# Salim ‘Sal’ Lahoud

> Salim “Sal” Lahoud co-founded the New York financing startup Pave with Oren Bass and Justin Mitchell and served as its founding CEO. Launched in 2012, Pave initially paired young people with backers who provided funding and mentorship in exchange for a share of future income. Lahoud also trained in engineering, acting and film, and wrote and directed the short A Minor Variation, which screened at the 2019 Tallahassee Film Festival.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur, filmmaker, writer and director
- **Organizations:** Pave, Inc.
- **Education:** Studied Information Engineering and Design; qualification not specified, Imperial College London, Studied Theatre and Acting; qualification not specified, William Esper Conservatory, New York, Continuing education in Film, School of Visual Arts, New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded Pave and led its launch as founding CEO in December 2012., Wrote and directed A Minor Variation, an official selection at the 2019 Tallahassee Film Festival., A Minor Variation received a Gold Remi in Dramatic - Original in the published 2019 Remi winners list.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Co-founded Pave with Oren Bass and Justin Mitchell; named co-founder and CEO in its December 12 pilot launch announcement.
- **2013** — Promoted Pave’s combination of income-linked funding and mentorship in public interviews.
- **2014** — Co-announced Pave’s move into two- to three-year personal loans of up to $25,000.
- **2016** — Listed as a Pave director, rather than an executive officer, in a Form D filing.
- **2018** — Wrote and directed the short film A Minor Variation.
- **2019** — A Minor Variation screened in the Tallahassee Film Festival’s Shorts: Reflections program and appears as a Gold Remi winner in the 2019 Remi winners list.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Pave and led its launch as founding CEO in December 2012.
- Wrote and directed A Minor Variation, an official selection at the 2019 Tallahassee Film Festival.
- A Minor Variation received a Gold Remi in Dramatic - Original in the published 2019 Remi winners list.

## Latest updates

- **2019-04** — A Minor Variation was scheduled for April 6 in Tallahassee Film Festival’s Shorts: Reflections program.
- **2018-09** — IMDb records a September 14, 2018 US release date for A Minor Variation.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sal-lahoud-410b7237
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/saliance
- GitHub: https://github.com/saliance

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