# Allia Mohamed

> Allia Mohamed is the co-founder and CEO of Openigloo, a New York City rental-review platform she launched in 2020 to bring transparency to one of the most opaque markets in America. A Canadian-Egyptian New Yorker who came up through Wall Street capital markets and venture capital, she turned her own miserable experience renting from a neglectful Brooklyn landlord into a crowdsourced 'Yelp for landlords.' Openigloo has grown into a leasing marketplace used by well over a million NYC renters to review buildings, vet landlords, and find verified apartments, while Mohamed has become a public voice in tenant-rights fights like the FARE Act.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Openigloo
- **Organizations:** Openigloo, Trend Forward Capital, Scotiabank, Seven Seas Capital
- **Nationality:** Canadian-Egyptian (based in United States)
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, Dalhousie University, Master's degree, Columbia University SIPA (School of International and Public Affairs)
- **Known for:** Built Openigloo into a leasing marketplace used by over 1.5 million NYC renters, Accumulated 20,000+ tenant reviews across 15,000+ New York buildings, Raised seed funding from David Siegel (Meetup CEO) and Index Ventures, among others

## Career timeline

- **pre-2020** — Worked in capital markets on Wall Street at Scotiabank and Seven Seas Capital
- **pre-2020** — Venture capitalist at Trend Forward Capital, advising global portfolio companies on growth strategy
- **2020** — Co-founded and launched Openigloo, NYC's tenant review platform
- **2022** — Raised seed funding from investors including David Siegel (Meetup CEO) and Index Ventures
- **2024** — Testified before NYC City Council in support of the FARE Act limiting tenant-paid broker fees
- **2025** — Openigloo grows to help over 1.5 million NYC renters research landlords and buildings

## Achievements

- Built Openigloo into a leasing marketplace used by over 1.5 million NYC renters
- Accumulated 20,000+ tenant reviews across 15,000+ New York buildings
- Raised seed funding from David Siegel (Meetup CEO) and Index Ventures, among others
- Named one of the top rising stars in real estate by Insider
- Public advocate and City Council testifier for the FARE Act on broker fees

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Testified at NYC City Council in support of the FARE Act to curb tenant-paid broker fees
- **2025-04** — Spoke publicly about handling imposter syndrome as a founder
- **2025-06** — Openigloo cited as helping over 1.5 million NYC renters research landlords and buildings

## Links

- Website: https://openigloo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliamohamed/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/openigloo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiADOaxj3QQ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openigloo

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Last updated: 2026-07-03