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    Ahmad Al Hidiq

    Ahmad Al Hidiq

    Tech entrepreneur, venture builder, and investor. Scaling high-leverage, AI-driven B2B SaaS. 3 exits, 30+ products launched. Advisor and growth-focused leader.

    Management Toronto American University o...
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    Experience
    LabEight*
    LabEight*
    Founder
    AnalyticsLab*
    AnalyticsLab*
    Founder
    LabEight* Africa
    LabEight* Africa
    Founder
    Kayan Health
    Kayan Health
    Founder
    WemTech
    WemTech
    Founder
    Treasure Coast Ventures
    Treasure Coast Ventures
    Principal 2025 - Present (11 months)
    Principal & Partner (Oct 2025 – Present) | Venture Partner (Oct 2024 – Oct 2025)

    Seed-stage venture capital firm investing in B2B SaaS across technology and healthcare.
    −... more Drive fund strategy, deal sourcing, and deep-dive diligence; lead business modeling, cap-table structuring, and strategic negotiations on prospective investments.
    − Reviewed 50+ investment opportunities and led deep-dive diligence on 10–15 prospective deals in the first six months.
    − Apply a personal quantitative investment framework combining systematic risk evaluation and value-investing principles to standardize opportunity assessment and decision velocity.
    − Operating advisor to multiple portfolio companies, focused on go-to-market execution and operational excellence.
    − Institutionalized the firm’s venture-building methodology; built internal automation that materially reduced diligence cycle time and improved portfolio support quality.
    LabEight*
    LabEight*
    Founder & Managing Partner 2018 - Present (about 8 years)
    Managing Partner
    Venture studio co-creating, building, and scaling technology companies with founders and corporate partners.
    − Founded and operated the studio; built... more and launched 30+ products from ideation through commercial go-to-market.
    − Delivered 1 portfolio acquisition (Activ8 acquired by PlaySpace, 2025) and advanced a second portfolio company to a $6M CAD acquisition LOI (Kayan Health).
    − Raised $3M+ in venture and strategic capital for studio-backed startups; partnered with 50+ founders on product, fundraising, and scale strategy.
    − Led 5 accelerator programs and supported 18 portfolio companies through diligence, board governance, and operating reviews.
    − Built and led a distributed team of 4 product managers and 20+ engineers and designers; founded and led the LabEight Investment Syndicate, deploying capital into studio-backed and external early-stage opportunities.
    Everykey
    Everykey
    Chief Technology Officer 2023 - 2025 (about 2 years)
    Interim CEO (2024 – 2025) | Chief Technology Officer (2023 – 2025)

    Cybersecurity and zero-trust proximity authentication platform.
    − Re-founded the company, replacing... more original leadership and assuming top operating authority across a team of 20+ spanning engineering, product, operations, sales, and marketing.
    − Led the strategic pivot from consumer hardware to B2B SaaS, repositioning Everykey within enterprise identity and zero-trust security.
    − Raised $2.5M+ in new capital to fund the transformation and scale the go-to-market organization.
    − Signed enterprise contracts with HP and Baxter representing $10M+ in ARR over three years; built a sales pipeline exceeding $15M.
    − Architected technical integrations with Microsoft Entra and Okta for proximity-based authentication; advanced certified-partner motion with Duo for SSO co-sell.
    − Rebuilt the product portfolio and technology stack to meet enterprise identity, security, and compliance requirements — delivering product-market fit in a category dominated by incumbents.
    Kayan Health
    Kayan Health
    Founder & CEO 2020 - 2023 (about 3 years)
    WebMisc
    WebMisc
    Managing Director 2014 - 2018 (over 4 years)
    HeyDoc!
    HeyDoc!
    Cofounder & CEO 2016 - 2018 (about 2 years)
    Alsayegh Media
    Alsayegh Media
    Head of Digital Development 2012 - 2014 (about 2 years)
    Bliss Initiative
    Bliss Initiative
    Employee 2011 - 2012 (about 1 year)
    Flip Media
    Flip Media
    Employee 2010 (8 months)
    Netways
    Netways
    Employee 2008 - 2010 (about 2 years)
    Hyperlink
    Hyperlink
    Employee 2004 - 2008 (about 4 years)
    Founder
    WemTech, Kayan Health, LabEight* Africa, AnalyticsLab*, LabEight*
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    Flip Media, Hyperlink, Bliss Initiative, WebMisc, Netways, Alsayegh Media, HeyDoc!, Kayan Health, Everykey, LabEight*, Treasure Coast Ventures
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    Operator-investor with 22+ years building, scaling, and exiting technology companies — and a six-year track record deploying capital as a venture studio principal and seed-stage VC. Equally fluent in operating velocity and capital discipline. Re-founded Everykey and led its pivot from consumer hardware to enterprise SaaS, raising $2.5M+ in new capital and signing HP and Baxter contracts worth $10M+ ARR. Founded LabEight Venture Studio — 30+ products launched, 50+ founders backed, 25+ portfolio companies supported, one acquisition plus one advanced LOI. Principal & Partner at Treasure Coast Ventures , investing in seed-stage B2B SaaS across technology and healthcare. 3 exits as operator or studio principal.

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