Said Murad

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Lunara Partners

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Said Murad is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Lunara Partners, a predominantly MENA focused multi-stage investment platform. Prior to founding Lunara Partners, Said was a Senior Partner at Global Ventures, where he spent 6 years as part of the leadership team building and scaling the firm to one of the region’s leading VC platforms.

Said is also a prior operator, as he served as COO of vertical e-commerce platform, Jamalon, where he led the company’s operational efforts and played a pivotal role in helping the company raise its Series B. Said was also previously COO at EFS Facilities Services leading the security services business and EFS's activities in Jordan. Said also previously held the position of CEO of Groupon UAE, where he was responsible for managing and sustainably growing Groupon’s Local, Goods and Travel business lines. Before Groupon, Said worked with Deloitte's strategy consulting team, as well as with SHUAA Capital as an AVP in the CEO's Office, in addition to previously working in private equity at the firms Dubai International Capital (including Jordan Dubai Capital), and Abraaj Capital.

Said holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a BEng in Materials Science & Engineering from Imperial College London.