Sami Bejjani

<p>Sami Bejjani is a Dubai-based finance leader and entrepreneur, serving as the <strong>Chief Financial Officer, Co-Founder, and Partner of Kitopi</strong> — the world's leading managed cloud kitchen platform and one of the Middle East's most prominent unicorns. He is widely regarded as the financial architect behind Kitopi's capital strategy, including its landmark $415M Series C round led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2.</p><p>Bejjani's academic foundation reflects an exceptional global pedigree. He earned his <strong>Bachelor's degree from the American University of Beirut</strong>, followed by a <strong>Master's degree from the University of Southern California (USC)</strong>, and an <strong>MBA from INSEAD</strong> (Singapore campus, 2009). This combination of regional rooting and international training has shaped his ability to bridge Middle Eastern, U.S., and Asian business environments.</p><p>His professional career began in engineering before moving into top-tier strategy consulting. Sami previously served as a Project Manager at Jacobs Engineering, where they honed capabilities in project delivery and technical consulting. He then joined McKinsey &amp; Company, eventually becoming a Partner. At McKinsey, his background includes advising major organizations in energy, mining, manufacturing, contracting, and investment on strategy, technology, capital productivity, and operations. His responsibilities included leading McKinsey's Capital Projects practice across industries in the region and co-leading McKinsey's procurement practice in the Middle East. He applied capabilities in strategy formulation, technology implementation, and operational optimization to support client success.</p><p>After leaving McKinsey, Bejjani joined Kitopi as Co-Founder, CFO, and Partner — bringing institutional rigor to a fast-scaling startup. Tracxn lists Sami Bejjani as Co-Founder &amp; CFO of Kitopi alongside Mohamad Ballout, Bader Ataya, Andres Arenas, and Saman Darkan, confirming his founding-team status despite joining slightly after the original 2018 founding quartet.</p><p>Under his financial stewardship, Kitopi has raised a total funding of $852M over 5 rounds from 31 investors, with a current valuation of $1.55B. He led the company through its $415M Series C in 2021 — one of the largest VC rounds in MENA history — and continues to oversee Kitopi's transition toward profitability, with the company recently turning free cash flow positive in Q4 2025.</p><p>Beyond financial leadership, Bejjani is an active observer of capital markets and growth-stage finance, frequently meeting with CEOs and CFOs of leading European and UK growth-stage companies. He is a thoughtful voice on Web3, AI in commerce, and emerging technology — engaging publicly with platforms like <em>The Rollup</em> on Avalanche and reflecting on agentic AI's impact on e-commerce.</p>