Mudassir Sheikha
Co-Founder and CEO @ Careem
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mudassir Sheikha is a seed investor at Careem in Dubai focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Mudassir Sheikha is based out of Dubai and is the Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Careem. Mudassir previously worked at McKinsey and Company as an Associate Partner. Mudassir Sheikha attended Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Mudassir Sheikha invests in
Stages Mudassir Sheikha invests in
Countries Mudassir Sheikha invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$18M
- Pre-Seed
- $1.5M–$3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (29%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (29%)
- B2B 1 (14%)
- EdTech 1 (14%)
- Mobile 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (43%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (29%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Corporate Round 1 (14%)
Country
- United Kingdom 2 (29%)
- United Arab Emirates 2 (29%)
- Egypt 1 (14%)
- Pakistan 1 (14%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Alaan is a financial technology platform that provides corporate cards and expense management tools for businesses to manage company spending and financial operations. The platform enables organizations to issue physical and virtual corporate cards, set spending controls, monitor transactions in real time, and automate expense tracking andreconciliation processes. Alaan also integrates with accounting and enterprise resource planning systems, allowing finance teams to sync transaction data, invoices, and supporting documents directly into their accounting workflows. Its services include budgeting controls, approval workflows, reporting dashboards, and automated receipt and tax data extraction to support compliance and financial oversight. The platform is used by businesses across sectors such as retail, logistics, healthcare, hospitality, and professional services to centralize and manage operational expenses digitally. | $48M / Series A / Aug 05, 2025 | ||
| "Taleemabad.com is a comprehensive online educational platform that offers quality educational resources for students of all ages. Our platform provides a diverse range of courses and study materials designed to cater to the needs of learners from primary school to higher education levels. | $2.3M / Seed / Sep 25, 2023 | ||
| Silkhaus makes living comfortable and convenient through 24/7 mobile support and a digital concierge. | $7.8M / Seed / Nov 14, 2022 | ||
| Altruistiq provides a platform that enables enterprises to automate sustainability data measurement, management, and exchange. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $18.1M / Seed / Jul 25, 2022 | ||
| We identify and thoroughly vet undiscovered talent. You hire them directly for onsite or remote jobs, diversifying and accelerating your team. Our mission is to accelerate the growth of the Arab tech sector by untapping its human potential. Did you know that 52% of computer science graduates in Palestine are women? Follow us and visit our websiteto learn more. | $3M / Pre-Seed / May 09, 2022 | ||
| elmenus is a venture-backed food discovery startup based in Egypt that serves over 1 Million monthly users. We are building a platform that combines a social, visual and personalized experience to help people discover and order the food they will love. | Corporate Round / Feb 28, 2022 | ||
| Intellia engages talent from emerging markets to offer on-demand, remote analysts that can be deployed within 24 hours for 80% less cost through its proprietary AI-driven analyst vetting, training and quality control platform. Customers can hire remote analysts, teams or engage in high-quality consulting services. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Nov 26, 2020 |
Co-Investors
About Careem
Careem operates a car booking platform that connects passengers with local drivers. The company's platform provides a marketplace of community drivers where passengers can request a ride in minutes, see the cost, and have it charged to their credit card of choice, giving passengers access to affordable and advantageous transportation.
Careem Contacts
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Abdulla Elyas
Co-founder and CPO/ MD
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Ahmed Kamal
Lead MTS - Machine Learning Platform
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Karl Olsson
Founder and Managing Director
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Madiha Sattar
VP, Careem Pay
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Mahmoud Khaled
Head of Mobility Client Side Engineering
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FAQ
What does Mudassir Sheikha invest in?
Mudassir Sheikha invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mudassir Sheikha invest in?
Mudassir Sheikha typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$18M at Seed and $1.5M–$3M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mudassir Sheikha's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mudassir Sheikha took part in.
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When did Mudassir Sheikha last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mudassir Sheikha closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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