Rajia Abdelaziz

Rajia Abdelaziz is a successful tech entrepreneur and the CEO of Flare, a company that produces safety bracelets for women. Here are some key details about her:

Professional Background

CEO and Founder: Rajia is the founder and CEO of two companies:

1. invisaWear (founded June 2016): A company that creates smart jewelry and accessories with hidden safety technology.1

2. Flare (since March 2023): A company focused on producing safety bracelets for women.

Previous Experience:

• Software Engineering Intern at Amazon Robotics (May-August 2015)
• President of the Society of Women Engineers at her university (December 2013 - June 2015)
• Vice President of IEEE at her university (November 2013 - January 2015)

Education and Achievements

• Graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2016.3
• Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 North America list.3
• Recipient of the New England Innovations Award.3

Entrepreneurial Journey

Rajia's entrepreneurial journey began after a frightening personal experience where she felt helpless during a potentially dangerous situation. This led her to create invisaWear, which offers discreet safety devices disguised as stylish accessories.23

Some notable achievements of her companies include:

• invisaWear has grown to over 150,000 customers.3
• The company earned $5.7 million in revenue in 2022 and projected $10 million for 2023.2
• invisaWear has partnered with industry leaders like ADT Security and Telus Communications.2
• Recently acquired Flare, another smart safety bracelet company, doubling revenue and expanding distribution.2

Rajia's success as a minority female CEO in the tech industry is particularly noteworthy, as she achieved the milestone of leading a million-dollar company within just one year at invisaWear.3