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Amin Shaykho
Born (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 (age 26)
Seattle Washington
EducationBellevue College, University of Washington
Occupation(s)Businessman, speaker, social media influencer

Amin Shaykho (born January 20, 1998) is a Syrian-American businessman, speaker and social media influencer. 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]

Early life and education

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Shaykho was born and raised in Seattle, Washington to Syrian parents.[6] He is a first-generation Syrian-American.[6][7][8] He attended Lake Washington High School, graduating in 2016.[4][9]

Shaykho also received an associate degree from Bellevue College in the same year.[10] While studying at Bellevue College, Shaykho founded the student club Code for Care, where students built mobile applications for local nonprofit organizations.[10] 

Shaykho graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science in 2018.[3][11][12][13]

Career

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Prior to founding Kadama, Shaykho worked as a project lead software engineer at Apple.[2][11][13][14] He also did work for Boeing.[10]

Shaykho co-developed the app Kadama with Marwan El-Rukby and his brother Dani Shaykho.[10][15][16] The app was named after the Arabic word for “service.”[17] It was designed as a multi-services app that connects users with service providers.[13] They launched the app publicly in 2018.[10] It initially focused on housework, then changed focus to tutoring in 2019.[15]

In 2019, Shaykho and his team at Kadama participated in the University of Washington’s Dempsey Startup Competition.[13] They also participated in the Foster School of Business Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship’s Jones + Foster Accelerator the following year.[13]

That year, they also won an award for the best student-led startup from the Northwest Entrepreneur Competition for their work on Kadama.[13][18]

Shaykho received a Seattle Inno Under 25 Award in 2021.[19]

In 2022, Shaykho and his Kadama co-founders were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List.[12][20] Shaykho was also featured on the cover of the July/August 2022 issue of the magazine 425 Business.[21][22]

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

Social media influencer

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Shaykho is also a social media influencer with 2.7 million followers (as of November 2024).[23] Shaykho is known for his viral TikTok videos that feature shopping and finance tips, which he uses to promote Kadama.[18][22][24][25]

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References

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  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. ^ a b "Kadama Founders". Foster Business Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Video chats and maqlooba: How one immigrant family created their own Thanksgiving traditions". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "Page 24". 425Business.com/. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  8. ^ "Most Influential: 2022". 425Business.com/. 2022-07-12. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ^ "Lake Washington High School class of 2016". Kirkland Reporter. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  10. ^ a b c d e "BC Alum's App Creates Connection – Bellevue College". 17 August 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  11. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ a b "From Running Start to Start-Up – Bellevue College". 9 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users".
  14. ^ "Seattle tutoring app Kadama gets quick lesson in success as it raises $1.7M, grows social following".
  15. ^ a b "For tiny startup Kadama, hiring push means long days for CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  16. ^ Kim, Hana (2021-07-13). "Bellevue startup's dream of changing educational access garners $1.7 million investment". Q13 FOX. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  17. ^ "Accelerating innovation". UW College of Engineering. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  18. ^ a b "Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama raises $1.7M, credits viral TikTok videos for growth". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  19. ^ "Seattle Inno Under 25: Amin Shaykho, Kadama co-founder and CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  20. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Education". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  21. ^ "Page 1". 425Business.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  22. ^ a b "Education company founded by UW students honored by Forbes". king5.com. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  23. ^ "Snapchat moves beyond social media with a sense of community". The Times. 2024-11-25. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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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