Karim Helal

Karim Helal is a successful entrepreneur, mentor, angel investor, and board member, having been involved in the MENA Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for over 15 years.

As the Founder and CEO of ProTenders, the leading ConstructionTech platform in the MENA region, Karim has helped streamline the way 50,000 companies working in the Construction Industry get found, connect, source new opportunities and manage over $350B worth of bids.

Karim has also been an ardent member of the UAE Entrepreneurial scene by actively mentoring hundreds of startups, including at leading incubators & accelerators such as Seed Startup, Startup Weekend, Flat6Labs and Founders Institute, and is a founding board member at the Dubai PropTech Business Group and the Dubai ConTech Business Group.

He was recently named as on the Top 50 Construction Tech Entrepreneurs by US-based Builtworlds.