Ahmed was Middle East Regional Director of Startup Grind and currently runs the Khartoum Chapter . in partnership with Google for Startups , Startup Grind is a Silicon Valley based global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs through monthly events in 200 cities and 98 countries . Ahmed is Managing Partner of 249Startups Hub in khartoum , as well as running a cyber security consultancy company called Dukooo Technology .