Ahmed Hadhri

A former Startup Founder who has +8 years of experience in actively supporting Startup ecosystems and who is investing his time (money soon) in helping idea-stage founders successfully go from 0 to 1. Coached +100 African startups, some of them have succeeded in raising more than 1M usd besides other tangible and intangible achievements. Designed several startup programs, raised +350k usd from donors and managed/led many. Occupied the role of an Entrepreneur-in-Residence/Venture Partner within a Startup Studio and I have been in love with studios since that time. Currently in the process of raising for a VC fund. A strong ecosystem connector in MENA/Africa. Dream VC, Enpact, Injaz Al Arab, Hult Prize and Changemakers Exchange Fellow.
Ideal mentees (non-exhaustive list)
-If you have a startup idea and you don’t know where to start and/or you would love to be supported on how to go from idea to startup (the right methodology), how to validate your idea, how to pitch, how to raise funds, the mistakes to avoid etc. This will save you time and money. I am also currently in the process of launching a VC fund so I also wear the investor lens, I can share what investors are looking for and I can make sure that you have the success ingredients from the start.
-If you want to launch a new Startup Support Organization in your city/country and would like some support in defining the value proposition, the target market, the positioning etc. I co-founded 2 coworking spaces from scratch and collaborated with several SSOs.
-If you have or working already in a Startup Support Organization and would like to launch a new program for entrepreneurs. In 2022, I have successfully ran 4 startups bootcamps in 4 different countries in 4 successive weeks, after only one month of preparation.
-If you are a startup founder and would like to target/scale to the MENA region/Africa. I can help by connecting you, telling you how business is made here and sharing some go-to-market strategies.