Karim Dib; Walid Dib
Age: 28; 29
Occupation: Co-founders of hala insurance
Nationality: Jordanian
Residence: U.A.E.
Category: Finance
Brothers Walid and Karim co-founded hala insurance, which was previously known as Addenda, in 2018. The company today employs 20 people and has won awards from MITEF, the Mohammed Bin Rashed Innovation Fund, Hub71, Fintech Hive, and the Ministry of Finance. It has raised funding from 500 Startups, The Arab Bank, Oman Tech Fund, Entree Capital and In August 2021, the company raised $5 million in a Series A round, led by Entrée Capital and Mubadala Investment Company, among other investors.