Samih Toukan

Samih Toukan

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Chairman and CEO

Bio

In the year 2000 Samih founded and became the CEO of Maktoob.com the world’s first Arabic email and largest Arab Online community. In 2005 Samih cofounded Souq.com, the Arab Worlds largest ecommerce site. In 2009 Maktoob was acquired by Yahoo! and in 2017 Souq.com was acquired by Amazon in the largest technology acquisition deals in the history of the region.

Samih is currently the Chairman of Jabbar Internet Group (Jabbar.com). Jabbar today is one of the leading investors in Internet and technology companies in the region.

Location

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asia

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Primary Organization

Jabbar Internet Group

Jabbar Internet Group

Founded

2009

Investment

38

Lead investment

6

Exits

3

Employees

251-500

Industry

Internet, Venture Capital, Finance, E-Commerce

Jobs history

1

VUZ

Board Member

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Board and Advisor Roles

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Profile Resume

Samih Toukan is the Chairman and CEO at Jabbar Internet Group, based in Asia. With a background in Internet, Samih Toukan has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Samih Toukan has made 8 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - Kitchenful on Oct 21, 2021

Number of investment

8

Number of exits

3

Personal investment

8

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Feb 28, 2018
liwwa liwwa
Series A - liwwa
2.3M
Jul 03, 2019
Ola Ola
Series J - Ola
11.4M
Apr 19, 2020
VUZ VUZ
Series A - VUZ
7.1M
Oct 21, 2021
Kitchenful Kitchenful
Seed Round - Kitchenful
1.9M

Partner investment

6

Exits

2

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