Hamza Bin Mubeen

Hamza Bin Mubeen

CEO & Founder @ Kanvis | Social Tech Entrepreneur & Software Engineer

Based in: Lahore, PakistanMost recently: Founder, CirklesExperience: 5 years

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A 3x founder now building Kanvis, an AI Agentic Recruitment platform. We believe every person deserves to be fully understood before they are judged for a role in a company. A single piece of paper filled with keywords does not fully define the actual achievements of the applicant, it barely scratches the surface of a complex human being. Yet, for decades we have relied on this one-pager to accept/reject real humans. With the increasing technological advancements, humankind is at a place where we can build systems that ensure no human is forced to compress themselves on a single piece of paper but rather is truly understood before any decision is made.

Experience

Founder

CirklesworkJul 2025 – Mar 2026
Monthly Active Visitors
12,000+Monthly Active Visitors

Summary

Event discovery and ticketing in Pakistan were fragmented, causing friction for organizers and attendees. Built a unified, end-to-end event platform combining discovery, ticketing, and analytics. Architected dual-sided marketplace, developed MVP, and led growth strategy to onboard organizers and attendees. Implemented block-based conditional form builder and optimized user acquisition.

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
Next.jsZod SchemaDjangoPostgreSQLFirebaseFigmaGoogle Cloud: App EngineGoogle Cloud: Cloud SQLTypeScript

CEO & Founder

U.n.IworkFeb 2023 – Mar 2026
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

Modern social networks were impersonal and chaotic, leaving communities without safe spaces for meaningful interactions. Designed and built a specialized social platform tailored for private, high-trust communities. Led the product strategy from ideation to launch, focusing on privacy-first architecture. Established a new paradigm for digital social interactions, successfully onboarding communities and revolutionizing how closed groups network and collaborate.

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
FlutterRiverpod statemanagementDjangoPostgreSQLFirebaseNext.jsFigmaAWS: RDSAWS: ECSAWS: EC2AWS: S3LangChainGemini APIMachine LearningFastAPIReactLLMs

Head of Innovations & Convener (Techstars Startup Weekend)

SPADESworkSep 2022 – Mar 2025
workshop attendees
1,200+workshop attendees

Summary

Led innovation and ecosystem growth initiatives, including convening Techstars Startup Weekend and managing major tech competitions.

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

FlutterFlutter
Architecture planning
Engineering & Design
Team Management
DjangoDjango
Next.jsNext.js
FirebaseFirebase
GitGit
DartDart
FigmaFigma
UX Research
Augmented Reality (AR)
Warm outreach
FastAPIFastAPI
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
ReactReact
TypeScriptTypeScript
Code-based prototyping
LLMs
Gemini API
PythonPython
JavaScriptJavaScript
SQLSQL
HTMLHTML
CSSCSS
MERN stack
Riverpod
AWS (EC2, RDS, ECS, S3)
Google Cloud (App Engine, Cloud SQL)Google Cloud (App Engine, Cloud SQL)
UI/UX design
LangChain
MongoDBMongoDB
DockerDocker
C++C++
Zod Schema
NoSQLNoSQL
RR

Areas of expertise

Product Leadership
Full lifecycle ownership
Strategic Execution
Community management
Marketplace design
Operations scaling
Hiring
Mentoring
User acquisition
Growth & Marketing
Social media strategy
Revenue modeling

Languages

Hindi
Punjabi
English
Urdu

Projects

AR Mental Health Companion

academic
A research-driven AR application featuring digital Emotional Support Animals (ESAs). Designed to combat loneliness and provide emotional support through gamified interactions and social AR features.
ARFigmaUX Research

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

CEO & Founderpersonal
Designed and built a specialized social platform tailored for private, high-trust communities. Led the product strategy from ideation to launch, focusing on privacy-first architecture. Features: Realtime Discussion Forum, Individual + Group Chats, Event Discovery and Ticketing, AI Networking, Leaderboard Tracking, In-app Notifications, Profile Builder, Recommendations System.
FlutterRiverpod statemanagementDjangoPostgreSQLFirebaseNext.jsFigmaAWS: RDSAWS: ECSAWS: EC2AWS: S3LangChainGemini APIMachine LearningFastAPI

Cirkles (Events & Ticketing)

Founder & Product Leadprofessional
Built a unified, end-to-end event platform combining discovery, ticketing, and analytics. Architected dual-sided marketplace, developed MVP, and led growth strategy to onboard organizers and attendees. Implemented block-based conditional form builder and optimized user acquisition.
Next.jsZod SchemaDjangoPostgreSQLFirebaseFigmaGoogle Cloud: App EngineGoogle Cloud: Cloud SQLTypeScript

Kanvis

personal
Built using Next.js.
Next.jsTypeScript

Education

Bachelor of Science - BS

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)Computer ScienceSep 2022 – Jun 2026

Coursework

Software EngineeringAdvanced ProgrammingOperating SystemsHuman Computer InteractionDatabasesArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningData Science

A-Level

International School LahoreComputer Science, Additional SciencesJul 2020 – Aug 2022

Coursework

A-Level – 1A* 2AO-Level – 3A* 5A

Societies & activities

Full Merit Scholarship

A-Level

Lahore Grammar SchoolMathematics and Computer ScienceSep 2019 – Jun 2020

Societies & activities

Full Merit Scholarship

Recognition

Awards

Red Bull Basement National Finals

Red Bull

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

International School Lahore

Awarded for academic excellence during A-Levels.

Full Merit Scholarship

Lahore Grammar School

Awarded for academic excellence during A-Levels.

Certifications

Introduction to Front-End Development

Meta

Principles of UX/UI Design

Meta

Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere

Google

Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming

Coursera / Meta / Google

Programming with JavaScript

Meta

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
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