Mohammed Bississo

Mo is currently a Director at Kasamar Holding, focusing on the private equity and real estate verticals.
Prior to joining Kasamar, Mo was the founder of Odyssey Ventures, raising and managing the first regional search fund that targeted acquiring and operating regional SME's in need of growth capital.
Mo has spent over 6 years at Gulf Capital, one of the leading mid-market alternative investments firms, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mo was part of the Private Equity Group, where he focused on identifying, conducting diligence and negotiating acquisition targets, followed by post-acquisition management.
Mo led a series of refinancing and dividend recapitalizations of more than USD 1Bn, took Gulf Marine Services public on the London Stock Exchange, and held observer board and committee seats for portfolio companies.
Prior to his tenure at Gulf Capital, Mo held numerous roles including an associate role at a technology venture capital fund, Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, based in Raleigh, NC.
Mo also has experience working in the defense technology sector at Raytheon, as a member of the algorithms team for NATO's air defense system and as a member of the user interface team for the US Navy's next generation destroyer.
Mo received his B.Sc.
in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine in 2002 and received his M.B.A.
from Duke University, with a dual concentration in Finance and Strategy in 2008.
Mo is involved with Duke's recruiting efforts in the Middle East and sits on the regional Board of Advisors for Duke University's School of Business.