Ahmed Megahed
Senior business development manager at Edulens
About the mentor
# Ahmed Megahed
Ahmed Megahed is a startup business leader specializing in go-to-market strategy, B2B sales, and market expansion across SaaS and EdTech. Over the past several years, he has helped early-stage startups validate products, launch new markets, build sales functions from the ground up, and establish sustainable revenue growth.
He began his career in healthcare after graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology from Alexandria University before transitioning into the startup ecosystem, where he discovered his passion for building businesses. Since then, he has worked with venture-backed startups across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in sectors including B2B SaaS, healthcare technology, hospitality technology, and education technology.
Ahmed was part of the founding team at Platform One, contributing to its early commercial growth before the company was acquired by Aumet. At Aumet, he led business development initiatives across multiple regions, supporting market expansion and strategic partnerships while consistently delivering strong commercial performance.
He later played a key role in launching Alimento in the Egyptian market, helping shape the company's go-to-market strategy, validating product-market fit, acquiring enterprise customers, and building strategic partnerships. His work focused on transforming an early-stage product into a scalable commercial business.
Currently, Ahmed leads B2B sales and business development at Edulens, where he is responsible for expanding the company's presence across universities, institutes, and educational organizations. His focus includes enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, customer acquisition, and scaling growth within the education sector.
Ahmed's expertise spans go-to-market strategy, enterprise sales, market entry, startup growth, business development, partnership management, customer discovery, product validation, sales process design, and commercial strategy. He enjoys working closely wi
Expertise
business development & grwoth
Mentorship languages
english, arabic
Years of experience
7
City
Cairo
Country
Egypt