Currently the Director of Industry Strategy and Insight at Oracle MEA, Nabeel has a passion for entrepreneurship, and continues to invest in and start new ventures.  Today, Nabeel is overseeing the growth of Hooked Media, a one year old start-up in the area of alternative advertising.  In addition, Nabeel mentors various entrepreneurs independently and has helped Seedstartup.com as one of its mentors as well.  Nabeel has witnessed a myriad of issues within his own businesses and those he has worked with, and enjoys learning from these experiences and applying his background to help entrepreneurs tackle the numerous challenges that start-ups invariably face.

• Experience

  Entrepreneurial Experience:

  • Hooked Media, UAE, founder, 2012-ongoing
  • Nailthedeal.com, UAE, investor, 2011-’12
  • RelayRides, USA, co-founder, 2009-ongoing
  • Scala Program, Philippines (non-profit), founder, 2000-‘07

   

  Corporate Experience:

  • Oracle, Director of Strategy & Insight MEA, 2012-ongoing
  • McKinsey&Co., Senior Associate, 2009-2012
  • Booz&Co., Senior Consultant, 2006-2008
  • Microsoft, Program Manager, 2003-2006

   

  Education Background:

  • Harvard Business School, MBA, 2010
    • − Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance
    • − Strategy
  • McGill University, B.Eng, 2003
    • − Computer Engineering
    • − Tech Entrepreneurship