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Neha Jakhar.

Dubai-based founder · BITS Pilani alumni

Building businesses at the intersection of AI, technology, and growth.

I'm Neha Jakhar, a founder based in Dubai. I've worked across startups, marketing, business development, and technology - and I'm now building in the AI era. Here I share what I'm learning about turning ideas into businesses.

Neha Jakhar, Dubai-based founder and BITS Pilani alumni, smiling in front of the Museum of the Future in Dubai
★ KT+150 2026 · AI category

About

An engineer who chose to build.

I studied Computer Science at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus — then found myself pulled toward the people and problems behind early-stage businesses. Most of what I know about marketing and sales came from figuring it out while building.

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Recognition

Awards & achievements

01

Prezlo

Current · Co-founder

AI search visibility

An AI visibility execution platform helping brands understand how they show up in AI-generated answers.

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Prezlo helps businesses see where they appear across AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, which competitors get recommended, and where information or credibility gaps exist — then prioritise practical actions to improve how AI systems understand them. My work spans growth, positioning, business development, partnerships, and bringing the product to market.

AI searchBrand discoveryGo-to-marketPartnershipsVisit site ↗
02

Nxtstar

Ongoing

Business consulting · UAE

A Dubai-based consultancy supporting entrepreneurs with business setup and the practical requirements of operating in the UAE.

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Through Nxtstar I work directly with clients — understanding their requirements and helping them navigate company setup, business administration, and related commercial considerations. It's given me a ground-level view of what entrepreneurs actually face when starting up in Dubai.

Client engagementUAE business setupOperationsVisit site ↗
03

TeamITSuite

Past

AI-enabled business management

An AI-oriented business management initiative exploring how AI can support everyday business workflows.

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TeamITSuite deepened my interest in applying AI to practical business problems and how software can fit into the way teams already work.

AI workflowsProduct thinking
04

Ta'seer

Early-stage venture

Marketing technology · Creator economy

An early-stage platform exploring how brands and influencers could find and work with each other.

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Ta'seer taught me the realities of a two-sided marketplace: validating demand on both sides, positioning, customer discovery, and searching for a sustainable business model. The biggest lesson — building a product is only one part of building a business. Demand, distribution, and execution matter just as much.

MarketplacesInfluencer marketingCustomer discoveryVisit site ↗

Watch

Hear it from me.

Founder lessons on startups, go-to-market and AI visibility, straight from Dubai.

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Expertise

A cross-functional view of business.

Entrepreneurship & startup building

Going from idea to something real — and learning from the experiments that didn't work.

Go-to-market strategy

Deciding who you're for, what you say, and how you actually reach them.

Marketing & brand growth

Hands-on marketing learned while building, from content to creators to search.

Sales & business development

Founder-led selling: talking to customers, opening doors, and building relationships.

Operations & UAE entrepreneurship

The practical side of starting and running a company in Dubai.

AI & the future of discovery

How AI assistants are changing the way customers find businesses — and what brands can do about it.

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Notes from building

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