Semih Kumluk, Ph.D. (abd)

Enterprise Transformation & AI Leader | Connecting Strategy, Technology, People & Operations to Unlock Growth, Lead Change and Deliver Scalable Commercial Outcomes | 50 Influential Leaders in UAE | Director at PwC

📍 United Arab Emirates🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022
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Investor and Advisor
2022
From a creative of minds of Omar & Hana and Didi & Friends. We aspire to become Safe Streaming Platform for Muslim Children
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Startup Evaluation Board Member
2022
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2024
Head of Artificial Intelligence
2024
Mintiply Capital is a UAE-based investment banking and corporate finance advisory firm providing independent strategic and financial advice to companies, shareholders, and institutional investors across EMEA, the Americas, and select global markets. We advise clients on complex corporate and capital decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, capital structuring, strategic alternatives, private capital advisory, and regulatory strategy. Our work supports leadership teams through critical inflection points such as market entry, scale, ownership transitions, and exit planning. The Mintiply Capital team brings decades of combined experience advising multinational corporates, founders, and investors across public and private markets. Collectively, our professionals have previously overseen portfolios exceeding US$3.8 billion in assets under management and facilitated approximately US$480 million in fund arrangements across multiple jurisdictions. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Mintiply Capital operates at the intersection of global capital and regional opportunity. We combine analytical rigor, institutional perspective, and deep regional insight to deliver clarity, structure, and long-term value for our clients.
Partner
2024
At Paulson and Partners, we specialize in helping entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and global businesses achieve their goals through innovative strategies and personalized solutions. With over 20 years of expertise in international tax optimization, cross-border corporate structuring, and strategic asset protection, we empower our clients to navigate challenges and seize opportunities in today’s complex global landscape. Headquartered in Dubai, we operate internationally, offering expertise in leading jurisdictions like Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and the UAE. What We Do: - Tax Advisory: Simplify international tax regulations while ensuring compliance and maximizing efficiency. - Corporate Structuring: Build robust cross-border structures to support global expansion and operational excellence. - AI Integration & Digital Transformation: Leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and growth. - Trust & Estate Planning: Preserve wealth for future generations with tailored solutions for high-net-worth individuals and families. - Business Scaling & Strategy: Develop and execute strategies for sustainable growth and market entry. -Visionary leadership program: Elevate executives with advanced methodologies, personalized development plans to redefine leadership potential and navigate complex challenges. What sets us apart is our commitment to understanding the unique needs of each client. Whether it’s protecting wealth, expanding globally, or unlocking the potential of digital transformation, we are your trusted partner every step of the way.
2023
Founder
2023
We educate, inspire, and empower leaders and future makers to apply exponential technologies to address humanitys global challenges and shape the future. Welcome to SingularityU Dubai group page! This is a space to help connect community members to collaborate and share ideas and insights that will help the chapter achieve its goals. See full chapter guidelines here: https://www.su.org/legal/community-guidelines
Peer Reviewer for the Technology Transfer Program
2023
Innovation Fund was founded by the Innovation Law to encourage entrepreneurship and provide financing for innovation. It became operational since May 2011. The Fund is based on development and implementation of targeted financial programs aimed at strengthening science and technology advancement and its commercialization. Innovation Fund is also established to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in Serbia. Innovation Fund programs target innovative companies with high growth potential. The Fund is continuously developing financing instruments to support innovative start-up and spin-off companies, to establish connections with the private sector R&D and to initiate creation of venture capital funds. Our mission is to increase the technology transfer from Universities in Serbia to international market (EU, USA). Innovation Fund programs target innovative companies with high growth potential. The Fund is developing financing instruments to support innovative start-up and spin-off companies, to establish connections with the private sector R&D and to initiate creation of venture capital funds • by encouraging and stimulating the creation and development of innovative enterprises, in particular to stimulate young graduates to start their own knowledge-based companies • to enable companies’ further growth through partnerships with foreign companies, and to find ways of unlocking Serbia’s scientific potential in order to benefit society
2022
Investor and Advisor
2022
From a creative of minds of Omar & Hana and Didi & Friends. We aspire to become Safe Streaming Platform for Muslim Children
early stageEducation
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