He is an engineer with over 13 years of experience in engineering, project management, business consulting, and entrepreneurship. He helps brands convert their visitors and occasional customers into loyal customers.

Ahmed Khairy (photo) is an Egyptian-born entrepreneur and the co-founder/CEO of Gameball, a marketing platform that enables businesses to grow and increase revenue through effective customer retention.

His startup, founded in 2019, is now the leading customer loyalty platform in the Middle East, serving more than 2,000 businesses and nearly 20 million consumers worldwide. Its Gameball solution is even available on international e-commerce platforms Shopify and WooCommerce's App Store.

On February 7, 2023, the startup announced it closed a US$3.5 million funding round to accelerate product commercialization, customer acquisition, and strategic recruitment. The round was led by 500 Global, P1 Ventures, and Launch Africa Ventures, and also included Seedra Ventures, Arzan Ventures, Propeller, and Core Vision alongside regional angel investors.

"This seed round brings on board renowned investors who will help fuel our growth, marking a critical milestone for us, as we evolve into a truly global platform,"  said Ahmed Khairy.

Prior to Gameball, in 2011, the entrepreneur co-founded Be Coaching, a life and business coaching and consulting company. Two years earlier he had co-founded the start-up Kite Automation to educate customers about automation technologies and how they simplify life and save energy and the environment. He was, successively, the company's technical manager and sales manager between 2009 and 2011.

In 2011, he joined Schneider Electric as a senior project engineer, where he worked until 2017. Between 2014 and 2017, he was a training partner at Jadarat International, a company specializing in training.

Melchior Koba