WAQAS PITAFI
Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker
Building Ventures & Sharing the Journey.
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“THE BEST AMONG PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO ARE MOST BENEFICIAL TO OTHERS.”
“THE INTELLIGENT ONE DISCIPLINES HIMSELF AND WORKS FOR WHAT COMES AFTER DEATH.”
“AND THUS WE HAVE MADE YOU A BALANCED NATION.”
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Documenting a life spent creating impact through businesses, ideas, and mentorship.
# Waqas Pitafi — Entrepreneur, Investor, Builder of Builders
I’m Waqas Pitafi — a founder, investor, and systems thinker with 25+ years of experience building ventures across four continents.
From enterprise software to AI, e-commerce to healthtech, I’ve led companies, advised startups, and built high-performing teams from the ground up. My ventures have served Fortune 500s, scaled across the U.S., Middle East, and Asia, and generated over $12.5M+ in annual revenue — all while staying rooted in systems thinking and long-term value creation.
## My Core Operating Belief
> "The best among people are those who are most beneficial to others."
## What I Do
- CEO & Founder, DevBatch
- Chairman, Noah Technologies
- Co-Founder, DeltaOne
- Strategic Advisor and Investor
- Systems Mentor and Global Team Builder
## Sectors I've Built In
eCommerce · AI · Enterprise Software · FinTech · HealthTech · Web3 · SaaS · Digital Packaging · Gaming
## Companies & Roles
- DeltaOne — Co-Founder
- DevBatch — Founder & CEO
- Noah Technologies — Chairman & CEO
- Virgo Data — CEO
- Hayaat.pk — Seed Investor
- iReady2Sell — Founder
## Client Track Record
Pepsi · Saudi Aramco · Keurig · Staples · Saudi Telecom · Emirates · ADCB · NRZ
## Career Timeline
- 1999–2000 → Internship @ CSOFT
- 2001–2004 → Senior Engineer @ GTFS, Dubai
- 2004–2008 → Project Lead @ Hamad Medical
- 2008–2010 → PM @ Emirates Airline
- 2010–Now → Founder / Operator
## Awards & Recognition
- Presidential Award — Best Software House, Pakistan
- Keynote Speaker — Carnegie Mellon, Qatar
- Multi-government contracts: UAE, Pakistan, Qatar
## Education
- MSc IT — University of Liverpool
- BCS — Institute of Management Sciences
- ICS — National College
## Languages
English · Arabic · Urdu · Punjabi · Saraiki
## What's Next
I’m building toward a future where everything I know — from how to start, scale, and systemize ventures — is open-sourced.
If you’re building something and want a strategic mind to sharpen it — let’s talk.
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