Salim Akil is an entrepreneur in the MENA region and has a degree in communications technology engineering. He has long focused on e-commerce and the online advertising landscape. This passion led him to create the start-up SearchinMENA.com, a business search engine and database designed for SMEs to advertise their products to customers across the MENA region. The business search engine aims to fill the void in the Arab e-Commerce market by creating new channels for businesses to build their own B2B networks.
Salim is also a member in IEEE and JCI. He has participated in a number of regional entrepreneurial competitions including Arabnet, MENA 100 and MITEF. His start-up project was also listed in the “Top 30 Best Mediterranean Start-ups” during MedVentures’ 2010 competition in Marseille, France.
Salim first co-founded SearchInSyria.com in 2007, and later expanded the business model to incorporate companies across the MENA region, becoming SearchInMENA.com. The startup is based in Dubai, JBR and also has staff operating in Saudi Arabia.
