Umna Abid Qadri
About Umna Abid Qadri
Umna Abid Qadri is an Executive Growth professional currently working at Alaan (YC W23) in Dubai and at Affle in Bangalore. She holds an MBA in Business Analytics from Golden Gate University and a BE in Civil Engineering from CMR Institute Of Technology.
Company
Umna Abid Qadri currently holds the position of Executive Growth at Alaan, a company part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch. Based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Alaan focuses on the financial technology sector. The role involves driving client partnerships, revenue growth, and strategic initiatives. Umna joined Alaan on January 1, 2023.
Title
Umna Abid Qadri serves as an Executive Growth professional. This role encompasses duties such as driving revenue growth, forming client partnerships, and implementing strategic initiatives, particularly in the Fintech sector.
Work Experience at Affle
In addition to her role at Alaan, Umna Abid Qadri also holds the position of Executive-Growth at Affle in Bangalore, India. She has previously worked as Executive-Client Services at Affle for one year, from 2022 to 2023. Her responsibilities at Affle likely included client management and service delivery in the SaaS and Ad-tech spaces.
Education and Expertise
Umna Abid Qadri earned an MBA in Business Analytics from Golden Gate University. Additionally, she completed a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) specializing in Civil Engineering from CMR Institute of Technology, where she studied from 2018 to 2022. Her academic background complements her professional expertise in SaaS and Ad-tech.
Internships and Early Career
Umna has held various internships that laid the foundation for her career. In 2021, she was a Project Intern at MAPSAS for one month in Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India. She also worked as an Engineering Intern at the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir (Union Territory), India, though this role lasted less than a month.