Summary
Aaqib Gadit is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and venture builder with 12 years of experience founding and scaling cloud, open source, and cybersecurity companies in the Middle East and beyond. As Co-Founder and CEO of Cloudways, he bootstrapped a multi-cloud managed hosting platform to a $350M exit when DigitalOcean acquired the company, after which he served as SVP and Chief Revenue Officer at DigitalOcean, leading go-to-market strategy and revenue growth. He is a Founding Partner of Disrupt.com, a UAE-based venture builder and investor, helping launch and fund notable ventures including PureVPN, PureSquare, Zignaly, and SquatWolf. His work blends hands-on engineering leadership with strategic GTM execution across cybersecurity, managed cloud, and AI automation for global markets. Based in Dubai, he serves on the Endeavor regional board, strengthening regional entrepreneurship ecosystems. He brings a rare combination of building conviction, scalable business leadership, and investor insight to drive growth across ambitious tech companies.
13 years of coding experience