Elie Habib
Chief Executive Officer at MotivaimLeaders
Profile
Elie Habib currently sits on the Board of Directors of CradlePoint, Woopra, MobiNetS and NYMGO, various high growth startups.Until 2013 he was Principal Private Equity Fund Manager at Riyada Enterprise Development (RED), a US$700 million fund initiative of the Abraaj Group targeting investments in SMEs throughout the MENA region.
Prior to joining RED, Elie consulted startups in Silicon Valley.
In 2006, he co-founded Vusion, a cloud-based HD video streaming service, and served as its CEO and President until it was acquired in early 2009.
Elie also co-founded and served as President at Lebnet, a premier network of Lebanese high-tech professionals in the San Francisco area, from 1999 to 2010.
From 2001 to 2006, Elie held several senior positions within Nokia, including Senior Vice President and General Manager.
Earlier in his career, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Ramp Networks, a Silicon Valley SMB networking company that achieved IPO and was acquired by Nokia in 2001.
Elie holds a B.S.
in Computer Science and Mathematics from Universite de Rouen, France, a M.S.
in Computer Science from Universite Paul Sabatier in Toulouse, and a M.S.
in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University.
He completed the Nokia Executive Program and the Stanford Executive Program.
Elie Habib active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Middle East Venture Partners
 Middle East Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Middle East Venture Partners(MEVP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai. The firm founded in 2010 by Walid Hanna. | Investment Committee Member | 2022-03-31 |
Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore
 Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore provides smart network solutions for next generation operations support system. The firm's solutions help communication service providers design, build, operate and manage mobile networks. The company was founded in 2003 by Labib Shalak and is headquartered in Tripoli, Lebanon. | Director/Board Member | - |
MotivaimLeaders
 MotivaimLeaders Investment ManagersFinance MotivaimLeaders functions as an alternative investment manager. Elie Habib has been the CEO of the American company since 2016. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Woopra, Inc.
 Woopra, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Woopra, Inc. provides real-time customer analytics services. The company was founded by Elie Khoury and John Pozadzides and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2011-12-31 |
Klangoo, Inc.
 Klangoo, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Klangoo, Inc. functions as an alternative investment manager. | Director/Board Member | 2014-08-31 |
Riyada Enterprise Development Co.
 Riyada Enterprise Development Co. Investment ManagersFinance Riyada Enterprise Development Co. (REDCO) is a venture capital investment firm based in Amman, Jordan. REDCO is a subsidiary of Abraaj Capital Ltd. Previously known as Riyada Ventures, the firm was founded in 2005 by Khaldoon Tabaza and was acquired by Abraaj Capital in 2009. REDCO provides venture capital fund management, advisory services and business incubator services. They invest capital on behalf of the Abraaj group. | Private Equity Investor | 2012-12-31 |
Former positions of Elie Habib
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Nymgo SA
 Nymgo SA Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nymgo SA provides telecommunications services. The company was founded by Omar Onsi in 2008 and is headquartered in Strassen, Luxembourg. | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-30 |
ITWorx Egypt SAE
 ITWorx Egypt SAE Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ITWorx Corp. operates as a Information Technology Services firm providing cloud based and on premise solutions. Its services include big data, integrated support services, business intelligence, user experience, portals, quality, security, outsourcing, customer relationship management and social media management. The firm serves governments, financial services firms, institutions, telecommunication operators, and media companies in North America, Europe, and the Middle East continents. The company was founded by Ahmed Badr, Wael Amin and Youssri Helmy in 1994 and is headquartered in Nasr, Egypt. | Director/Board Member | 2015-05-30 |
Abraaj Capital Ltd.
 Abraaj Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Abraaj Capital Ltd (Abraaj Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Arif Naqvi. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Private Equity Investor | 2013-02-27 |
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Training of Elie Habib
| Case Western Reserve University | Graduate Degree |
| Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées | Undergraduate Degree |
| Université de Rouen Normandie | Undergraduate Degree |
| Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 15 |
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Vusion, Inc.
 Vusion, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Vusion, Inc. provides end-to-end video distribution solutions. Its services include proprietary algorithms, protocols, and software. The company's customers include digital media providers and delivery networks. Vusion was founded by Aaron Crayford and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA | Consumer Services |
Cradlepoint, Inc.
 Cradlepoint, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications CradlePoint, Inc. engages in the provision of secure cloud-managed networking solutions. It offers a cloud-based platform combines software-defined networking and radio technologies with virtualized services and CPE to deliver 4G long-term evolution networks. The company was founded by Gary Oliverio, Ryan Adamson, and Patrick M. Sewall in June 2006 and is headquartered in Boise, ID. | Communications |
Nokia, Inc.
 Nokia, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nokia, Inc. distributed and marketed mobile phones and telecommunication devices. It provided equipment, solutions, and services for network operators and corporations. The company was founded on March 19, 1999 and was headquartered in Irving, TX. | Communications |
| Nokia Internet Communications | |
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 Sun Microsystems, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Abraaj Capital Ltd.
Abraaj Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Abraaj Capital Ltd (Abraaj Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Arif Naqvi. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | Finance |
Middle East Venture Partners
Middle East Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Middle East Venture Partners(MEVP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai. The firm founded in 2010 by Walid Hanna. | Finance |
Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore
Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mobinets Lebanon SAL Offshore provides smart network solutions for next generation operations support system. The firm's solutions help communication service providers design, build, operate and manage mobile networks. The company was founded in 2003 by Labib Shalak and is headquartered in Tripoli, Lebanon. | Technology Services |
MotivaimLeaders
MotivaimLeaders Investment ManagersFinance MotivaimLeaders functions as an alternative investment manager. Elie Habib has been the CEO of the American company since 2016. | Finance |
Woopra, Inc.
Woopra, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Woopra, Inc. provides real-time customer analytics services. The company was founded by Elie Khoury and John Pozadzides and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Klangoo, Inc.
Klangoo, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Klangoo, Inc. functions as an alternative investment manager. | Finance |
LebNet
 LebNet Investment ManagersFinance LebNet is an alternative investment manager. The American company was founded by Elie Habib. | Finance |
Nymgo SA
Nymgo SA Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nymgo SA provides telecommunications services. The company was founded by Omar Onsi in 2008 and is headquartered in Strassen, Luxembourg. | Communications |
ITWorx Egypt SAE
ITWorx Egypt SAE Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services ITWorx Corp. operates as a Information Technology Services firm providing cloud based and on premise solutions. Its services include big data, integrated support services, business intelligence, user experience, portals, quality, security, outsourcing, customer relationship management and social media management. The firm serves governments, financial services firms, institutions, telecommunication operators, and media companies in North America, Europe, and the Middle East continents. The company was founded by Ahmed Badr, Wael Amin and Youssri Helmy in 1994 and is headquartered in Nasr, Egypt. | Commercial Services |
Riyada Enterprise Development Co.
Riyada Enterprise Development Co. Investment ManagersFinance Riyada Enterprise Development Co. (REDCO) is a venture capital investment firm based in Amman, Jordan. REDCO is a subsidiary of Abraaj Capital Ltd. Previously known as Riyada Ventures, the firm was founded in 2005 by Khaldoon Tabaza and was acquired by Abraaj Capital in 2009. REDCO provides venture capital fund management, advisory services and business incubator services. They invest capital on behalf of the Abraaj group. | Finance |
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