Summary
Mortada Jafar is a tech leader and serial founder with a decade of experience building and scaling startups across product, engineering, and venture support. As Tech Leadership at Engenesis and CTO & Co-Founder of Zaman, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic mentorship, having guided hundreds of founders through growth and operational scaling across 50+ countries. His background includes CTO roles in fintech and e-health, software leadership at Myelin, and advisory work for Iran’s National Elites Foundation, reflecting a rare mix of startup execution and ecosystem-level insight. Currently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence after advanced degrees in AI and computer science, he brings research rigor to practical product and platform decisions. Not obvious from titles alone: he pairs deep academic training with on-the-ground CTO experience, making him fluent in both cutting-edge models and the engineering required to take them into production.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence at Imam Khomeini International University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence at University of Tehran
Arabic, Persian, English