Mona Al-Mukhaizeem

Mona Al-Mukhaizeem is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Sirdab Lab, a Kuwait-based startup hub and entrepreneurial network that provides a platform to educate and help aspiring entrepreneurs through different stages of the startup journey. Mona worked in Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young and as an Investment Manager at Global Investment House. In 2012, she helped launch Alchemist Accelerator, a venture-backed business accelerator in Silicon Valley, and was a consultant at Naxuri Capital, a seed fund investing firm. She specializes in seed funding, private equity, and venture capital. She has an MBA from Hult International Business School, San Francisco and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Kuwait University.