Mohamed Belarbi
Serial Entrepreneurship | Brand Development | Media
Mohamed is a serial entrepreneur who launched his first digital agency in his second year of undergrad at New York University Abu Dhabi, started his millennial publication Gulf Elite a year later with over 40,000 monthly readers, and published 2 books by the end of his undergraduate studies.
Mohamed Belarbi
Mohamed co-founded VUL9 Security Solutions, one of the region’s fastest growing cybersecurity companies helping tech giants better secure their platforms and data, as well as assisting various marquee brands in the Middle East and North Africa better defend against cyber attacks and cyber breaches.
In addition, Mohamed joined Swedish startup RealEDU as Co-founder and COO in order to help disrupt Education and the way the Industry interacts with Schools in the MENA region. RealEDU also supports the efforts of the Dubai Government in revolutionizing Education through the Dubai Future Accelerators Program and the Mohammad Bin Rashed Innovation Fund Accelerator.
Mohamed recently co-founded Halahi.com, a platform that allows fans to pay and request personalised video shoutouts and messages from their favorite celebrities. The platform currently lists hundreds of global celebrities and influencers with almost 200 Million combined audience.
Mohamed has been recognised "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by Arabian Business, "10 top African change leaders" by African Leadership University, "One of 7 youth transforming the world" by Spain-based organisation Pangea and was the youngest entrepreneur to ever be featured on the cover of Forbes Middle East Magazine.
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Experience
Co-Founder & CTO
HalaHi
Halahi is one of the region's most exciting startups in the entertainment space, allowing fans to buy personalized video shoutouts from celebrities and influencers, while enabling Brands to easily book stars for social media collaborations.
Co Founder & CEO
VUL9 Sercurity Solutions
Vul9 is a cybersecurity startup specialising in Advanced Security Audits, Networks and System Safety, Payment Security, Infrastructure Defense and Data Protection.
External Advisory Board Member
Skyline University College
To advise the University leadership on curriculum changes to meet industry requirements, technology adoption to create a digitally savvy student body, launch new initiatives and partnerships to position the university and its students as a hub for innovation and excellence.