Adel Hameed

About

My mission is to help founders in emerging economies to build scalable companies that are acquisition-ready. This process begins by leveling up the leadership teams to their full potential through the frameworks and tools developed at A8. It continues by building an optimal operational blueprint that scales the business sustainably, enabling it to pass any investor due diligence process. Startups are a driving force for future job creation, but only a select few survive the “Valley of Death” to reach profitability. Most of them fail because the leadership team, including founders, is not startup-ready, unlike in places such as Silicon Valley, London, and Shenzhen, where Ivy League schools produce graduates ready to join scaling startups, and a critical mass of talent and qualified investors exists. In my book SkillUp As You ScaleUp, I help startup leaders develop the growth mindset necessary to scale. Investors and VCs consistently point to the leadership team as the most critical fa

Investment Focus

Stages

series-a growth

Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates