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Magnus Olsson

A Swedish ex-McKinsey consultant, he co-founded Careem with Mudassir Sheikha, stayed through the Uber acquisition and the e& super app carve-out, and now leads the company's AI work.

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Magnus Olsson
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A Swedish ex-McKinsey consultant, he co-founded Careem with Mudassir Sheikha, stayed through the Uber acquisition and the e& super app carve-out, and now leads the company's AI work.
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Careem
Founded2012 · Dubai
RaisedNot yet on record
Current roleChief AI Officer, Careem
Compounding moves
2012 · Co-founded Careem in Dubai with fellow McKinsey alum Mudassir Sheikha
2019 · Uber agreed to buy Careem for $3.1B, the region's biggest tech deal
2023 · e& paid $400M for a 50.03% majority of the spun-out Careem Technologies
2026 · Uber bought back a 12.5% stake in Careem Technologies from e& for $100M
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Careem
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2012 · Dubai
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Rakuten, STV, Kingdom Holding, Daimler

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  1. The National, 2019
  2. Wamda, 2026

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