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In 2019, Shaykho and his team at Kadama participated in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition.<ref name=":1" /> They also participated in the Foster School of Business Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator the following year.<ref name=":1" />
In 2019, Shaykho and his team at Kadama participated in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition.<ref name=":1" /> They also participated in the Foster School of Business Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator the following year.<ref name=":1" />

That year, they also won an award for the best student-led startup from the Northwest Entrepreneur Competition for their work on Kadama.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama raises $1.7M, credits viral TikTok videos for growth |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/06/07/seattle-tutoring-app-raises-funds-tiktok.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

Shaykho received a Seattle Inno Under 25 Award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seattle Inno Under 25: Amin Shaykho, Kadama co-founder and CEO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/inno/stories/awards/2021/09/16/seattle-inno-under-25-amin-shaykho-kadama.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref>

In 2022, Shaykho and his Kadama co-founders were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Running Start to Start-Up – Bellevue College |url=https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/news/article/from-running-start-to-start-up/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Education |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2022/education/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> Shaykho was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2022 issue of the magazine 425 Business.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Page 1 |url=https://www.425business.com/in_print/page-1/page_7c60bf56-1ddf-58ea-8e86-05cf3cad3134.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=425Business.com/ |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-08 |title=Education company founded by UW students honored by Forbes |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/kadama-education-forbes-uw-students/281-7f2122e3-4a69-4177-a73a-4846eba60200 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=king5.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Shaykho was named a Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree in 2023.<ref name=":0" />

Shaykho is known for his viral TikTok videos that feature shopping and finance tips, which he uses to promote Kadama.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=2023-03-29 |title=Congress had a lot to say about TikTok. Much of it was wrong. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/28/tiktok-challenges-congress-misinformation/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Cortney |date=2023-05-22 |title=Costco gift card hack reportedly allows non-members to shop at wholesale club: 'Know this secret' |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/costco-gift-card-hack-reportedly-allows-non-members-shop-wholesale-club-know-this-secret |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=FOXBusiness |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:06, 17 January 2024

Amin Shaykho
BornJanuary 20, 1998
Seattle Washington
EducationBellevue College, University of Washington
Occupation(s)Businessman, speaker

Amin Shaykho (born January 20, 1998) is a Syrian-American businessman and speaker. He is the founder and CEO of Kadama, which develops an app connecting students to tutors.[1][2][3][4]

Shaykho has been on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List and also served as a speaker at TEDx events.[5][6]

Career

Prior to working at Kadama, Shaykho worked as a project lead software engineer at Apple. [2][7][8][9]He also did work for Boeing.[10]

Shaykho co-developed the app Kadama with Marwan El-Rukby and his brother Dani Shaykho.[10][13][15] The app was named after the Arabic word for “service.”[11] It was designed as a multi-services app that connects users with service providers.[8]They launched the app publicly in 2018.[10]It initially focused on housework, then changed focus to tutoring in 2019.[12]

In 2019, Shaykho and his team at Kadama participated in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition.[8] They also participated in the Foster School of Business Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator the following year.[8]

That year, they also won an award for the best student-led startup from the Northwest Entrepreneur Competition for their work on Kadama.[8][13]

Shaykho received a Seattle Inno Under 25 Award in 2021.[14]

In 2022, Shaykho and his Kadama co-founders were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.[15][16] Shaykho was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2022 issue of the magazine 425 Business.[17][18]

Shaykho was named a Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree in 2023.[2]

Shaykho is known for his viral TikTok videos that feature shopping and finance tips, which he uses to promote Kadama.[13][18][19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Two Eastside friends develop a service provider application". Bellevue Reporter. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ a b c "40 Under 40: Amin Shaykho, Kadama". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Kadama Founders". Foster Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "Marwan El-Rukby '17, Amin Shaykho '16, Dani Shaykho '20". www.lwsd.org. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ Cho, Justin. "Giving TEDx a New Look". The UCSD Guardian. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "Video chats and maqlooba: How one immigrant family created their own Thanksgiving traditions". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "How UW's startup culture nurtures a growing number of student businesses". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users".
  9. ^ "Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following".
  10. ^ a b c "BC Alum's App Creates Connection – Bellevue College". Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  11. ^ "Accelerating innovation". UW College of Engineering. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  12. ^ "For tiny startup Kadama, hiring push means long days for CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ a b "Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama raises $1.7M, credits viral TikTok videos for growth". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  14. ^ "Seattle Inno Under 25: Amin Shaykho, Kadama co-founder and CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  15. ^ "From Running Start to Start-Up – Bellevue College". Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  16. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  17. ^ "Page 1". 425Business.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  18. ^ a b "Education company founded by UW students honored by Forbes". king5.com. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  19. ^ Lorenz, Taylor (2023-03-29). "Congress had a lot to say about TikTok. Much of it was wrong". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  20. ^ Moore, Cortney (2023-05-22). "Costco gift card hack reportedly allows non-members to shop at wholesale club: 'Know this secret'". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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