Abdelrahman Osama Profile | StartupList Africa

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Product strategist and UX expert with over 20 years of experience (since 1999). Founded Simpleia UX Consultancy in 2012, serving clients like Qatar Foundation, Raya/Aman, Johnson & Johnson, and GeoPhy (acquired for $290M). Co-founded Hive ride-hailing platform for kids in 2018, raising $400,000 in pre-seed funding and achieving 20,000+ trips. Currently Product Design Lead at Scale AI and Toptal (2020-present), earning $750,000+ across 12 projects. Former Head of Products at NOOR Tech Malaysia and UX Director at Nimble UK. Speaker at Riseup, IxDA, Google Day (GDG), IrisX, MaGIC Malaysia. Mentor with GESR, FALAK, TIEC, SBC Malaysia, and Designlab (20+ international students).

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Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems

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2004-2008

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🏆Successfully led Conix from prototype to MVP, securing $1.3M in pre-seed funding
🏆Completed over 12 projects at Toptal for notable clients, earning more than $750,000
🏆Contributed to the UX/Data Visualization for Geophy, which was acquired for $290M by Walker & Dunlop
🏆Secured $400,000 in pre-seed funding for Hive-Ride and scaled the platform to over 20,000 trips
🏆Increased King Saud University portal adoption by 40% and significantly reduced manual support tickets
🏆Speaker at Riseup, IxDA, Google Day (GDG), IrisX, MaGIC (Malaysia)

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