Ahmed Kamal
Building Hudhud Maps. Previously Uber, Careem, Stream.
I grew up between the Nile and the Mediterranean. I build the data and AI behind products that tens of millions of people across MENA use every day. Right now that means Hudhud Maps, where I founded the Data & AI team and took the platform from a proof of concept to public launch in 12 months.
Before Hudhud, six years at Careem then Uber, building the data and ML infrastructure behind the region's super-app: the first big data platform, the ML platform (Yoda) that shipped millions of predictions daily, search ranking, and forecasting. Careem was acquired by Uber in 2019 for $3.1B. Then a stretch at Stream, powering chat, feeds, and video for 1+ billion end users, where I founded and sold AI Moderation.
I write occasionally here, and in Arabic at قصاصات علي الطريق.
Talks
- HudHud Maps: A Living Map That Evolves Every Day. HudHud Launch Event, Riyadh, July 2026. Video.
- The best engineers are writing less code, how the tech industry is changing forever. Tamara's Sandbox, April 2026. Video.
- Scaling machine learning at Careem. O'Reilly AI Conference, London, October 2019. Video.
- Scaling machine learning at Careem. AI Monday, Berlin, June 2019. Video.
All talks, a speaker bio, and how to invite me.
Advising
I advise startups, corporates, and NGOs on data and AI products, platforms, and teams. Get in touch.