Amr Shady

Amr Shady (born March 7, 1976) is an Egyptian-Canadian serial entrepreneur and data science engineer with over 16 years of experience in building and scaling companies. He is the co-founder & CEO of the US-based AiNGEL Corp.[1] He is also co-founder and Executive Chairman of TA Telecom.

Product Innovations

Shady invented several mobile tech products including Buzz (mobile content delivery platform), Mazady (mobile-based auction service), Reveel[2] (US patented analytic tool for SaaS), Unmask.ai (personality intelligence based sales directory), AiNGEL (artificial intelligence that helps angel investors make better investment decisions). He also introduced mobile-based donations to Egypt through the MegaKheir App,[3] which raises millions of dollars every year serving the country’s charitable sector.[4]

Education & Career

Shady graduated from New York University’s Stern School of Business with a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Canada’s Dalhousie University, which he joined at the age of 16. Upon graduation, he ran the Egypt operations of his father’s electromechanical company for three years. He then decided to pursue his own entrepreneurial venture, and tap into the disruptive potential of mobile technology.[5] Shady started TA Telecom in 2000, which turned into one of the fastest growing mobile tech and analytics companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, ranking on both the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and the Red Herring Global 100 in 2015.[6] He founded Reveel Inc. in 2014 in Silicon Valley, and he now runs the US-based AiNGEL Corp., which he co-founded in 2016.

Awards & Achievements

References

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  2. ↑ "Silicon Valley Meets 8 Promising Startups from MENA, Turkey." Arabnet. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  3. ↑ "Amr Shady." Pioneer of Egypt:. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.
  4. ↑ "CIO East Africa." Egyptians Give KSh. 42.5 Million over Mobile to Charity during Ramadan -. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  5. ↑ Rottenberg, Linda. Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.
  6. ↑ Carolngugi. "Amr Shady's TA Telecom Is One of the Fastest Growing Tech Companies in Africa." CCTV Africa Strengthening News Coverage in Africa. N.p., 2015. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  7. ↑ "Africa's TA Telecom Wins a Red Herring." ITOnline RSS. N.p., 2015. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  8. ↑ "The African Leadership Network Hosts the 2015 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship." African Leadership Network ALN. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  9. ↑ "TMS: Africa’s TA Telecom Wins Red Herring Top 100 Europe Award." The Marketing Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  10. ↑ "Endeavor Entrepreneur Amr Shady (TA Telecom) Talks about Thinking Big and Making Better Decisions." Videos -. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  11. ↑ "Africa's Five Fastest-growing Technology Companies." Africa's Five Fastest-growing Technology Companies. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mobile Merit Awards." Mobile Merit Awards. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  13. ↑ "Amr Shady." Pioneer of Egypt:. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  14. ↑ "Amr Shady - Endeavor." Endeavor Amr Shady Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  15. ↑ 11, 2011 Jul. "Endeavor Summit Takeaways: 5 'Young World' Tech Innovators to Watch - Endeavor." Endeavor Endeavor Summit Takeaways 5 Young World Tech Innovators to Watch Comments. N.p., 2015. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  16. ↑ "Arabia500 Announces 130 of the Fastest Growing Companies in the Middle East." Wamda. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2016.
  17. ↑ "Springing into Action - How TA Telecom Took Mobile Market By Storm" N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2016.
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