Amin Shaykho

Amin
Shaykho

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Amin Shaykho is the CEO of Kadama, social media star, and software engineer. Shaykho is on the Forbes 30 under 30 list, TED speaker, and previously worked at Apple. Wikipedia

Official photo of Amin Shaykho.

Amin on the news

Amin's TED Talks &
‍podcast appearances

Amin Shaykho on the Lubo Smid Podcast.

Lubo Smid Podcast

Amin Shaykho Turns TikTok Views Into an 8-Figure Business

Amin Shaykho on the Lubo Smid Podcast.

Amin Shaykho on Digital Social Hour Podcast.

Digital Social Hour Podcast

Amin Shaykho Raises $1.7M and Makes Forbes 30 Under 30

Amin Shaykho on Digital Social Hour Podcast.

Amin Shaykho on The Founder Podcast.

The Founder Podcast

Amin Shaykho on His Journey To A Million Users

Amin Shaykho on The Founder Podcast.

Amin Shaykho on the Our Future Podcast.

Our Future Podcast

Amin Shaykho Builds $50M "Uber for Tutoring" App

Amin Shaykho on the Our Future Podcast.

Amin founded Kadama, the most download Gen-Z tutoring app that connects 2 million students and tutors.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Raised $1.7M funding
• Reached #2 App Store charts
• 2.5M followers & 1B views on TikTok & Instagram
• Listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 Education
• $25K investment, University of Washington
• #1 Northwest student startup ($10K award)

After raising $1.7M for Kadama, Amin left his senior software engineering job at Apple, where he managed teams and worked with leadership.

PROJECTS

• iMessage threads & mentions
• Apple Research App
• iOS App Clips
• Core Location Framework

Amin grew his personal Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Snapchat to 2.5M followers in the last 6 months.

Statistics

• 2.5M followers & 1B views across @aminshaykho pages
• Most viral video hit 150M views (Zara life hack)
• Videos featured on Fox News, New York Post, etc.

Special moments

Amin Shaykho invited to speak to 100+ students at the University of Washington.

Invited to speak to 100+ students at the University of Washington

November, 2023

Amin Shaykho reacts to making the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Our reaction to making the Forbes 30 Under 30 list

January, 2022

Kadama billboard in Times Square, NYC announcing their $1.7M raise.

Kadama billboard in Times Square, NYC announcing our $1.7M raise

April, 2021

Amin Shaykho and Kadama team win $25,000 award from the University of Washington Jones Foster Accelerator.

After back to back failures, this was Kadama's first major success

February, 2020