# Tameem Iftikhar

> Tameem Iftikhar is a Toronto-based engineer, entrepreneur and GrowthLoop co-founder and co-CEO. After work at IBM, SurfEasy and Symantec and co-founding Divebox and the travel startup Ruksack, he helped build GrowthLoop’s product and engineering organization. His public writing connects practical software architecture with experimentation, first-party customer data and AI systems that learn from business outcomes.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at GrowthLoop
- **Organizations:** GrowthLoop, Flywheel Software (renamed GrowthLoop), Ruksack, Divebox, SurfEasy, Symantec, IBM
- **Education:** Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
- **Known for:** Built GrowthLoop’s product and engineering organization, including its composable customer data platform and AI Studio., Co-founded the travel startup Ruksack and Divebox., Helped build SurfEasy’s VPN network.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2015** — Studied electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto.
- **2012** — Collaborated on a Lego robot arm programmed to mimic a user’s arm movement.
- **2014-2015** — Worked on a multi-sensor home occupancy detection capstone project.
- **Before GrowthLoop; dates unconfirmed** — Worked at IBM, SurfEasy and Symantec and co-founded Divebox.
- **2019** — Co-founded Ruksack and launched his personal blog.
- **2021** — Joined GrowthLoop, then known as Flywheel Software, in a technology leadership role.
- **2022** — Published The Modern Customer Data Stack.
- **2023** — Flywheel Software rebranded as GrowthLoop.
- **2025** — Published an essay on engineering experimentation and participated in a Compound Marketing Engine webinar.
- **2026** — Appointed GrowthLoop co-CEO alongside Anthony Rotio on April 9.

## Achievements

- Built GrowthLoop’s product and engineering organization, including its composable customer data platform and AI Studio.
- Co-founded the travel startup Ruksack and Divebox.
- Helped build SurfEasy’s VPN network.
- Earned a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Toronto.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Named GrowthLoop co-CEO alongside Anthony Rotio, with responsibility for AI innovation across the platform and internal teams.
- **2026-01** — Published Agentic AI: What it means to GrowthLoop on January 9, updated January 14.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tameemiftikhar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tameemiftikhar
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TameemIftikhar
- GitHub: https://github.com/tameem92
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/tameem_i

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Last updated: 2026-10-13