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Ahmed Al-Balaghi

Co-Founder at Biconomy

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Ahmed Al-Balaghi is the founder and host of the Encrypted podcast and co-founder of Biconomy. He travels between London, Dubai and Shanghai with a focus on bridging the gap between East and West. He previously worked at blockchain company Viewfin, where he led business expansion in the Middle East and launched the first podcast dedicated to Middle Eastern blockchain, called Encrypted. he graduated from Queen Mary University of London, where he studied Economics and Mathematics, and then spent two years studying Mandarin at Fudan University. He is the co-founder of the Fudan Blockchain Association.

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Investments

Name
Round
Valuation
Amount
Date
LI.FI LI.FI
Strategic -- $ 5.5 M
Jul 11, 2022
Altitude Altitude
Pre-Seed -- $ 2.1 M
Jul 01, 2022
Footium Footium
Seed -- $ 3.35 M
Mar 31, 2022
Sign Protocol Sign Protocol
-- -- $ 12 M
Mar 09, 2022

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