdulrahman Alhashim
Investment Associate at RAED Ventures
Arsalan Yousuf
Head of Finance & Operations at RAED Ventures
Dr. Mohammed Alhussein
Co-founder & CEO at RAED Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Wael Nafee?
Wael has over two decades in product building and design, most recently as VP of Product at Careem. He has founded startups in the US and MENA, including the first MENA startup to join Y Combinator.
Where does Wael Nafee work?
Wael Nafee is Founder/CEO of HoverChat and General Partner at RAED Ventures.
What companies did Wael Nafee found?
Wael Nafee founded HoverChat.
Where did Wael Nafee go to school?
Wael Nafee studied at University of Waterloo (Computer Engineering).

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