Elevate (formerly Bloom)

Elevate (formerly Bloom)

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
7 employees
Payments
Seed · $11.5M

Company details

Team Size7
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
IndustryPayments

Funding

Total raised

$11.5M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Global Founders Capital
VVisa
NNegma Group
VVenture Souq

Founders

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Abdigani Diriye

One of the original four founders of Elevate (then Bloom). Departed after political upheaval in Sudan. Brings experience from companies including Amazon, Meta, IBM, and Goldman Sachs.

Khalid Keenan

Khalid Keenan

Imperial College graduate in Computing. Over 10 years experience as a software engineer in banking and financial services with a focus on risk and investment management.

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Youcef Oudjidane

Youcef Oudjidane

I began my career helping companies go public in the U.S. before transitioning into early-stage investments, starting with the Dubai Government. I studied Mathematics at the University of Nottingham.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.