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Matias Muchnick

Matias Muchnick is a Chilean entrepreneur who co-founded NotCo in 2015 and serves as its CEO; the company became the first Chilean unicorn, valued at US$1.5 billion in 2021.

Matthew Scullion

Matthew Scullion is a British technology entrepreneur who co-founded Matillion, a cloud data productivity software company, in 2011 and led it as chief executive until August 2026.

Mauro Levi D'Ancona

Mauro Levi D'Ancona is a Brazilian insurance executive and co-founder and CEO of 180 Seguros, a São Paulo insurtech founded in 2020 after roughly five years in Nubank's finance area.

Max Junestrand

Max Junestrand is a Swedish entrepreneur who co-founded Legora, formerly Leya, a legal artificial intelligence company, in Stockholm in 2023, and serves as its chief executive officer.

Max Welling

Max Welling is a machine-learning researcher, professor at the University of Amsterdam, and co-founder and CTO of CuspAI, an AI materials startup valued at $2.6 billion in 2026.

MaxAB

MaxAB is an Egyptian B2B e-commerce company founded in Cairo in 2018 by Belal El-Megharbel and Mohamed Ben Halim, supplying groceries to traditional retailers through an app.

Maxim Kurnikov

Maxim Kurnikov is an Israeli software entrepreneur known as a co-founder of Echo, a Haifa-based Y Combinator Winter 2023 startup building an AI sales co-pilot for B2B founders.

Maximiliano Casal

Maximiliano Casal is a Uruguayan software engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded the digital freight forwarder Nowports in 2018 and later returned as its chief executive officer.

Maximilien Levesque

Maximilien Levesque is a French quantum physicist and co-founder and CEO of Aqemia, a Paris drug discovery company that uses deep physics algorithms and generative AI to design therapeutic molecules.

Mazen AlDarrab

Mazen AlDarrab is a Saudi technology entrepreneur who co-founded Zid, the Riyadh-based e-commerce enablement platform, in 2017, led its commercial growth, and became its chief executive officer in July 2025.

Medadom

Medadom is a French teleconsultation company founded in 2017, offering no-appointment GP consultations from booths in pharmacies, and the first approved société de téléconsultation in 2024.

Merama

Merama is a Latin American e-commerce holding company founded in December 2020, headquartered in Mexico City and São Paulo, that buys majority stakes in online brands.

Mercado Bitcoin

Mercado Bitcoin is a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2013 in São Paulo, offering over 220 digital assets and serving more than 4 million clients.

Michael Greer

Michael Stephen Greer is a technology executive and co-founder of Pagaleve, the Brazilian fintech that lets consumers pay in installments over Pix, where he is chief technology officer.

Michael Riabzev

Michael Riabzev is an Israeli cryptographer and entrepreneur, co-founder and Chief Architect of StarkWare Industries, founded in 2018 in Netanya, Israel, and co-author of the 2018 paper formalizing STARK proofs.

Mike O'Regan

Mike O'Regan is a British education-technology entrepreneur who co-founded Research Machines in Oxford in 1973 with Mike Fischer, supplying computers and ICT services to UK schools.

Miki Kuusi

Miki Kuusi is a Finnish entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the Helsinki delivery platform Wolt, co-founder of the Slush startup conference, and CEO of Deliveroo since 2025.

Mikko Kodisoja

Mikko Kodisoja, born 1976 in Turku, Finland, is a Finnish entrepreneur who co-founded the mobile game studio Supercell in 2010 and led its creative direction until 2020.

Mirabilis

Mirabilis was a Tel Aviv internet company that created ICQ, the first widely adopted instant messaging service, in 1996 and sold it to America Online in 1998 for $287 million.

Mirko Novakovic

Mirko Novakovic is a German software entrepreneur and repeat founder who built codecentric and Instana, sold Instana to IBM for $500 million, and founded Dash0 in 2023.

Mitchell Elegbe

Mitchell Elegbe is a Nigerian entrepreneur who founded Interswitch, a pan-African payments technology company, in Lagos in 2002 and has served as its Group Managing Director and CEO ever since.

Miznon

Miznon is an Israeli street-food pita restaurant chain founded in Tel Aviv in 2011 by chef Eyal Shani, known for its whole roasted baby cauliflower and run-over potato, with more than 25 locations worldwide.

Mobicel

Mobicel is a South African consumer electronics company founded in 2007 by Ridhwan Khan, selling budget phones and tablets and frequently among the top five brands in operator sales.

Mohamad Ballout

Mohamad Ballout is a Dubai-based entrepreneur of Lebanese origin who co-founded the food technology company Kitopi in 2018 and serves as its chief executive officer.

Mohamed Jawabri

Mohamed Jawabri, also written Mohammed Jawabri, is a Saudi-based technology entrepreneur who co-founded the Riyadh debt-crowdfunding platform Lendo in 2019 and serves as its chief operating officer.

Mohammad Alashmawi

Mohammad Alashmawi is a Saudi education-technology entrepreneur who co-founded Classera, an e-learning company founded in Silicon Valley, where he has served as Chief of Venture Builder since January 2025.

Mohammed Akkar

Mohammed Akkar, also printed as Mohammed Al-Johi, is a Saudi entrepreneur who founded Jisr, a Riyadh-based HR and payroll software company that raised a $30 million Series A in 2023.

Mohammed Al Arifi

Mohammed Al Arifi is a Saudi technology executive who co-founded Floward, an online flowers and gifting company serving the MENA region and the United Kingdom, and became its Chief Operating Officer in October 2023.

Mohammed AlKhelewy

Mohammed AlKhelewy is a Saudi technology entrepreneur who co-founded Ejari in 2022, a Riyadh-based proptech and fintech company offering rent-now-pay-later financing for residential tenants across Saudi Arabia.

Mollie

Mollie is a Dutch payment service provider headquartered in Amsterdam, founded in 2004 by Adriaan Mol, offering API-based online payment processing to over 250,000 businesses across Europe.