Monta's Interactive CV

Founded and led OnlyFounders App to reach thousands of founders, an app & web platform tackling one of the biggest startup failure points: Co-founder Misalignment, Compatibility & Search. Built the product from zero through real-world validation, attending 260+ networking events and conducting thousands of founder conversations. Reached over 7000 organic downloads in less than 6 months with thousands of active founders and hundreds of thousands of swipes. Shipped a live iOS, Android app that started first as a discovery tool for finding active founders looking for co-founders, it then grew more to a psychology and compatibility tool made to test compatibility & alignment between co-founders throughout a web version. I was obviously responsible for shifting between departments and tasks, hence my sweet spot was around reaching people, through marketing, sales and communication strategies.

Moderated the pitching stage and Co-organised London's Largest Demo Day by RareFounders, overseeing 4 iterations of this amazing event. In the 4 seasons of the Demo Day, it averaged 1,000 attendees per event, with 100 startups pitching, 300+ investors and peaked at 2,000 attendees. Together with the RareFounders team, we managed the complete event lifecycle: sourcing sponsors, PR and partnerships, bringing in 300+ investors per event, curating 500+ applications into a final roster of 100 pitching startups, facilitating investment etc.

Specializing in the 'human element' of startups, I provided strategic coaching for founders seeking long-term compatibility. I have been invited to deliver keynotes for leading startup ecosystems, including Google Cloud, Venture Cafe Cambridge, the AI Forge incubator, Eligent Club Accelerator, Hult Founders Lab, The Graduate Guide, and more. I have helped refine the co-founder discovery process for thousands of international entrepreneurs across the USA and London.

I spearheaded the sponsorship and partnership strategy for four successful TEDx editions. I was responsible for securing critical revenue streams and managing corporate relationships for each event. Through strategic cold outreach, I also negotiated exclusive perks for our attendees, significantly enhancing the overall event experience.

Selected as a top finalist in the Eligent Accelerator Demo Day as well as Hult Founders Lab Competition

As an NLP practitioner and public speaker, I brought that passion to the stage through keynotes on self-development and leadership. I have always been fascinated by human psychology, how the brain works, and how communication shapes behavior.

(Failed Startup) I was 17 and I built Tunisia’s first crowdfunding platform. We paused the project during COVID-19 as regulatory shutdowns halted approvals/operations and the legal framework for crowdfunding wasn’t clear. Made lots of mistakes and learned a lot. I also started without properly validating the team. I built it with the same team I won the Spark competition (Fondation BIAT) with, and later the team split as they moved away for studies.

After two years of competition, won the 2nd National Prize at the Fondation BIAT Spark Club Demo Day (funded by BIAT) after completing a two-year training and bootcamp program. Received incubation, mentorship, and coaching (cohort started when I was 16).

I love this because, in my belief, it was one of the most important experiences of my life. From ages 14 to 18, I was part of two Rotary-sponsored Interact nonprofit organizations. For four years, we had to manage teamwork, partnerships, sponsorships, and basically keep a “pseudo company” alive and generating money to fund projects. The difference is that there were no profit incentives, so we got the benefits of learning how to run an organization, communicate with people, lead teams, and raise sponsorships without the bad side. Everyone was passionate and focused on impact. At Big South, I started as a member and grew into Head of Marketing, leading communications and outreach, coordinating teams, and supporting partnership and sponsorship efforts to keep initiatives moving. We managed, on average, a team of 48 people.