Almohanad “Almo” Almarwai of Coffee Lights Ltd. (Saudi Arabia)

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 4:30 – 5:15 PM UTC

Almo has been an intense promoter of coffee in Saudi Arabia for years. Today he is Co-founder and CEO of Coffee Lights Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) and Agrinexus Ltd. (Uganda). We will discuss his entrepreneurial journey, entrepreneurship in Saudi, recent news that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will invest in local coffee production.

Virtual event
Fireside Chat

About this event

Startup Grind Jeddah is proud to host a livestream interview with coffee entrepreneur Almohanad "Almo" Almarwai is one of the few Q-Graders (Coffee Licensed Grader) and the few SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) certified professionals in KSA, laying the very exciting basis for what is to come from Coffee Lights Ltd. Over the past 12 years, Almo has founded and successfully launched 8 companies in Saudi Arabia, Uganda, the UK, and the US. Thus, empowering small businesses to reach new heights in the region. Almo's lifetime habit of pushing his limits extends beyond entrepreneurship. He competes in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu and holds many international and national medals under his belt. He is a graduate of Prince Mohammed Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship. 

We will discuss his entrepreneurial journey, entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and Vision2030. We will also get his view on the recent news that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is planning to invest 1.2 billion Saudi riyals into national coffee production capability.

We hope you can join our livestream event. 

Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Almohanad AlMarwai

    Coffee Lights Ltd.

Organizers

  • Aaron (AQ) Johnson

    Startup Grind Jeddah

    Chapter Director

  • Abdulrazaq Alharbi

    Co-Director