Talal Bayaa, Brian Habib and Tarek Bayaa

Co-founders, Bayzat

Having come from diverse backgrounds, Talal Bayaa teamed up with his school friend Brian Habib to set up HR, payroll and insurance technology provider Bayzat in 2013. The company, which has raised a total of $35m since its launch, aims to change the way people live and work. The winner of the 2020 Gulf Business SME of the Year award, Bayzat offers simplified HR practices to create more efficient acquisition channels and convert platform users to group health insurance customers. It is also able to acquire proprietary datasets, allowing the company to improve risk underwriting, product design and cross-selling.