ALT Ventures
Head of Growth
Saad Fazil (He/Him)
CEO & Co-founder Munchies | Ex Head of Products @careem-com (acquired by Uber for $3.2 billion) & Co-founder VentureDive
CEO & Co-founder Munchies | Ex Head of Products @careem-com (acquired by Uber for $3.2 billion) & Co-founder VentureDive
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Munchies
Founder, CEO & Co-founder
Co-founded and directed all functional areas for an e-commerce (grocery delivery) start-up. Led and coached a team of over 50. Led efforts to develop and grow the product... more and improve the internal processes, systems, and personnel. * Secured $4M in pre-series-A funding and grew the company to $40M in annual run rate (GMV), making it #2 in the largest market within Pakistan. Our daily orders grew 30% each month, with a peak of 10K daily. * Built and developed one of the strongest teams and culture
VP/Head Of Products, Founding Team
I joined the company as first person in Product organization, recruiting and leading Product, Growth, Design, and Engineering teams. Managed 10 direct reports and a team of... more 400. Worked with the CEO and Heads of Markets in each country (Egypt, Pakistan, others) to create and execute growth strategies. Created a culture of iterative development and growth experimentation. Used data science & ML to solve hard problems such as demand-supply matching, ETA optimization, etc. I am proud to have:
❖Played an instrumental role in growing the company to a valuation of over $1B through my leadership of the Product, Growth, Engineering, and Design teams in creating the ride hailing product (the “Uber” of the Middle East), with Uber eventually purchasing the company for $3.1B in 2019.
❖Played an instrumental role in growing the company to a valuation of over $1B through my leadership of the Product, Growth, Engineering, and Design teams in creating the ride hailing product (the “Uber” of the Middle East), with Uber eventually purchasing the company for $3.1B in 2019.
VentureDive
Managing Director & Co-founder
VENTUREDIVE Managing Director & Co-founder Co-founded and led technology and design consulting company. Managed growth, product, and design (app, web, and user experience)... more activities as well as the investment strategy, marketing initiatives, and recruitment/hiring SAAD FAZIL, 2 415-493-8253 l [email protected] functions. Consulted with multiple organizations, including Dubai government and VistaJet. Currently a Board Member. * Played a key role in VentureDive becoming one of the top 5 technolo
Verizon Wireless
Senior Product Manager
Managed the development and launch of core mobile applications, including Visual Voicemail, Enhanced Address Book, and Rich Communications Services (RCS) on Android and other... more operating systems. * Generated $40M in additional revenue for the organization through the launch of these applications that reached millions of users. * Key member of 4G Venture Forum, evaluating mobile start-ups and consulting with venture capitalists.
Entropy
Product Manager
Led and coached a cross-functional analytical team in post-merger strategy for Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Siebel Systems, resulting in project plan and product strategy for Oracle... more Fusion (next-gen Oracle applications platform). * Facilitated a 30% increase in productivity for clients by founding an initiative that revamped the user interface of Oracle's enterprise applications, improving customer experience. * Enabled $10M in new business by establishing strong client relationships via additional s
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- As the first person in Careem’s product team, I grew the product, design, engineering, and growth teams to ~400 people, millions of rides, and eventual sale to Uber for $3.1B. I also managed P&L of $40M+.
- As a co-founder & CEO, I grew Munchies, a quick commerce startup to $40M+ ARR. I raised $4M+ in pre-series-A, grew the team to ~ 100, and led in daily orders in one of the largest markets in the region.
- Prior to Careem, I was in Boston where I led a team of ~50 product, engineering, and design folks at HERE — a leading mapping company for its B2C as well as B2B mapping products (sold to the likes of Bing, Meta, etc.)
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