# Mahmoud Ghulman

> Mahmoud Ghulman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Nash, a San Francisco-based AI logistics platform that serves as the delivery infrastructure layer for commerce - connecting businesses like Walmart, 7-Eleven, and thousands of restaurants to hundreds of delivery providers through a single API. A physics graduate from MIT, Ghulman spent nearly a decade building gig-economy and AI businesses before co-founding Nash in 2021 with high school friend Aziz Alghunaim. The company has raised $29.1M in total funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator, and is pioneering agentic AI for last-mile delivery orchestration at enterprise scale.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Nash
- **Organizations:** Nash, Arsann, Mozn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Y Combinator
- **Nationality:** Saudi Arabian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), S21 Batch, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Nash, which raised $29.1M in total funding from a16z and Y Combinator, Built a platform covering 957 cities across all 50 US states and Canada, reaching 94% of the US population, Achieved >99% delivery success rate and 20% reduction in delivery costs for customers

## Career timeline

- **2012-2016** — Studied Physics at MIT; conducted research across three lab groups: Soljacic Group, Grossman Group, and Gedik Group
- **2016** — Co-founded Arsann, an on-demand gig-worker parking logistics startup
- **2016-2019** — Served as Co-Founder & CEO of Arsann
- **2019** — Transitioned to Board Member role at Arsann
- **2019-2021** — Joined Mozn as Head of Business Development, working on AI solutions for AML, stock-market fraud, and credit scoring in finance and insurance
- **2021** — Co-founded Nash with Aziz Alghunaim; participated in Y Combinator S21 batch
- **2021** — Secured $7.8M seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz
- **2022** — Raised $20M Series A led by a16z, bringing total funding to $27.8M
- **2022** — Spoke at Home Delivery World conference
- **2024** — Spoke at Food On Demand Conference on AI and logistics challenges
- **2025** — Nash acquired Kosmo, a Singapore-based logistics platform, expanding to Southeast Asia and Latin America
- **2025** — Nash reaches 140 employees and serves enterprise customers including Walmart, 7-Eleven, Ahold Delhaize, Coles, and Woolworths

## Achievements

- Co-founded Nash, which raised $29.1M in total funding from a16z and Y Combinator
- Built a platform covering 957 cities across all 50 US states and Canada, reaching 94% of the US population
- Achieved >99% delivery success rate and 20% reduction in delivery costs for customers
- Grew Nash from a YC startup to 140 employees serving enterprise clients like Walmart and 7-Eleven
- Completed acquisition of Kosmo to expand Nash globally into Southeast Asia and Latin America
- Conducted research across three MIT physics lab groups (Soljacic, Grossman, and Gedik Groups)
- First-time founder with Arsann; 2x founder with Nash, both ventures addressing logistics inefficiencies
- Achieved 52% average monthly revenue growth in the year leading up to the Series A

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Nash acquired Kosmo, a Singapore-based last-mile delivery platform, expanding operations into Southeast Asia and Latin America
- **2025-02** — Mahmoud Ghulman spoke at the Food On Demand Conference on AI applications in logistics
- **2024-04** — Nash expanded its AI agent capabilities for delivery orchestration, routing, and automated customer support
- **2023-01** — Nash grew to serve enterprise clients including Walmart, 7-Eleven, Ahold Delhaize, Coles, and Woolworths
- **2022-07** — Nash raised $20M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, total funding reaches $27.8M

## Links

- Website: https://nash.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoudghulman
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GhulmanMahmoud
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghulmanmahmoud/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/M7ghulman

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Last updated: 2026-05-25