Karim Varela

Karim Varela is a technology executive with extensive experience in leadership roles at various companies.1 Some key points about his career:

Professional Experience

• Current Role: Chief Technology Officer at Space Runners (since July 2023)1

• Previous Roles:

  • Fractional CTO at Gather (April 2022 - October 2022)
  • VP of Engineering at Metalink (October 2022 - August 2023)
  • CTO and Cofounder at Safara (May 2018 - July 2019)
  • Chief Technology Officer at Coffee Meets Bagel (August 2014 - December 2017)

Notable Achievements

• Built and released a membership-based online travel agency in 4 months at Safara1
• Scaled the engineering team at Coffee Meets Bagel from 10 to 30 members1
• Architected and built the Coffee Meets Bagel Android application in 3 months1

Other Activities

• Angel investor in various digital consumer products and technology companies1
• Strategic advisor for companies like The GUIDE App and Gather1

Karim Varela's experience spans across various domains including mobile app development, team leadership, and startup scaling, making him a versatile technology executive.1