Author Archives: Osman Haneef

A picture of Jacques and Tarek at their graduation

From a “Tinder for Products” to a Multi-Million-Dollar Platform: The Swavy Story

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When Jacques Saab arrived at London Business School, he wasn’t keeping his options open. Plenty of MBA students treat launching a company as one path among several, a nice-to-have alongside the consulting and banking offers. Jacques had written his entrepreneurial ambition into every essay and every interview before he ever set foot on campus. “I […]

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From LBS to Forbes 30 Under 30: How Mohamed Mohamed Is Building Smart Bricks

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Mohamed Mohamed is the Founder and CEO of Smart Bricks, an AI-powered real estate intelligence platform, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 Middle East 2025 honouree. Since founding the company in 2024, Mohamed has raised approximately $5 million in pre-seed funding, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, 500 Global, Sanabil Investments, Techstars, and angel investors from OpenAI, […]

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