Serag Meneassy

Serag Meneassy is one of the co-founders and the Chief Commercial Officer of Wasla Browser, a mobile browser startup that aims to subsidize data costs for users through advertising.12

Background and Experience

Meneassy has a diverse professional background:

• He began his career as an Operations Analyst Intern at Groupon in 2014.4
• Prior to founding Wasla Browser, Meneassy co-founded two other ventures with his business partner Taymour Sabry.1
• Their first startup attempt faced challenges related to customer service.
• Their second venture, Botler, was an AI-powered chatbot company for Arabic conversations. Despite initial success, including acceptance into Startupbootcamp Istanbul and receiving a grant from the Dubai government, Botler ultimately had to shut down due to various challenges.1

Founding Wasla Browser

After the closure of Botler, Meneassy and Sabry:

• Spent six months developing a matrix to evaluate potential business ideas objectively.
• Launched Wasla Browser in May 2018 with a third co-founder, Mahmoud El-Said.
• Secured a seed round of $200,000 for Wasla Browser.
• Saw the company recognized as one of the top 100 Arab startups by the World Economic Forum.1

Education

Meneassy attended the University of Massachusetts Boston.3

Entrepreneurial Insights

Throughout his entrepreneurial journey, Meneassy has gained valuable insights:

• He emphasizes the importance of hiring people who are better than oneself, particularly for the first few key roles in a startup.
• Meneassy stresses the need for quick adaptation and the ability to change directions in response to market conditions.
• He views his past startup experiences not as failures, but as valuable learning opportunities.1

Serag Meneassy continues to lead Wasla Browser as its Chief Commercial Officer, applying the lessons learned from his previous ventures to grow the company.