Yousef Al Arif

Founder & CEO @ Popcorn 💬 | On Deck Fellow

United Arab Emirates

About

Tech and E-commerce expert! I've spent more than 10 years building and scaling tech startups, with a solid 5 years diving deep into the e-commerce marketplaces world. Led awesome teams in operations, tech, and marketing, handling over $50M in sales and working with 600+ brands across the region.

Experience

  • Founder & CEO at Popcorn AI
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Popcorn Makes Shopping Personal Backed by Salica, Waha Fund of Fund and angels from Oracle, EY, Microsoft & Al Rajehi bank.

  • Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler
    Sep 2023 - Nov 2023 · 3 mos

  • On Deck (San Francisco Bay Area)
    • ODF14
      Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos

    • Fellow, Strategy & Operations
      Mar 2022 - Jun 2022 · 4 mos

      On Deck is where the world's top talent comes to connect.

  • Elabelz (4 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief Operating Officer
      May 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      The second largest fashion marketplace in MENA, with operations across 7 countries and over 650 brands.

    • Director Of Operations
      May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Operations Manager
      Aug 2017 - May 2018 · 10 mos

  • Co-founder & COO at ST-YL.COM
    May 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

    ST-YL is the MENA's first AI-powered personal stylist that raised over $1.2M in funding.