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Nawar Alsafar
Imagining. Building. Scaling.
Nawar Alsafar is a versatile professional with a background in entrepreneurship, computer science, and data science. He has a proven track record of developing, scaling, and selling software to various sectors, including startups, government agencies, and enterprises. Nawar's innovative products have garnered recognition from prestigious publications such as FiveThirtyEight, Fast Company, and Time.
Nawar's entrepreneurial journey includes founding Augur, a successful venture that he led through Techstars Boulder. Within three years, Augur amassed over 40 million users, positioning it as a leading player in the market. Subsequently, the company was acquired for eight figures after being acclaimed as the seventh fastest-growing startup in Denver, Colorado. Following the acquisition, Nawar assumed the role of Chief Software Architect at Bounce Exchange, where he spearheaded the development and launch of various products, including their user graph. Under his leadership, the user base grew from zero to over 260 million users, generating billions of predictions daily. The remarkable growth led to BounceX being recognized as the number one fastest-growing startup in 2016 by Inc. 5000.
Nawar Alsafar is currently leveraging his expertise and experiences to establish Bytez, where he continues to apply his visionary insights to create cutting-edge solutions.
Nawar's academic background is equally impressive, with qualifications in Blockchain Development from Udacity, a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and focused studies in Natural Language Processing from Udacity. Additionally, he has excelled in Operations Research at the University of Florida and Engineering at Santa Fe College.
Nawar has been associated with reputable organizations throughout his career, holding key positions such as Founder at Bytez, Chief Software Architect at BounceX, Chief Technology Officer at Augur, Inc., and Chief Executive Officer at Augur, Inc. He has also been a part of esteemed programs like Techstars, served as an Advisor at Genetic Ink, and worked in various roles encompassing web development, user experience design, customer development, and consultancy at renowned companies including Startup Freelancer, Badgy, Sniffee, and McKinsey & Company. Additionally, he has held leadership positions such as President at Renaissance Now Corporation.