Qatar First Bank

Qatar First Bank LLC is a prominent Shari’ah-compliant financial institution based in Qatar, founded in 1998. The bank specializes in providing diverse investment opportunities and innovative financial solutions with both local and international reach. It offers a comprehensive range of Shari’ah-compliant products and services, including alternative investments primarily focused on private equity and real estate, as well as private banking, wealth management, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Qatar First Bank is recognized for its clear strategic direction, experienced team, and solid shareholder base, positioning it as a trusted advisor for various clients, including high-net-worth individuals and corporate entities. The bank serves as a gateway to investment opportunities in Qatar and beyond, catering to the needs of its diverse clientele in the regional and global markets.

Mohammad As'ad

Senior Associate

Ihab Asali

Managing Partner, Private Equity

Mohammed Al Sahli

Chief Operating Officer

Ayman Zaidan

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Business Officer

1 past transactions

SoundHound

Post in 2022
SoundHound Inc. is the innovator in voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies. SoundHound Inc.’s Houndify is the first independent AI platform that enables developers and business owners to deploy it anywhere and retain control of their brand and users while differentiating and innovating. Houndify provides all the technology ingredients necessary for voice and AI integration, including the world’s fastest speech recognition, the most sophisticated natural language understanding, easy to use developer tools, knowledge graphs, and a large and rapidly growing number of domains. Houndify technologies represent 10 years of R&D. SoundHound's voice search & assistant app, Hound, leverages their Speech-to-Meaning™ and Deep Meaning Understanding™ technologies on a consumer app experience. Their SoundHound music recognition app applies the technology to the listening experience, enabling people to discover, explore, and share the music around them.