Yassin Ali

Yassin Ali is a Co-Founder of ARENA, an app designed for booking various sports through a SaaS platform, enabled by a split-payment system and gamification features. Currently serving as a VC Scout at Initiator VC and participating in the JSS19 Cohort at Jumpstart, Yassin was selected from 2000 applicants for the sales program. As a Young Entrepreneur at the School for Social Entrepreneurs, Yassin is one of ten in a 12-month incubator for social impact startups. Recognition includes being named a Top 150 Future Leader by Powerlist Magazine and participating as a Student Panel Member for Politics at Oxford University Press. Yassin has experience as a Junior Consultant with The Young Consultant, conducting market research for tech startups, and achieving first place in the Kickstart Global Demo Day, earning a pitch opportunity at Princeton University. Additional roles include providing academic support as a Disability Support Worker at King’s College London and attending the exclusive Meet McKinsey Africa event. Yassin holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Economy from King’s College London and A-levels in Mathematics, Physics, and Economics from London Brookes College.