
Hamza Bin Mubeen
Based in: Lahore, PakistanMost recently: Founder, CirklesExperience: 5 years
Experience

Founder
- Monthly Active Visitors
- 12,000+Monthly Active Visitors
Summary
What I did
- Created the initial brand identity and brand kit in Figma to establish a design baseline.
- Leveraged warm contacts for onboarding the first organizers to the platform.
Results
- Architected a dual-sided marketplace for event discovery and ticketing, reaching 12,000+ monthly active visitors.
- Developed a custom block-based conditional form builder to streamline event organizer onboarding.
- Optimized user acquisition strategies to drive consistent platform growth.
- Developed the platform's design directly in code to maintain an elite Gen Z design language and accelerate the development process.
- Built block-based conditional form builder

CEO & Founder
- total unique users
- 15,000+total unique users
- 6-month retention rate
- 76%6-month retention rate
- pieces of content created
- 63,000+pieces of content created
Summary
What I did
- Implemented features: Realtime Discussion Forum, Individual + Group Chats, Event Discovery and Ticketing, AI Networking, Leaderboard Tracking, In-app Notifications, Profile Builder, Recommendations System
- Managed a hierarchical team of 200+ members, including a core team of 7 and a nationwide campus ambassador network structured into specialized departments (Marketing, Outreach, Customer Support).
- Developed an agent that shared recommendation results with users after they were processed by a custom ML engine.
Results
- Managed a critical scaling crisis in Nov 2024, resolving severe latency issues for a platform with 3,500+ concurrent active users.
- Led the product from ideation to 15,000+ unique users, achieving national recognition in the Red Bull Basement Finals.
- Architected an AI Networking system using LangChain and Gemini API to parse natural language user intent into structured queries for a custom ML recommendation engine.
- Scaled and led a 200+ person organization by implementing a decentralized hierarchy with campus leads managing ~25 members each to ensure accountability and effective delegation.
- Maintained a high-engagement ecosystem with a 76% 6-month retention rate, facilitating 63,000+ pieces of content and 41,500+ connections.
- Piloted a targeted lead segmentation revenue model with brand partners including Paymo, stufd., and Zingo.
- Expanded platform footprint across 10+ major Pakistani institutions including IBA, NUST, and LSE.
- Built an AI networking feature that used an LLM to parse user requirements into JSON results for a recommendation engine.
- 3,500+ concurrent active users at peak traffic
- 41,500+ connections facilitated
- Expanded to 10+ major universities

Head of Innovations & Convener (Techstars Startup Weekend)
- workshop attendees
- 1,200+workshop attendees
Summary
Results
- Mentored 35+ early-stage startups, guiding them on growth strategy and pitching to VCs.
- Led STEM R&D initiatives, reaching 1,200+ individuals through workshops and awareness campaigns.
- Built a high-growth structure for Pakistan's STEM Research Hub during its foundational stages.
- Mentored 35+ startups
Skills
Technical
Areas of expertise
Languages
Projects
AR Mental Health Companion

U.n.I (Closed-loop Social Networking)

Cirkles (Events & Ticketing)
Kanvis
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Coursework

A-Level
Coursework
Societies & activities

A-Level
Societies & activities
Recognition
Awards

Red Bull Basement National Finals
Startup Recognition Award

Silver Medal - Chess
Silver Medalist in Chess competition.

Best Tragedy Drama Award at LUMS Dramafest '19
Awarded for Best Tragedy Drama at LUMS Dramafest '19.

Semifinalist - ARSSDC 2021 | Team Leader
Team Leader and Semifinalist in the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition.

Full Merit Scholarship
Awarded for academic excellence during A-Levels.

Full Merit Scholarship
Awarded for academic excellence during A-Levels.
Certifications

Introduction to Front-End Development

Principles of UX/UI Design

Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming

Programming with JavaScript
Q&A
In Hamza’s own words.
How did you manage a 200+ person organization while being a student?
I implemented a decentralized hierarchy where I managed a core team of 7, and we appointed campus leads across Pakistan. Each lead was responsible for ~25 members. I specifically selected leads based on their enthusiasm and problem-solving capabilities rather than just technical skill, which ensured they could handle local challenges autonomously. This structure allowed us to scale to 15,000 users while I remained focused on product strategy and deep work.
What drives the work
Motivations
- Builder-first mentality
- Serial entrepreneurship
Objectives
- Continuing and scaling current ventures (Cirkles, U.n.I)
Principles
- Deep work
- High-EQ leadership
- Enthusiasm-led hiring
Hamza's twin is AI, it can make mistakes.
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