Wahaj Ahmed

Founding Team @ open.cx | Director at Sprint | x-founder Retailo | x-McKinsey, Careem

11.3 yrs experience

Feb 2026Added yesterday

The move

MoveSprint → Open (YC W24)

TitleCo-Founder & Director → Founding GTM partner

LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageEnglish, Urdu

Years in UAE1.6

Total experience11.3 years

Open (YC W24) headcount51-200 employees

Open (YC W24) industryIT Services and IT Consulting

Open (YC W24) HQSan Francisco, California

Open (YC W24) typeNonprofit

Founding GTM partnerFeb 2026 — Present
Open (YC W24)· Full-time
Co-Founder & DirectorOct 2024 — Present
Sprint· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Part-time
CFOJan 2023 — Jun 2024
Retailo Technologies· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
Co-Founder, Chief Revenue Officer & Chief Human Resource OfficerJul 2020 — Jan 2023
Retailo Technologies· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
AssociateJul 2017 — Jun 2020
McKinsey & Company· Full-time
Assistant General ManagerSep 2016 — Jul 2017
Careem· Karachi· Full-time
Growth HackerMay 2016 — Aug 2016
Careem· Full-time
Entrepreneur in Residence → Regional Channel Marketing ManagerSep 2015 — May 2016
Rocket Internet AG - Daraz.pk· Karachi
Business Intelligence / Online Marketing ManagerNov 2014 — Sep 2015
Rocket Internet AG - Kaymu.pk· Karachi
Financial AnalystSep 2014 — Oct 2014
Bidnessetc.com· Karachi, Pakistan
Supply Chain / HR InternDec 2013 — Jan 2014
Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO)
Audit InternJul 2013 — Aug 2013
Deloitte

Lahore University of Management Sciences
Bachelor of Science (BSc) · Major: Accounting and Finance, Minor: Computer Science2010 — 2014
St. Patricks High School Karachi
A-Levels · Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, 3 A's 2B's2008 — 2010