Mohamad Ballout's guest appearances

Mohamad Ballout

The Lighthouse Conversations

Conversations with Loulou

The Culture Counter

Myrna Ayad

Samer Hamadeh

Mona Ataya

Amira Rashad

Chris Schroeder

Sarah Khan

Nadine Mezher

Ronaldo Mouchawar

Sheikh Zayed

Omar Kholeif

Patrick Rogers

Samantha Wood

Michael Chow

Hassan Sharif

Philip Bahoshy

OwlTail

Kitopi

In 2021, Dubai’s Kitopi became a unicorn with a $415 million round led by SoftBank.Founded in January 2018 by Mohamad Ballout (CEO &amp; co-founder) and his friends Saman Darkan, Bader Ataya, and Andy Arenas, it is today the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. But where does it all start? Whether from their parents’ garage, or from an enlightening conversation or from having been in the right place at the right time, some of the best founding stories begin like his. Join us  with Basel Mufta, general partner at Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm, as he dives into the story behind this exciting Dubai-based startup with Mohamad Ballout, as he shares with us his journey as a young innovator.

<p>In 2021, Dubai’s Kitopi became a unicorn with a $415 million round led by SoftBank.</p><p>Founded in January 2018 by Mohamad Ballout (CEO &amp; co-founder) and his friends Saman Darkan, Bader Ataya, and Andy Arenas, it is today the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. </p><p>But where does it all start? Whether from their parents’ garage, or from an enlightening conversation or from having been in the right place at the right time, some of the best founding stories begin like his. Join us  with Basel Mufta, general partner at Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm, as he dives into the story behind this exciting Dubai-based startup with Mohamad Ballout, as he shares with us his journey as a young innovator.</p>

A Founder’s Story: How Mohamad Ballout built Kitopi

Mohamad Ballout, a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of Kitopi, a cloud kitchen startup, has recently joined the exclusive and extremely coveted "unicorn club", with Kitopi's valuation topping US$ 1 Billion. He joins Loulou to discuss building a global business out of the UAE, the challenges he faces as he scales Kitopi beyond the UAE, the complexity of running a "food platform" and shares his views on fundraising and managing the Board of Directors effectively.You can watch this episode on YouTube and you can reach out by visiting the show's website: www.conversationswithloulou.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

<p>Mohamad Ballout, a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.kitopi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitopi</a>, a cloud kitchen startup, has recently joined the exclusive and extremely coveted "unicorn club", with Kitopi's valuation topping US$ 1 Billion. He joins Loulou to discuss building a global business out of the UAE, the challenges he faces as he scales Kitopi beyond the UAE, the complexity of running a "food platform" and shares his views on fundraising and managing the Board of Directors effectively.</p><p>You can watch this episode on YouTube and you can reach out by visiting the show's website: <a href="http://www.conversationswithloulou.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.conversationswithloulou.com</a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

#27 Kitopi's Mohamad Ballout on how to build a unicorn

Guest Mohamad Ballout Founder, Kitopi  www.linkedin.com   We’re joined by serial entrepreneur Mohamad Ballout, founder of Dubai-based foodtech pioneer Kitopi, currently the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. Founded in January 2018, Kitopi has quickly expanded to five countries, having added Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UK &amp; the US to its roster after raising a successful $60 million Series B in funding this year.  Mohamad shares his thoughts on how he became a serial entrepreneur, how him and his fellow Kitopians are capitalizing on the foodtech’s startup’s first mover advantage and what it will take for the Middle East to produce &amp; export global brands. Links  Kitopi BMB Confectionary Kitopi raises 60 million in series B funding 

<h3>Guest</h3> <h4>Mohamad Ballout</h4> <p>Founder, Kitopi</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamad-ballout-6b88b584/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com</a></li> </ul> <br/> <p>We’re joined by serial entrepreneur Mohamad Ballout, founder of Dubai-based foodtech pioneer Kitopi, currently the world’s leading managed cloud kitchen platform. Founded in January 2018, Kitopi has quickly expanded to five countries, having added Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UK &amp; the US to its roster after raising a successful $60 million Series B in funding this year. </p> <p>Mohamad shares his thoughts on how he became a serial entrepreneur, how him and his fellow Kitopians are capitalizing on the foodtech’s startup’s first mover advantage and what it will take for the Middle East to produce &amp; export global brands.</p> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://kitopi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitopi</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bmb-group.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BMB Confectionary</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.kitopi.com/post/kitopi-raises-60-million-in-series-b-funding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kitopi raises 60 million in series B funding</a></li> </ul>

Mohamad Ballout on how to capitalize on being a first mover & positioning cloud kitchen pioneer Kitopi as a global brand