Global startup founders eyeing Qatar’s tech ecosystem, says Kahana CEO| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

Global startup founders eyeing Qatar’s tech ecosystem, says Kahana CEO| Gulf Times – Gulf Times

Felix Ochefu, Kahana founder and CEO. PICTURE: Ramsey Cardy/Web Summit

Startup founders across the globe are eager to do business in Qatar, according to Felix Ochefu, the founder and CEO of an all-in-one group travel solution app: Kahana.Ochefu was referring to a “unique opportunity” the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) offered to participants at the ‘Startup Qatar’ pavilion during the Web Summit Qatar 2024, which Doha successfully hosted last February.The event, held of the first time in the Middle East, attracted more than 1,000 international startups, including Kahana, the Web Summit stated in a recent tweet on X, which chronicled Ochefu’s first Web Summit event.According to Web Summit, “Kahana is a travel co-ordination app that allows groups to plan and book trips together seamlessly. It connects travellers through a single API, bringing together more than 300 airlines and 1mn accommodation options.”It added: “Users can search for flights and hotels, build itineraries using AI and communicate with their group, all in one place, allowing for an integrated collaborative experience. Kahana’s goal is to eliminate fragmentation for group travellers by providing an end-to-end AI-powered solution.”Ochefu told Web Summit, “While meeting a couple of really smart founders at the Startup Lounge, I was