Wasim Abu Salem
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| Wasim Abu Salem | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 Nazareth, Israel[1] |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Israeli |
| 🏫 Education | University of Haifa (B.S. Computer Science and LL.B. Law)[2] |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, business owner |
| Known for | Loop, Altooro |
Wasim Abu Salem (Arabic: وسيم أبو سالم; Hebrew: וסים אבו סאלם; born 1991) is an Israeli entrepreneur and founder of Loop[3][4][5], an incubator and academy, and the co-founder of Altooro, an AI-based[6] technical assessment platform.[7] He is best known for building tech companies that are sustainable and socially conscious.[8] As of April 2024, Loop had reached 25,000 participants worldwide.[3]
Early life & education[edit]
Wasim Abu Salem was born and raised in Nazareth, Israel.[1] At the age of 13, he developed an interest in technology and coding with aspirations of building successful tech startups.[2][9]
In 2015, Abu Salem graduated with a dual degree of BSc in Computer Science and LL.B in Law from the University of Haifa.[10]
Career[edit]
In 2014, Abu Salem started his legal internship in Tel-Aviv at the Israeli Ministry of Justice, focusing on cybersecurity and digital privacy issues.[11] In 2016, he joined ISOC as Secretary of the Association and project manager.[12][13] At ISOC, he was responsible for managing international partnerships and worked on various projects, including public policy recommendations for adopting IPv6.[14]
In June 2015, Abu Salem was selected by the U.S. State Department to participate in the MEPI Student Leaders summer program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, United States.[15]
In December 2015, Abu Salem founded Loop, which initially offered introductory computer science workshops to students in Israel.[2] In 2016, after Loop had reached 2,000 students,[16] he represented the company at multiple events worldwide, including the Amends Global Fellows program at Stanford University,[17] the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley,[18] and One Young World in Canada.[19]
In July 2017, Abu Salem opened Loop's first self-owned learning campus.[20]
In August 2021, he co-founded Altooro, an AI-based tech assessment platform that enables companies to evaluate technical skills. As of August 2022, Altooro has raised $2.5M in pre-seed funding.[21]
In January 2023, Wasim was selected among a small collection of civic society leaders to meet with United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.[22][3]
Recognition[edit]
- MEPI Student Leaders Program Alumni, Montana State University (2015)[23]
- OYW Ambassador (2016)[19][24]
- AMENDS Fellow at Stanford University (2016)[17]
- Fellow at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (2016)[18]
- Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation America(ORF) U.S. Pavilion at EXPO 2020, sponsonerd by Pepsico[25], Dubai[26]
- TheMarker's 40 Under 40[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 שטרקמן[Shtarkman], רותם[Rotem]; זיו[Ziv], אמיתי[Amitai] (29 April 2018). ""מספיק רעיון משוגע אחד: האם סטיב גובס הבא יימצא בנצרת?["It only takes one ambitious idea": Will the next Steve Job be found in Nazareth?]"". mako (in עברית).
"[I was born in Nazareth]נולדתי בנצרת".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 العربية لغتنا الصف التاسع لغة, فهم, تعبير [Arabic is our language for the ninth grade, language, understanding, and creativity] (in العربية). Israel: Center for Educational Technology(CET). 2018. p. 58. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Societal Impact of Wasim Abu Salem's Educational Movement, Loop". msn.com.
Wasim Abu Salem’s brainchild, Loop
- ↑ ""[The project continues: Experts in high-tech summarize the year]הפרויקט נמשך: בכירים בהיי-טק מסכמים את השנה"". People and Computers (in עברית). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
"[Wasim Abu Salem, who founded a tech-entrepreneurship initiative called Loop]וסים אבו-סאלם, שהקים מסגרת יזמות טכנולוגית לילדים בשם לופ".
- ↑ "There is a lot of hidden potential and a lot of interesting talent that we need to support in Nazareth". calcalistech. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
Wasim Abu Salem, Founder at Loop
- ↑ "Altooro's platform helps companies "evaluate skills, not resumes"". calcalistech. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
Sector: AI
- ↑ "Altooro's platform helps companies "evaluate skills, not resumes"". calcalistech. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
With Altooro, through job simulators and technical challenges, companies can automatically evaluate skill-sets and predict one's professional potential effectively
- ↑ "USA-Pavilion-Expo-2020-Fellows-Program-Booklet" (PDF). usapavilion.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
Wasim Abu Salem is an entrepreneur focusing on building mission-driven tech companies that are built to last. Abu Salem is the founder of Loop, a lifelong-learning initiative investing in the next generation of young talent
- ↑ "From MEPI to Global Mentor: How Wasim Abu Salem's Vision for 'Loop' is Empowering Youth". montana.edu.
Since he was 13, he had wanted to learn coding
- ↑ Shulman, Sophie; Kabir, Omer (September 16, 2019). ""The U.K. Has a Strong Tech-Focused Post-Brexit Strategy, Says KPMG Partner"". CTECH by Calcalist.
After graduating with a BSc in law and computer science
- ↑ שטרקמן[Shtarkman], רותם[Rotem]; זיו[Ziv], אמיתי[Amitai] (14 February 2022). ""מספיק רעיון משוגע אחד: האם סטיב גובס הבא יימצא בנצרת?"". mako (in עברית). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
"עשיתי התמחות ברשות למשפט וטכנולוגיה, מה שנקראת כיום הרשות להגנת הפרטיות"[I did my internship at the Authority for Law and Technology, which is today called the Privacy Protection Authority.]
- ↑ גויכמן[Goichman], רפאלה[Refaella] (15 August 2016). "קליק אחד - ואישרתם להפיץ את המידע האישי שלכם מהסמארטפון[One click - and you have authorized the distribution of your personal information from your smartphone]". הארץ[Haaretz] (in עברית). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
עו"ד וסים אבו־סאלם, מזכיר איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי ומנהל פרויקטים, נותן דוגמה רלוונטית[Attorney Wasim Abu-Salem, Secretary of the Israeli Internet Association and Project Manager, provides a relevant example]
} - ↑ "סקירת פעילות איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי )ע"ר( - 6/2015-5/2016[Review of the activities of the Israel Internet Association (Registered Association) - 6/2015-5/2016]" (PDF). Knesset.gov.il (in עברית).
- ↑ "מדיניות ציבורית מומלצת לפרישת פרוטוקול IPv6 בישראל[Recommended public policy for the deployment of the IPv6 protocol in Israel]" (PDF). ISOC.
- ↑ "Meet MEPI's Best and Brightest Alumni". The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
- ↑ "Loop Officially Reaches 2,000 Participants!". loop. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Education & Empowerment – AMENDS Global Fellows". Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Leichman, Abigail Klein (2016-06-27). "Israeli companies handpicked by White House for GES 2016". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
Two additional Israeli enterprises were chosen to present as part of GES+, focusing on youth and women entrepreneurs: Loop Organization, founded in Nazareth by lawyer and computer engineer Wasim Abu Salem to teach computer science and coding to Israeli Arab children ages 7-16;
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Facebook awards $100,000 worth of support to OYW Ambassadors | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ "Timeline". loop. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ אלקסלסי[Alkeslasi], אושרי[Oshry] (27 September 2022). ""[An Israeli start-up wants an algorithm to pick the next superstar for your development team]סטארטאפ ישראלי רוצה שאלגוריתם יבחר את הכוכב הבא של צוות הפיתוח"". Geektime (in עברית).
מאז הקמתו, גייס הסטארטאפ שהקימו אבו סאלם ומתוואלי, כ-2.5 מיליון דולר[Since its founding, the start-up which was started by Wasim Abu Salem and Mohammed Mitwaly, has raised 2.5 million dollars]
- ↑ Lazaroff, Tovah (31 January 2023). "Israeli civic society is our 'north star,' Blinken tells grassroot organizers". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Wasim Abu Salem - Training and Special Programs | Montana State University". www.montana.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ↑ One Young World (7 February 2017). "Why traditional education is limiting our minds". YouTube. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Young Leaders from Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Selected for Inaugural USA Pavilion @ EXPO 2020 Fellows Program". Cision PR Newswire. 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "USA Pavilion @Expo 2020 Fellows Program - Program Booklet" (PDF). USA Pavilion.
- ↑ "הצעירים המבטיחים 2022[The Young Leaders of 2022]". TheMarker. Retrieved 2023-05-08. (subscription required)
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