# Karim Ali

> Karim Ali is the founder and CEO of KenKo Ventures, which operates entrepreneurship programs and innovation hubs and advises founders and institutions. A former founding-team member and shareholder at almentor, he works across Egypt and Saudi Arabia and hosts the Arabic entrepreneurship podcast ElBadrom.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at KenKo Ventures
- **Organizations:** KenKo Ventures, almentor, Creativa Innovation Hub Tanta
- **Education:** Executive MBA; entrepreneurship and innovation specialization stated by Ali, Quantic School of Business and Technology, Doctor of Business Administration (in progress), Swiss School of Management
- **Known for:** Founded KenKo Ventures in 2023., Served on almentor’s founding team and led partnerships and customer experience., Led KenKo’s work operating entrepreneurship and innovation programs at Creativa Tanta.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2023** — Worked in Cairo and Dubai; identifies Emirates NBD, Emirates, Travelstart, Aspire Lifestyles and Meraas among employers.
- **Before 2023** — Spent seven years at almentor as a founding-team member; led partnerships and customer experience.
- **2023** — Founded KenKo Ventures.
- **2024** — KenKo began work on Creativa Tanta; Ali published a partnership announcement on September 13.
- **2025** — Announced an October 6 Techne Summit panel on venture studios, accelerators and ecosystem builders.
- **2025** — Appeared on the November 19 Unicorn podcast episode about investment in education technology.
- **2026** — Publicly announced relocating KenKo headquarters to Saudi Arabia.
- **2026** — Hosted ElBadrom and announced an ESG-readiness collaboration with MEA Sustainability Studio.

## Achievements

- Founded KenKo Ventures in 2023.
- Served on almentor’s founding team and led partnerships and customer experience.
- Led KenKo’s work operating entrepreneurship and innovation programs at Creativa Tanta.
- Hosts the Arabic entrepreneurship podcast ElBadrom.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — KenKo advertised ESG Readiness for Startups & SMEs with Ali and MEA Sustainability Studio CEO Ali Abdo at Creativa Tanta for September 17.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kenko-ventures.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimali16/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elbadrom-podcast
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Karim.Ali1985

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Last updated: 2026-10-24