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In August 2021, he co-founded Altooro, an AI-based tech assessment platform that enables companies to evaluate technical skills. As of August 2022, Altooro has raised $2.5M in [[Pre-seed|pre-seed funding]].<ref name="geektime">{{{{cite news|url=https://www.geektime.co.il/altooro-wants-to-find-the-next-rockstar-on-your-dev-team|title="סטארטאפ ישראלי רוצה שאלגוריתם יבחר את הכוכב הבא של צוות הפיתוח"|date=27 September 2022|newspaper=Geektime | quote="מאז הקמתו, גייס הסטארטאפ שהקימו אבו סאלם ומתוואלי, כ-2.5 מיליון דולר" | last1=אלקסלסי |first1=אושרי |language=he}}</ref>
In August 2021, he co-founded Altooro, an AI-based tech assessment platform that enables companies to evaluate technical skills. As of August 2022, Altooro has raised $2.5M in [[Pre-seed|pre-seed funding]].<ref name="geektime">{{{{cite news|url=https://www.geektime.co.il/altooro-wants-to-find-the-next-rockstar-on-your-dev-team|title="סטארטאפ ישראלי רוצה שאלגוריתם יבחר את הכוכב הבא של צוות הפיתוח"|date=27 September 2022|newspaper=Geektime | quote="מאז הקמתו, גייס הסטארטאפ שהקימו אבו סאלם ומתוואלי, כ-2.5 מיליון דולר" | last1=אלקסלסי |first1=אושרי |language=he}}</ref>

In October 2023 Loop began expanding to the USA by hosting workshop in [[Greater Boston]].<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=saintcols |postid=CylXBOjMGP9 |date=19 October 2023 |title=This week, mentors from the company Loop led a coding workshop for students in Grades 5-8. Loop is a non-profit organization that receives funding from companies such as Apple and Microsoft to run coding workshops at schools to expand students' knowledge of computer programming skills. STCPS students had a great time solving coding puzzles and learning about AI. Thank you to the @loopcs team for visiting! |access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>


== Recognition ==
== Recognition ==

Revision as of 19:27, 9 November 2023

Wasim Abu Salem
Born1991
Nazareth, Israel[1]
NationalityIsraeli
EducationUniversity of Haifa
(B.S. Computer Science and LL.B. Law)[2]
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, business owner
Known forLoop, Altooro

Wasim Abu Salem (Arabic: وسيم أبو سالم; Hebrew: וסים אבו סאלם; born 1991) is an Israeli entrepreneur and founder of Loop,[3][4] an incubator and academy, and the co-founder of Altooro, an AI-based[5] tech assessment platform.[6] He is best known for building tech companies that are sustainable and socially conscious.[7]

Early life & education

Wasim Abu Salem was born and raised in Nazareth, Israel.[1] At the age of 13, he developed an interest in technology and coding with aspirations of building successful tech startups.[8]

In 2015, Abu Salem graduated with a dual degree of BSc in Computer Science and LL.B in Law from the University of Haifa.[9]

Career

In 2014, Abu Salem started his legal internship in Tel-Aviv at the Israeli Ministry of Justice, focusing on cybersecurity and digital privacy issues.[10] In 2016, he joined ISOC as Secretary of the Association and project manager.[11][12] At ISOC, he was responsible for managing international partnerships and worked on various projects, including public policy recommendations for adopting IPv6.[13]

In June 2015, Abu Salem was selected by the U.S. State Department to participate in the MEPI Student Leaders summer program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, United States.[14]

In December 2015, Abu Salem founded Loop, which initially offered introductory computer science workshops to students in Israel. In 2016, after Loop had reached 2,000 students,[15] he represented the company at multiple events worldwide, including the Amends Global Fellows program at Stanford University,[16] the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley,[17] and One Young World in Canada.[18]

In July 2017, Abu Salem opened Loop's first self-owned learning campus.[19]

In August 2021, he co-founded Altooro, an AI-based tech assessment platform that enables companies to evaluate technical skills. As of August 2022, Altooro has raised $2.5M in pre-seed funding.[20]

Recognition

  • MEPI Student Leaders Program Alumni, Montana State University (2015)[21]
  • OYW Ambassador (2016)[18]
  • AMENDS Fellow at Stanford University (2016)[16]
  • Fellow at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (2016)[22]
  • Fellow at the U.S. Pavilion @EXPO 2020, Dubai[23]
  • TheMarker's 40 Under 40, 2022[24]

References

  1. ^ a b שטרקמן, רותם; זיו, אמיתי (23 October 2023). ""מספיק רעיון משוגע אחד: האם סטיב גובס הבא יימצא בנצרת?"". mako. "נולדתי בנצרת".
  2. ^ "For Arab Israelis left out of tech jobs, a new code: Inclusion". Retrieved 2023-05-08. with a dual degree in computer science and law (subscription required)
  3. ^ ""הפרויקט נמשך: בכירים בהיי-טק מסכמים את השנה"". PC. 23 October 2023. "וסים אבו-סאלם, שהקים מסגרת יזמות טכנולוגית לילדים בשם לופ".
  4. ^ "There is a lot of hidden potential and a lot of interesting talent that we need to support in Nazareth". calcalistech. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-08. Wasim Abu Salem, Founder at Loop
  5. ^ "Altooro's platform helps companies "evaluate skills, not resumes"". calcalistech. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08. Sector: AI
  6. ^ "Altooro's platform helps companies "evaluate skills, not resumes"". calcalistech. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2023-05-08. With Altooro, through job simulators and technical challenges, companies can automatically evaluate skill-sets and predict one's professional potential effectively
  7. ^ "USA-Pavilion-Expo-2020-Fellows-Program-Booklet" (PDF). usapavilion.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08. Wasim Abu Salem is an entrepreneur focusing on building mission-driven tech companies that are built to last. Abu Salem is the founder of Loop, a lifelong-learning initiative investing in the next generation of young talent
  8. ^ "From MEPI to Global Mentor: How Wasim Abu Salem's Vision for 'Loop' is Empowering Youth". montana.edu. Since he was 13, he had wanted to learn coding
  9. ^ Shulman, Sophie; Kabir, Omer (September 16, 2019). ""The U.K. Has a Strong Tech-Focused Post-Brexit Strategy, Says KPMG Partner"". CTECH by Calcalist. After graduating with a BSc in law and computer science
  10. ^ {{שטרקמן, רותם; זיו, אמיתי (23 October 2023). ""מספיק רעיון משוגע אחד: האם סטיב גובס הבא יימצא בנצרת?"". mako (in Hebrew). עשיתי התמחות ברשות למשפט וטכנולוגיה, מה שנקראת כיום הרשות להגנת הפרטיות
  11. ^ "קליק אחד - ואישרתם להפיץ את המידע האישי שלכם מהסמארטפון". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  12. ^ "סקירת פעילות איגוד האינטרנט הישראלי )ע"ר( - 6/2015-5/2016" (PDF). Knesset.gov.il.
  13. ^ "מדיניות ציבורית מומלצת לפרישת פרוטוקול IPv6 בישראל" (PDF). ISOC.
  14. ^ "Meet MEPI's Best and Brightest Alumni". The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
  15. ^ "Loop Officially Reaches 2,000 Participants!". loop. 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  16. ^ a b "Education & Empowerment – AMENDS Global Fellows". Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  17. ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein (2016-06-27). "Israeli companies handpicked by White House for GES 2016". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  18. ^ a b "Facebook awards $100,000 worth of support to OYW Ambassadors | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  19. ^ "Timeline". loop. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  20. ^ {{אלקסלסי, אושרי (27 September 2022). ""סטארטאפ ישראלי רוצה שאלגוריתם יבחר את הכוכב הבא של צוות הפיתוח"". Geektime (in Hebrew). מאז הקמתו, גייס הסטארטאפ שהקימו אבו סאלם ומתוואלי, כ-2.5 מיליון דולר
  21. ^ "Wasim Abu Salem - Training and Special Programs | Montana State University". www.montana.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  22. ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein (2016-06-27). "Israeli companies handpicked by White House for GES 2016". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  23. ^ "USA Pavilion @Expo 2020 Fellows Program - Program Booklet" (PDF). USA Pavilion.
  24. ^ "הצעירים המבטיחים 2022". TheMarker. Retrieved 2023-05-08. (subscription required)
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