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Nezar Kadhem is an entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder and CEO of Eat App, a technology company specializing in cloud-based management platforms for the hospitality industry.

Education

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Nezar Kadhem moved to San Francisco. From 2006 to 2010, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, focusing on International Business, at San Francisco State University's Lam Family College of Business.[1]

From 2010 to 2011, he earned a Master of Science in Global Entrepreneurship at Babson College's F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. The program was global, and allowed Nezar to live in France, China and Boston.[2]

During this time, he also studied at Emlyon Business School and Zhejiang University in Hangzhou.[3]

Career

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In 2014, Kadhem relocated to Bahrain and co-founded Eat App. The company, which launched in 2015 with co-founder, David Feuillard, specializes in cloud-based management platforms for restaurants and hotels.[7] Under Kadhem's leadership, Eat App has scaled rapidly, becoming one of the fastest-growing and industry-leading restaurant management companies.[8][9][10][11]

Eat App has raised US$13 million to date from prominent investors,[12] including 500 Startups and MEVP, and currently operates in 79 countries, serving over 2,300 restaurants.[13] The company was recognized by Forbes as one of the Middle East's 50 Most-Funded Startups.[14][15]

Personal life

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Nezar Kadhem is known for his nomadic lifestyle and as a DJ who combines his experiences from both the tech and music industries.[16][17] In addition to his role at Eat App, Kadhem is a co-founder at Soundscapes, a leading boutique music and arts festival in Zanzibar.

References

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  1. ^ "Nezar Kadhem". Flat6Labs. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ Hariharan, Sindhu (2018-07-10). "We Got Funded: Bahrain-Born Food Tech Startup Eat On Its Recent Fundraising Win". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ GEP (2010-11-04), Michalis Gkontas, Nezar Kadhem, Qily Fang and Ting Wu with Mr. Liu Chuan-Zhi, Founder and CEO of LENOVO, at the World Entrepreneurship Forum, retrieved 2024-07-29
  4. ^ "Nezar Kadhem". Flat6Labs. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ "Eat wants to be what Airbnb has done to booking". gulfnews.com. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ "Business In Gulf February 2016 by MAXMEDIA BAHRAIN - Issuu". issuu.com. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. ^ "Business In Gulf February 2016 by MAXMEDIA BAHRAIN - Issuu". issuu.com. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  8. ^ "Eat 'Eats' Up $2 Million In New Funds To Take The Fight To Reserve Out | Inc. Arabia". 2016-12-18. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  9. ^ "Bahrain's Eat raises $2M". Wamda. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  10. ^ Pupic, Tamara (2016-02-21). "Entrepreneur of the Week: Nezar Kadhem, co-founder of Eat". Arabian Business.
  11. ^ "Bahraini start-up helps restaurants in the GCC market digitize reservations". Arab News. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  12. ^ "Eat 'Eats' Up $2 Million In New Funds To Take The Fight To Reserve Out | Inc. Arabia". 2016-12-18. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  13. ^ Paracha, Zubair Naeem (2020-02-17). "Dubai-based Eat App raises $5 million Series B for its restaurant reservation platform". MENAbytes. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  14. ^ saim. "Eat App". Forbes Lists. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  15. ^ "Bahrain-based Eat App raises $11m in a series B funding". Arab News. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  16. ^ "Getting to Know Atish". www.redbull.com. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  17. ^ "Nezar Kadhem". MDLBEAST. Retrieved 2024-07-29.