Mohamad Khawaja

Combining over 20 years of experience in tech, startups, and education with a visionary approach to venture capital, Mohamad Khawaja is dedicated to transforming education through innovation. His passion for empowering the next generation of edtech entrepreneurs fuels his mission to foster groundbreaking ideas that will redefine the future of learning. With a proven track record of leading successful investments and mentoring businesses to scale, Mohamad, along with his team at Fikr Ventures, is positioning the firm as a unique catalyst in the edtech and investment spaces.

Previously, Mohamad was the founding CEO of Startappz, a specialized multinational powerhouse in smart technologies, partnering with leading telecom operators, retailers, and banks. Before this, he served as the Executive Director at the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship, where he was the founding Project Manager of the Queen Rania National Entrepreneurship Competition—Jordan’s first startup competition. He also managed the Google Award for The Best Online Business and the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute.

As an entrepreneur, Mohamad co-founded his first business in content management solutions in 2001. Today, he is an angel investor and an active member of the tech, VC, and geek communities across EMEA. Notably, Mohamad is one of the co-creators of the global bestsellers "Business Model Generation" & "Business Model You". He is widely recognized as an advisor and evangelist in lean startup and customer development methodologies, helping entrepreneurs around the world bring their visions to life.