# Karam Rajab

> Karam H. Rajab is the co-founder and CEO of Baytonia, a Saudi furniture and homeware business. Educated in systems engineering at the University of Maryland and business at MBSC, he has worked at SABIC, participated in entrepreneurship and design judging, and contributed to Baytonia’s Saudi-inspired Sahara collections.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Baytonia
- **Organizations:** Baytonia, SABIC
- **Nationality:** Saudi Arabian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, University of Maryland, College Park, MSSE in Systems Engineering, University of Maryland, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship (MBSC)
- **Known for:** Completed a University of Maryland systems engineering master’s degree in May 2013., Co-founded Baytonia with Ibrahim AlHowaish., Baytonia secured its first, undisclosed seed round led by Khwarizmi Ventures in May 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Listed a Magna Cum Laude honor from UMD on LinkedIn.
- **2013** — Completed an MSSE in Systems Engineering at the University of Maryland; his scholarly paper concerned component-based HVAC modeling. The university graduate listing records employment at SABIC.
- **2017** — Listed by MITEF Saudi Arabia as a competition judge and SABIC scientist.
- **2017–2018** — Studied at MBSC.
- **2023** — Baytonia announced its first seed funding round in May, led by Khwarizmi Ventures; Baytonia and Adhlal signed a design collaboration agreement in August.
- **2024** — Served as a Designathon judge while Baytonia participated as a knowledge partner.
- **2025** — Posted about Baytonia’s participation at Restatex; the company announced its first Riyadh showroom.

## Achievements

- Completed a University of Maryland systems engineering master’s degree in May 2013.
- Co-founded Baytonia with Ibrahim AlHowaish.
- Baytonia secured its first, undisclosed seed round led by Khwarizmi Ventures in May 2023.
- Contributed to the design of Baytonia’s Sahara collections.
- Judged Designathon 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Baytonia announced the opening of its first showroom in Riyadh.
- **2025-02** — Rajab posted about Baytonia’s Restatex participation and discussions with property developers about furnishing services.

## Links

- Website: https://baytonia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karam-h-rajab-05746129/

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