Samer Abdin
Private Equity Investor at Iliad Partners
Profile
Samer is a Venture Partner with Iliad Partners.
He has 20+ years of experience in technology, internet services, digital media, consulting and finance in MENA, Europe and Asia.
Samer was previously GM of Dubizzle Property, a tech startup Founder and CEO, and Chief Product Officer of StarzPlay.
Samer leads our investments in PropTech among other verticals.?
Samer was Chief Product Officer of StarzPlay Arabia, the leading premium OTT service of the Middle East.
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Prior, he was the General Manager of Dubizzle Property, a role held for 3 years.
Dubizzle is the largest online classifieds portal in the MENA region.
Samer has responsibility of running all aspects of the Property portal including deciding on and setting direction for P/L, commercial, product, marketing arms of the vertical.?
Prior to Dubizzle, Samer was the co-founder & CEO of Istikana, a web based SVOD platform offering premium Arab TV and film programming.
Started in 2011, Istikana was a leading independent Arabic streaming VOD service.
As CEO Samer was led the team, drove business and product development as well as raising multiple rounds of VC financing.
?Prior to co-founding Istikana, Samer worked for 4 years as a strategy and early growth consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based in Dubai, serving clients throughout the MENA region.
He worked on several private and public projects within the telco, media and financial services sectors.
Samer started his career in the late 1990s as a trader of financial derivatives, a role he had for 6 years trading in London, Hong Kong and Paris.
In 2007 Samer completed in Masters in Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management.
Prior to this, Samer earned his Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics from University College London (UCL).
Samer Abdin active positions
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Iliad Partners
Iliad Partners Investment ManagersFinance Iliad Partners (Iliad Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Christos Mastoras. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. | Private Equity Investor | 2020-09-30 |
Zension Technologies, Inc.
Zension Technologies, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade Zension Technologies, Inc. is a device services platform that provides access to the latest consumer electronics through a range of tech-driven financial services. The American company offers a circular economic model that increases access to technology and significantly reduces e-waste. Zension's services include tech on subscription, buyback, protection, and warranty for those who prefer to own their tech, and device trade-in. The company operates in 25 cities in the GCC and is trusted by the region's biggest brands. | Consultant / Advisor | 2020-09-30 |
Former positions of Samer Abdin
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Starzplay Arabia
Starzplay Arabia Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Starzplay Arabia operates as a subscription video on demand (SVOD) streaming platform. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-10-29 |
Istikana Ltd.
Istikana Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Istikana Ltd. provides online video services that offer the Arabic video content. It believes that the incredible library of Arabic content deserves to be watched anywhere, anytime and on any device. The firm started with breakthrough technology allowing viewers to watch on the web and all mobile devices. The company was founded by Samer Abdin and Tareq Abu-Lughod in 2011 and is headquartered in Jordan. | Chief Executive Officer | 2016-07-31 |
Training of Samer Abdin
MIT Sloan School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
University College London | Undergraduate Degree |
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Istikana Ltd.
Istikana Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Istikana Ltd. provides online video services that offer the Arabic video content. It believes that the incredible library of Arabic content deserves to be watched anywhere, anytime and on any device. The firm started with breakthrough technology allowing viewers to watch on the web and all mobile devices. The company was founded by Samer Abdin and Tareq Abu-Lughod in 2011 and is headquartered in Jordan. | Technology Services |
Starzplay Arabia
Starzplay Arabia Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Starzplay Arabia operates as a subscription video on demand (SVOD) streaming platform. | Technology Services |
Iliad Partners
Iliad Partners Investment ManagersFinance Iliad Partners (Iliad Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Christos Mastoras. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. | Finance |
Zension Technologies, Inc.
Zension Technologies, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade Zension Technologies, Inc. is a device services platform that provides access to the latest consumer electronics through a range of tech-driven financial services. The American company offers a circular economic model that increases access to technology and significantly reduces e-waste. Zension's services include tech on subscription, buyback, protection, and warranty for those who prefer to own their tech, and device trade-in. The company operates in 25 cities in the GCC and is trusted by the region's biggest brands. | Retail Trade |
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