# Hazim Mohamad

> Hazim Mohamad is the Co-Founder and CEO of CoffeeSpace, a San Francisco-based AI-powered cofounder matching platform that functions like Tinder for entrepreneurs. After spending four years managing a $40 billion portfolio at the World Bank, he traded financial risk for startup risk - building a mobile-first platform that has amassed 25,000+ users and 2M+ swipes by connecting founders, early hires, and collaborators across the global startup ecosystem. CoffeeSpace raised $1M in pre-seed funding and was featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at CoffeeSpace
- **Organizations:** CoffeeSpace, World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Counselab, Warwick ASEAN Conference, Aseanite
- **From:** Malaysia
- **Nationality:** Malaysian
- **Education:** MSc Finance (MFin), MIT Sloan School of Management, B.Sc. (Hons) Accounting & Finance, Warwick Business School, Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM), Kolej Yayasan Saad
- **Known for:** Grew CoffeeSpace to 25,000+ active users and 2M+ swipes, Raised $1M pre-seed round backed by YC founders and exited operators, Featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 - Startup Battlefield 200

## Career timeline

- **2015-2016** — Co-Founded the Warwick ASEAN Conference after pitching AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes at a London dinner; served as Chief Coordinator
- **2015-2016** — Director of UK Office at Aseanite, a social enterprise fund investing in Southeast Asia
- **2016-2017** — Completed MSc Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management
- **2017-2021** — Market Risk Analyst at the World Bank Treasury, overseeing approximately $40 billion in portfolio assets
- **2021** — Left the World Bank to pursue entrepreneurship full-time
- **2021** — Co-Founded Counselab (career advice marketplace) with Carin Gan (ex-Facebook engineer)
- **2023** — Co-Founded CoffeeSpace; validated idea through 50 interviews in 2 weeks; got first 10-15 paying customers in June 2023 before building MVP
- **2023** — Participated in Antler Founder Residency Program in Austin; graduated buildspace S5
- **2023** — Launched CoffeeSpace mobile app July 2023; reached 800 users and 60 paying customers by December 2023
- **2024** — CoffeeSpace featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 (Startup Battlefield 200); hit Top 5 Product of the Day on Product Hunt
- **2024** — CoffeeSpace grew to 7,000+ users, 200,000+ swipes, 7,250+ matches with 82% compound monthly growth
- **2025** — CoffeeSpace closes $1M pre-seed funding backed by YC founders, Onfido co-founders, and angel investors from Google, Meta, and Quantum Black
- **2025** — CoffeeSpace scales to 25,000+ active users and 2M+ swipes; featured in Wharton Magazine

## Achievements

- Grew CoffeeSpace to 25,000+ active users and 2M+ swipes
- Raised $1M pre-seed round backed by YC founders and exited operators
- Featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 - Startup Battlefield 200
- Top 5 Product of the Day on Product Hunt
- Managed approximately $40 billion World Bank Treasury portfolio as a Market Risk Analyst
- Co-Founded the Warwick ASEAN Conference, headlined by AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes
- Got first paying customers before writing any code - validated with a Google Form MVP
- Featured in Wharton Magazine (Fall-Winter 2025)
- MIT Sloan MSc Finance graduate
- Scaled CoffeeSpace to 22 employees

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — CoffeeSpace closes $1M pre-seed funding round
- **2025-00** — Featured in Wharton Magazine Fall-Winter 2025 issue
- **2024-10** — Featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Startup Battlefield 200
- **2024-11** — TechCrunch publishes profile: 'CoffeeSpace is a Hinge-like app that wants to help you find your co-founder'
- **2024-00** — CoffeeSpace reaches 7,000+ users with 82% compound monthly growth rate in swipes

## Links

- Website: https://coffeespace.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazimmohamad/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hazim_mohamad_
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hazimkc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hazim.mohamad.39/

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Last updated: 2026-05-14