Mona AlFalasi

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Founder & CEO at Glade Grid · developer tools, product

Glade Grid
Abu Dhabi, UAE · GST (UTC+4)
14+ years experience
London Business School Dubai
English, Arabic
Raising
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Overview

Building Glade Grid in Abu Dhabi - developer tooling. Grew the team to 60 people across 5 countries. Took Glade Grid from zero to $5 million ARR. Before that: STC and Noon. Most at home with developer tools and product. Cyclist - trying to do a century this year.

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RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Pre-seed round open - procurement for shipping lines, 29% month-on-month growth

Stage
Pre-seed
Raising
$5M
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
Opening the round now
Lead investor
Looking for a lead
Traction
29% month-on-month growth after 14 months
Use of funds
Product and compliance

29% month-on-month growth after 14 months. Looking for investors who know payments and can help with pricing.

Abu Dhabi, UAEcommunityproductopen source
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Experience

  1. Founder & CEO
    Jan 2025 - Present
    Glade Grid · 1 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Signed 106 paying customers, 12 of them enterprises.
    • Raised $40 million across 3 rounds.
  2. Finance Director
    Sep 2022 - Jan 2025
    STC · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $149 million raise.
    • Saved $6 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
  3. Controller
    Sep 2020 - Jul 2022
    Noon · 1 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Saved $8 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Ran diligence on 12 acquisitions.
  4. Senior Financial Analyst
    Nov 2016 - Sep 2020
    Swvl · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Closed the books in 6 days, down from 11.
  5. Finance Director
    Apr 2013 - Nov 2016
    Ooredoo · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $55 million raise.
    • Saved $3 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

  1. London Business School Dubai
    EMBA, Business Administration
    2008 - 2010
  2. American University of Sharjah
    BSc, Economics
    2004 - 2008

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