Summary

Overview

Work History

Education

Skills

Accomplishments

Additional Information

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Timeline

Ahmed Abu Elhaz

El-Sheikh Zayed City,GZ

Summary

An experienced and innovative Entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in leading and growing startups from founding to exit. Also, I have various experiences in investing in early-stage startups across the MENA region. Besides the technical experiences, I have mentored some startups in the growth phase and participated in highly reputable incubations and accelerators in Silicon valley and MENA region.

Overview

10

10

years of professional experience

Work History

CEO

Adzily

06.2022 - 10.2023

Adzily is an advertising platform that enables small and medium-sized businesses to create and place ads on Google. The platform uses artificial intelligence to generate ad copies and targeting options, helping businesses to improve their online presence and drive more sales.

Managing growth of Adzily products to deliver the business value proposition to Adzily customers.
Achieved company growth by implementing strategic plans and streamlining operations.
Manage communications with investors and board to align the company strategy to implementation.
Manage the product development from analysis to customer delivery to achieve Adzily value propositions.
Design and transform the compant to a data driven company.

CEO

Shezlong

10.2013 - 06.2021

Shezlong is the 1st online mental health platform for Arab speaking people globally.

Over 9 years with leading and managing Shezlong from Idea to 100k customers and 1k therapists from 80 countries.

Fundraising:

Raising more than $1.5m in four investment round from 10 different investors in Silicon Valley, MENA region and Far east.
Identifying potential investors, creating compelling pitches, and negotiating investment terms.
Building and maintaining relationships with investors to ensure ongoing support for the company’s growth.

Product development:

Updated business processes, products and team makeups to generate more business opportunities and cater to audience needs.
Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
Initiated strategy to drive company growth and increase market share and profitability.
Achieved company growth by implementing strategic plans and streamlining operations.

Startup Positioning and branding:

Present to company to biggest startup competitions, incubations and events.
Create and design awareness campaigns to increase Shezlong branding equity to the market.

Education

MBA - Digital Transformation

Eslsca University

Giza, Egypt

06.2025

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, Egypt

10.2010

Skills

Talent Recruitment
Board Reporting
Analytical and Critical Thinker
Operational Efficiency
Business alliances
Investor Relations

People and Culture
Innovative and Visionary
Systems Organization
Business Development
Global perspective

Accomplishments

Global innovator member as highly social impact entrepreneur all over the world ( EXPO Dubai 2020).
1st Place at Huna El shabab startup competition first session.
1st place at BDL startup competition ( Lebanon 2017).
Mental health award ( Harvard University, Boston 2019).
Train and mentor more that 150 startups and CEOs at CEO's master class.

Additional Information

Articles:

1- https://925egypt.com/2020/11/02/from-being-depressed-to-founding-menas-first-mental-health-platform-the-shezlong-story/

2- https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/technology/generation-start-up-shezlong-seeks-to-remove-mental-health-stigma-through-online-counselling-1.1249075

3- https://www.wamda.com/2022/09/egypts-mental-health-startup-shezlong-expands-south-africa

4- https://assets.ctfassets.net/opz1rk40r4ou/3fR3MpaMspk7u8pPzNzlvY/bfc9e3ad7d0a00f5902656151add1299/Innovate_with_Purpose_-_Breaking_the_Stigma_around_Therapy.pdf

5- https://thestartupscene.me/INVESTMENTS/Egyptian-Mental-Health-Platform-Shezlong-Expands-to-South-Africa

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https://www.builtinafrica.io/videos/shezlong-egyptian-startup

7- https://www.techawkng.com/2020/06/08/shezlong-egypts-online-mental-health-firm-secures-new-funding/

8- https://disrupt-africa.com/2020/06/08/egyptian-online-mental-health-platform-shezlong-secures-new-funding/

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https://afrikanheroes.com/tag/founder-and-ceo-of-shezlong/

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https://www.menabytes.com/shezlong-2020-funding/

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https://manhom.com/شخصيات/أحمد-أبو-الحظ/

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https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_various/details/2020/7/19/1835031/الباحثون-عن-سلام-رحلة-المصريين-مع-العلاج-النفسي-في-عهد-كورونا-تقرير-

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https://www.albayan.ae/opinions/dialogues/2018-10-09-1.3377735

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https://enterprise.press/ar/hardhats/نظرة-على-هذه-الشركات-الناشئة-في-مجال-ال/

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https://almalnews.com/aaic-السنغافورية-و-mk-capital-و-himangel-تستثمر-فى-منصة-شيز/

Videos:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ex1WpFdKus&themeRefresh=1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tulTnMNQmGM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zTW3ni46w

4-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1zTW3ni46w

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https://es-la.facebook.com/ShezlongApp/videos/شيزلونج-المركز-الأول-فى-مسابقة-رواد-الأعمال/1253691991405683/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj36_BZDbMs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4qys6ENnc

8-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvuVdK09Vc8

9-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImLed6uKFCU

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImLed6uKFCU

Podcasts:

1-

https://www.wegrowwithc3.com/post/08-arabic-ahmed-abu-elhaz-founder-of-shezlong-on-participating-in-the-c3-social-impact-acceleratorhttps://www.wegrowwithc3.com/post/08-arabic-ahmed-abu-elhaz-founder-of-shezlong-on-participating-in-the-c3-social-impact-accelerator

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https://omny.fm/shows/innovate-with-purpose/ahmed-abu-elhaz-breaking-the-stigma-around-therapy

3-

https://egyptinnovate.com/articles/بودكاست-إبداع-مصر-الحلقة-الثالثة

Languages

Arabic

Native language

English

Advanced

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Timeline

CEO

Adzily

06.2022 - 10.2023

CEO

Shezlong

10.2013 - 06.2021

MBA - Digital Transformation

Eslsca University

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering

Mansoura University