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Technology and VC pioneers Alexis Ohanian, Founder and General Partner of Seven Seven
Six and Co-Founder of Reddit, Eduardo Saverin, Co-Founder of Facebook and B Capital, and
Laura Chambers, CEO of Mozilla Corporation, will headline Web Summit Qatar. They will join
over 15,000 attendees to explore the future of innovation, investment, and technology in 2025.
Key highlights:
● Web Summit Qatar, the Middle East’s premier tech gathering, will unfold at the Doha
Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) from February 23–26, 2025.
● Alexis Ohanian, Founder & General Partner at Seven Seven Six, will share his journey
from creating Reddit, a platform that redefined internet culture and online communities,
to founding Seven Seven Six, a venture firm built like a tech company.
● Also speaking at Web Summit Qatar will be Eduardo Saverin, Facebook’s first investor
and co-founder, who now runs the global VC firm B Capital, and Laura Chambers, CEO
of Mozilla Corporation, who has held leadership roles at eBay, PayPal, and Airbnb.
● The upcoming Web Summit Qatar aims to surpass the 15,000+ attendees from the 2024
inaugural event, further establishing Qatar as a global innovation hub.
Alexis Ohanian will join the event this February to discuss his journey from co-founding
Reddit—a now-public company with a $25B+ market cap that has reshaped online
communities—to creating Seven Seven Six, a venture capital firm that is built like a modern
technology company and is redefining early-stage investments.
Web Summit
Web Summit HQ, Tramway House, 32 Dartry Road
Dartry, Dublin 6, Ireland, D06 XT86.
In 2025, Seven Seven Six’s portfolio includes Angel City Football Club, now the most valuable
women’s sports team in the world; Riverside, a podcasting platform that allows users to record
remote podcasts and video interviews with studio-quality audio and video; Feastables, a snack
brand with trusted ingredients from MrBeast; and Stoke Space, a space company developing
fully reusable rockets.
Web Summit Qatar 2025 will also host Eduardo Saverin, the co-founder of Facebook (now
Meta) and leader of B Capital, an investment firm committed to supporting innovators
pioneering advancements in technology, healthcare, and climate solutions. According to
Eduardo, while deep tech investment across the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) has lagged,
the region has the potential to become a leader in cutting edge technologies.
Laura Chambers, CEO of Mozilla Corporation, which recently celebrated the 20th anniversary
of its iconic Firefox browser, will also be among the key speakers at Web Summit Qatar. Under
her leadership, Mozilla continues to champion open internet values such as choice, privacy,
and transparency while exploring new opportunities in the tech landscape, including
privacy-preserving advertising and AI ethics.
Other Web Summit 2025 speakers include:
– Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones;
– Sara Sabry, founder of the Deep Space Initiative;
– Brian Robbins, CEO of Paramount Pictures;
– Joy Robins, Global Chief Advertising Officer at the New York Times
– Yassine Saidi, Chief Product Officer at Under Armour
– Andrew Feldman, Co-founder & CEO at Cerebras Systems
– Raj Ganguly, Co-founder and Co-CEO of B Capital;
– And many more
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave emphasised the significance of Web Summit Qatar 2025,
where speakers like Alexis, Eduardo, and Laura will share their expertise on building impactful
companies and driving inclusive innovation, particularly in the venture capital space.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Alexis to Doha this February. His extensive experience in
building transformative companies, combined with his dedication to fostering inclusive
innovation, will bring invaluable insights that align perfectly with the entrepreneurial
energy fueling the Middle East’s tech ecosystem,” said Paddy Cosgrave, founder and
CEO of Web Summit. “Alexis will be joining an amazing group of speakers, including
some of the biggest names in tech and innovation, like B Capital’s Eduardo Saverin and
Mozilla CEO Laura Chambers,” he concluded.
Earlier this December, a Runway to Web Summit event in Doha set the stage for local tech
communities ahead of the main Web Summit event, encouraging innovation and growth. Web
Summit founder and CEO Paddy Cosgrave, along with Qatar Development Bank CEO
Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi, gathered to discuss the future of technology and its growing
impact on Qatar’s tech ecosystem. They were joined by local startups, including SkipCash
Web Summit
Web Summit HQ, Tramway House, 32 Dartry Road
Dartry, Dublin 6, Ireland, D06 XT86.
(mobile payment platform), Adeer (AI business management solution), Wqtah (platform for
booking local experiences), and Kafy (food-tech), who spoke about their experiences at past
Web Summit events, and their plans for the future.
About Web Summit Qatar
Web Summit Qatar 2025 will be the second edition of the event held in Doha. Building on Web
Summit’s global presence across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia, Web Summit
Qatar seeks to foster connections within the tech communities of the Middle East,
Africa, and India, highlighting the region’s growing role in the global innovation ecosystem. The
2025 event is expected to bring together over 15,000+ attendees, including startup founders,
investors, thought leaders, CEOs, and global innovators.
About Web Summit
Web Summit runs the world’s largest technology events, connecting people and ideas that
change the world. Web Summit events – Web Summit in Lisbon, Web Summit Rio in South
America, Collision in North America, RISE in Asia, and Web Summit Qatar in the Middle East –
have gathered half a million people since Web Summit’s beginnings as a 150-person
conference in Dublin in 2009.
