Mahmoud Adi built his career as an investment professional. He is Founding Partner of Shorooq Investments, a rising VC firm out of Abu Dhabi. Inspired by the Silicon Valley's value investing, he is focused on technology localization and backing smart/self-driven entrepreneurs to build great business. He is a co-founder of Pure Harvest, a leading technology enabled agri business in the UAE. Mahmoud is also a VP Mubadala Investment Company. Started with investing in metals and mining, the moved to technology / semi-conductors and most recently he leads the Medical Devices investment practice. Mahmoud graduated with B.S in Mechanical Engineering from the Petroleum Institute in Abu Dhabi with Honor and Distinction. He also holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2019, he was selected by H.H Shk Mohamed Bin Zayed, as one of the UAE Future Experts in the Business and Financial Services sector.