3x founder

Manar Alkassar

Builder

Co-founder

Kaso· Winter 2022🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

in LinkedIn

2026Mentor· Swiss Founders Fund

Founder · since 2015

Company

Swiss Founders Fund

Role

Mentor

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Kaso

AI group purchasing for restaurants

Winter 2022

Experience

Career

Kaso (YC W22)
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2021 – Present
2021
DiscGo
Advisor & Angel · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2026 – Present
2026
qlub
Co-founder
Co-Founder · United Arab Emirates · 2021 – Present
2021
DiscGo
Advisor & Angel · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2026 – Present
2026
Swiss Founders Fund
Mentor · 2026 – Present
2026
Helpling
Founder
Founder & CEO | Helpling Middle East · Dubai · 2015 – Present
2015
Rocket Internet SE
MD and Head of New Ventures · Dubai, UAE · 2014 – 2021
2014
Sirrix AG Security Technologies
Project Manager · Bochum Area, Germany · 2008 – 2014
2008
University of St. Gallen - HSG
Research Assistant · Zürich Area, Switzerland · 2012 – 2013
2012
Technical University Kaiserslautern
Research and Student Assistant · 2008 – 2013
2008

Bio

Engineer at heart. Co-founder of Kaso (AI group purchasing for restaurants), Helpling (home-service marketplace), and Qlub (pay at table for restaurants). Previously MD at Rocket Internet and early team of Sirrix AG (Cybersecurity, exited to Rohde & Schwarz).