# Muhammad Younas

> Muhammad Younas is the Toronto-based co-founder and CEO of vFairs, an event management platform for in-person, virtual and hybrid gatherings. A LUMS graduate and Fulbright scholar who studied at UT Austin, he worked at IBM and Bayt.com before building vFairs around firsthand event operations and customer support. He also hosts the Epic Events podcast.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at vFairs
- **Organizations:** vFairs, Bayt.com, IBM
- **Education:** BSc, Computer Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Master’s, Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Fulbright Scholarship recipient., David Bruton Jr. Fellowship recipient at UT Austin., Established the vFairs Lahore engineering and project management campus in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated from LUMS and received a Fulbright Scholarship.
- **2005-2007** — Graduate study at UT Austin; received the David Bruton Jr. Fellowship in 2006.
- **Before vFairs** — Worked at IBM in Austin and subsequently became chief commercial officer at Bayt.com.
- **2012** — Virtual job fairs began as a Bayt.com side project; Younas subsequently took charge and expanded branded offerings.
- **2016** — Co-founded vFairs.
- **2017** — Established a Lahore engineering and project management campus.
- **2022** — Reported $30 million revenue and no outbound sales team in a Founder500 talk.
- **2026** — Appeared at Saudi Event Show and discussed event measurement and AI.

## Achievements

- Fulbright Scholarship recipient.
- David Bruton Jr. Fellowship recipient at UT Austin.
- Established the vFairs Lahore engineering and project management campus in 2017.
- Reported building vFairs to $30 million revenue in a September 2022 conference talk.
- 2026 speaker biography reports vFairs has powered more than 50,000 events and 100 million attendees.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on The Business of Meetings to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, AI and event business results.
- **2026-09** — Listed as a Saudi Event Show speaker for AI and event measurement sessions.
- **2026-06** — Discussed vFairs’ origins, support model and expansion into hybrid and in-person events on the Event Industry News podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vfairs.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/younas/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25