# Owais Anjum

> Owais Anjum is the Islamabad-based founder and CEO of Emumba, a software engineering company serving international customers. A computer science graduate of GIK Institute with an MBA from San José State University, he worked at CresSoft, KAPS Computing and Numetrics before founding Emumba in 2011. His public work spans cricket startup Cricout, enterprise engineering, AI adoption, mentoring and developing future leaders.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Emumba
- **Organizations:** Emumba, Cricout, Numetrics, CresSoft, KAPS Computing, OPEN Islamabad, OPEN Silicon Valley
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, MBA, San José State University
- **Known for:** Founded Emumba in 2011., Helped establish and lead Numetrics’ offshore operations in Pakistan., Co-founded cricket social network Cricout.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Started his first job at CresSoft, as recalled in his FAST university post.
- **Before 2009** — Worked at KAPS Computing and spent six years in Silicon Valley, including three as software development manager at Numetrics.
- **2006** — Returned to Pakistan and hired his first batch of FAST Islamabad graduates.
- **2009** — Managing director of Numetrics’ Pakistan offshore operations; interviewed by Jehan Ara.
- **2011** — Founded Emumba.
- **2013** — Cricout raised $85,000 from Silicon Valley investors, according to contemporary TechJuice reporting.
- **2015** — Publicly identified as president of OPEN Islamabad and CEO of Emumba; spoke at Agile Conference Pakistan.
- **2019** — Emumba’s engineering, design and product team reached 150; launched an internal Toastmasters club.
- **2024** — Emumba developed InterWiz AI, which it used internally before offering it to customers.
- **2025** — Reported about 325 colleagues across the US, UAE and Pakistan in his year-end reflection.
- **2026** — Listed as a speaker for NBEAC’s Responsible and Ethical AI in Digital Transformation session on June 2.

## Achievements

- Founded Emumba in 2011.
- Helped establish and lead Numetrics’ offshore operations in Pakistan.
- Co-founded cricket social network Cricout.
- Served as president of OPEN Islamabad.
- Led Emumba as it earned AWS GenAI Competency, reported in his 2025 review.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — The NBEAC conference program listed Anjum with Zafar Masud for a session on responsible and ethical AI in digital transformation.
- **2025-12** — Published his 2025 review, reporting about 325 colleagues across the US, UAE and Pakistan and AWS GenAI Competency.
- **2025-03** — Shared his FAST Islamabad talk, Architecting Your Peak Potential.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owaisanjum/

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Last updated: 2026-10-27