# Ahmed Mahmoud

> Ahmed Mahmoud is the Dubai-based co-founder and CEO of DXwand. After working at Vodafone and Microsoft, he built a company focused on conversational AI for Arabic dialects, later expanding into enterprise knowledge discovery and AI agents for smaller businesses. His public accounts emphasise customer revenue, the team’s sacrifices during early financial strain, and developing technical talent in the region.

- **Role:** Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer at DXwand
- **Organizations:** DXwand, Microsoft, Vodafone
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering, Ain Shams University, Online diploma, Challenging Customers in Business Model Innovation, INSEAD
- **Known for:** Co-founded DXwand to address conversational AI needs in Arabic dialects., Led DXwand through its January 2024 $4 million Series A, backed by Shorooq Partners, Algebra Ventures and Dubai Future District Fund., DXwand announced Prism v1.0 for Arabic and English business applications in February 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Graduated from Ain Shams University.
- **Before 2019** — Worked at Vodafone and Microsoft on enterprise technology and digital transformation.
- **2017–2018** — Began building DXwand; investor records date the company’s founding to 2018.
- **2019** — Left Microsoft after DXwand signed its first client, according to his 2022 account.
- **2021** — DXwand shifted toward enterprise applications and participated in the Orbit program.
- **2024** — DXwand announced a $4 million Series A.
- **2025** — DXwand announced Prism and expanded its small-business offering through Merlinx.

## Achievements

- Co-founded DXwand to address conversational AI needs in Arabic dialects.
- Led DXwand through its January 2024 $4 million Series A, backed by Shorooq Partners, Algebra Ventures and Dubai Future District Fund.
- DXwand announced Prism v1.0 for Arabic and English business applications in February 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Discussed regional expansion, training junior engineers and continued technology development in an Arageek interview.
- **2025-07** — Described rapid adoption of DXwand tools at Kuwait’s education ministry and increased willingness among Egyptian SMEs to try agentic AI.
- **2025-02** — DXwand announced Prism v1.0 at Web Summit Qatar.

## Links

- Website: https://dxwand.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedmmohammed/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12