Ziyad Alajlan

NowPay is a FinTech company that focuses on improving the financial-wellness of corporate employees. We enable employees to get paid at any point in time during the month.

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We help companies thrive by taking better care of their people. alfii is an end-to-end HR automation platform designed to streamline and humanize people operations. Built with a simple and intuitive interface that’s refreshingly easy for both employers and employees to use, alfii is giving startups, SMEs and fast-growing companies the time, tools and insights they need to create and deliver a better, people-first experience for their teams.

Powering the next generation of commerce in MEA

Rupt helps online businesses monitor and prevent illegal account sharing with the highest accuracy, and lowest effort and without losing users. Customers get a 5% - 20% increase in revenue in the first 3 months after integrating Rupt.

SnappRetail is a retail fintech startup that aims to digitize the traditional trade by creating a virtual retail franchise across Pakistan, through deployment of its POS hardware/software, focusing on: 1. Traditional trade Analytics for brands and retailers 2. Order Aggregation for manufacturers and distributors 3. Payment Solution for customers 4. Fintech enablement for small merchants TheSnappRetail has developed a micro Enterprise Solution designed on a POS suitable to the needs of retailers and their daily operations. Our mission is to enable #MSME retailers with better access to technology, resournces and capital to help them win in future.

Pylon is a comprehensive utility management platform powering millions of smart meters in some of the world’s largest emerging markets. We transform conventional water and electricity utilities in emerging markets into efficient, interoperable and data driven ones. With a myriad of challenges from energy waste, theft and tampering to an increase in CO2 emissions, Pylon takes a wholesome approach to tackling these utility management challenges in emerging markets.

We are Sila—a next generation battery materials company dedicated to accelerating energy transformation for a more sustainable future. Our next-gen anode material is the first significant chemistry improvement to lithium-ion batteries to reach the market in 30 years. Our silicon anode material is a simple drop-in replacement to graphite and significantly boosts the energy density of lithium-ion batteries without compromising performance. Today, Sila science powers innovative consumer electronics. Tomorrow, it will fuel our EV future and the electrification of everything. We work directly with leading consumer electronics and automotive OEMs to help accelerate product roadmaps, and partners with battery manufacturers commercial cell production. Our partners include BMW, Daimler, and ATL. Sila Nano’s first products significantly increase the energy density of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. Our materials are manufacturable economically at scale and are drop-in replacements to existing battery manufacturing processes.

Plaid is a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. Plaid works with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey.

A leading company in enabling individuals, businesses, and merchants to fully benefit from the digital value through prepaid cards, rewards and loyalty programs. Our vision is to be the leading company in alternative payment solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The first and most experienced company in bitcoin payments, BitPay builds powerful tools for spending, accepting, and building with bitcoin. The company has offices in North America, Europe, and South America and has raised over $70 million from top investors including Index Ventures, Aquiline Technology Growth, Menlo Ventures, Founders Fund, and Sir Richard Branson.

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Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 197 million registered learners as of December 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.

NowPay is a FinTech company that focuses on improving the financial-wellness of corporate employees. We enable employees to get paid at any point in time during the month.

The best all-in-one live academy factory

We help companies thrive by taking better care of their people. alfii is an end-to-end HR automation platform designed to streamline and humanize people operations. Built with a simple and intuitive interface that’s refreshingly easy for both employers and employees to use, alfii is giving startups, SMEs and fast-growing companies the time, tools and insights they need to create and deliver a better, people-first experience for their teams.

Powering the next generation of commerce in MEA

Rupt helps online businesses monitor and prevent illegal account sharing with the highest accuracy, and lowest effort and without losing users. Customers get a 5% - 20% increase in revenue in the first 3 months after integrating Rupt.