# Ahmed Omar

> Ahmed Omar is the Egyptian-born co-founder and CEO of Sully.ai, a Y Combinator-backed company building coordinated AI agents for hospital and clinical operations. A former three-time Egyptian MMA gold medalist and repeat founder, Omar first built the automotive marketplace Odiggo before shifting his attention to healthcare administration. His public thesis is direct: hospitals do not need another dashboard to watch work pile up; they need systems that can carry routine work from intake through documentation, coding and follow-up.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Sully.ai
- **Organizations:** Sully.ai, Odiggo, Y Combinator, Eviva, Find My Pic
- **Nationality:** Egyptian
- **Education:** Summer 2021 batch, Y Combinator, Pre-Master's studies in macroeconomics, University of Hamburg, Bachelor of Business Administration, German University in Cairo
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Sully.ai as CEO., Closed a $22 million Series A for Sully.ai in January 2025., Reported scaling Sully.ai to more than 400 healthcare organizations.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Made his first reported e-commerce sale at age 14 by selling his father's motorcycle online for AED 500.
- **2011-2012** — Won three MMA gold medals in Egypt, including EFC 1 and EFC 2 honors listed on his public profile.
- **2014** — Graduated from the German University in Cairo and traveled to New York, later describing the move as the start of his attempt to build a globally consequential company.
- **2014** — Built Seyanty, a car-maintenance booking platform, and also worked on the photo-search app Find My Pic.
- **2017-2019** — Started and grew Odiggo, an online marketplace for car parts and repair services in Egypt.
- **2021** — Odiggo joined Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch and raised a $2.2 million seed round reported by regional business press.
- **2023** — Co-founded Sully.ai and launched its healthcare AI platform.
- **2024** — Sully.ai reported reaching more than 100 healthcare organizations and seven-figure contracted ARR within ten months of launch.
- **2025** — Sully.ai closed a $22 million Series A led by Amity Ventures, with participation from Phaze Ventures, Y Combinator, SemperVirens and others.
- **2025** — Omar reported that Sully.ai had reached more than 400 healthcare organizations and delivered more than 20 million minutes back to physicians during the year.
- **2026** — Presented Sully.ai's operating model and reported customer outcomes at ViVE 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Sully.ai as CEO.
- Closed a $22 million Series A for Sully.ai in January 2025.
- Reported scaling Sully.ai to more than 400 healthcare organizations.
- Co-founded Odiggo and took the company through Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch.
- Won three MMA gold medals in Egypt.
- Was named among Egypt's 25 under 25 by Startup Scene in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Sully.ai showcased its autonomous hospital-operations agents at ViVE 2026, where Omar was scheduled to discuss reported time savings and operational outcomes.
- **2025-12** — Omar reported that Sully.ai ended 2025 serving more than 400 healthcare organizations and had returned more than 20 million minutes to physicians.
- **2025-01** — Sully.ai closed a $22 million Series A led by Amity Ventures.

## Links

- Website: https://sully.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ao7/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/omar_or_ahmed

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Last updated: 2026-08-17