Zohare H.'s Linkedin Analytics

Hey there 👋🏼 I'm a father, founder and failure, chasing a relentless grind to create value 🧑🏻‍🔬 In '05, I started my 1st company (iced) In '15, I started my 2nd company (merged) In '21, I started my 3rd company (growth) In between, I dabbled with a bunch of startups and Fortune 500s, trying to find confidence to pursue entrepreneurship. I am passionate about solving complex challenges leveraging technology and community. After undergrad, I chased a drive to pioneer digitized restaurant discovery. I learned, while it failed. I have since launched 4 companies, worked across 10 markets, raised over $3m in venture capital and managed $500m in projects and revenue. Current Highlights 🎞 👷🏻 Building jalebi.io - a venture-backed B2B SaaS business intelligence and inventory optimization tool for Food services companies 📍 Based in Dubai - deeply engaged with the startup ecosystem across the region 🎖 Inspiring Founder of the Year by Sheraa at Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival ('22) 🎖 Most Networked Mentor by Startupbootcamp Dubai Smart City Accelerator ('18) jalebi is multi award-winning 🎖 Fast50 for Impact by Deloitte ('24, '25) 🎖 UAE #Future100 Company ('23) 🎖 Top MENA Award at GITEX Expand North Star Supernova Competition ('23) 🎖 Foodtech Platform of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine (Tech Awards '23) 🎖 Foodtech Startup of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine (Agility Awards '22) We are selling subscriptions, raising capital, building tech, unlocking product-market fit. If you want to participate, drop us a line 👉🏼 [email protected]. Over the last 20 years, I have: 🏁 Co-founded a digital agency in 2015 (with my spouse of 14 years), server over 150 brands worldwide, operating across 2 geographies, generating $2.5mn+ GMV with just $10K invested and ZERO external capital. 🧭 Been a senior digital transformation executive at one of the world’s largest and oldest public-sector organizations. 🌍 Moved to the GCC in 2012 as one of the first global mobility candidates with a leading telecom operator. 🤹🏼‍♂️ Remained an active startup community member and mentor with world-leading accelerators, such as Techstars, Brinc, and Startupbootcamp 🌱 Built an agritech startup in Thar (Pakistan's Rajasthan) between '06 - '08, raising $US 500K seed capital from Acumen. 👶🏼 Become a first time dad at 40, raising a child while building a startup. And my passion to solve for food goes back to when I spent 2 years flipping burgers in my US college cafeteria.