E-commerce

Hannah Curran also made Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30 list in 2021 as one of four entrepreneurs in the e-commerce category. Here’s a reminder of who the other three were. Ages are as of December 31, 2020.

Ahmed Gaber 29

CTO and co-founder of Bosta Nationality: Egyptian Residence: Egypt

Gaber co-founded Egyptian courier service Bosta six years ago after dropping out from college. Before setting up Bosta, Gaber co-founded a P2P file-sharing application for smartphones called “Join.”

Aboudy Farkh 27

CEO and founder of Blue Terra Nationality: Lebanese Residence: U.A.E.

Farkh founded the Blue Terra marketplace for sustainable products in the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia after a short career as a professional basketball player in the Lebanese league. The company is part of Enhance Ventures, one of the biggest startup studios in the region.

Elias Tsikhlakis 28

COO of eyewa Nationality: Jordanian Residence: U.A.E.

Tsikhlakis is one of the founding members of eyewear e-commerce platform eyewa, joining the founders as the company’s first team member in 2017. Tsikhlakis oversees the e-commerce operations of the firm and manages eyewa’s retail expansion in the U.A.E.