Portrait of Ahmed Salama

Chief Technology Officer

Ahmed
Salama

Turning bold ideas into scalable systems

Impact

  • 250,000+ride requests
  • 59,000+drivers
  • 82,000+registered users
  • 15,000+employees served weekly
  • 1,100+trips per day
  • 8corporate clients

Bio

Ahmed Salama Mohamed Hamed is the Co-founder and CTO of Zeds, a technology-driven smart mobility platform serving individuals, businesses, and public authorities across Egypt. He leads Zeds’ technology strategy, product, and a 30-person team. His work spans full-stack engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI.

Ahmed built and scaled Zeds’ ride-hailing platform to over 59,000 drivers, 82,000+ registered users, and more than 250,000 ride requests. On the corporate side, he scaled Zeds’ transportation operations to serve 15,000+ employees weekly across 8 corporate clients, running 1,100+ trips per day. He also established a strategic public-sector partnership to launch the Smart Taxi digital transformation pilot in Sharm El Sheikh. The pilot brings digital booking, transparent pricing, real-time tracking, and centralized fleet management to the city’s taxi system.

Ahmed is focused on building the digital backbone of mobility in Egypt and is open to connecting with investors, partners, and mobility leaders.

Services

  1. Technology Strategy & Architecture

    Designing robust, scalable tech architectures aligned with business goals.

  2. Digital Transformation & Innovation

    Driving innovation through modern technologies and agile processes.

  3. Team Building & Technical Leadership

    Building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

What clients say

"Ahmed transformed our entire technology infrastructure in under 18 months. His strategic vision and hands-on leadership helped us scale from 50 to 500 users seamlessly while reducing operational costs by 40%. A true technology partner."
- Ashraf Menour, CEO at ZedsHub

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