1. Shahed Jaber; Jamal Abu-Samra
Age: 28; 27
Occupation: Cofounders of AUMET
Nationality: Jordanian
Residence: Jordan
Category: Science & Technology
Jaber and Abu-Samra are leading B2B healthcare marketplace AUMET, which connects 10,000 pharmacies with suppliers across Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Oman. The AI-enabled platform uses predictive analytics to forecast the procurement of products for pharmacies and facilitates the exchange of data between healthcare providers, manufacturers, and distributors. The entrepreneurs—along with their third cofounder and CEO Yahya Aqel, who is above 30—have raised $15 million in funding from the Tokyo-based venture capital, AAIC, the Swiss PE firm AIJ Holdings, and Shorooq Partners, among others.