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Mo Hakimi, Dunedin Solutions

Mo Hakimi

Founder, CEO

Delivery Execution

Strategy, Business Plan, Operations, New Product Development, 20+years Project Management:

  • COO and investor in Edinburgh-based tech Startup. Successful exist (M&A) by a large US corporate in just 2 years

  • Head of Project Management Office (PMO) in a large Silicon Valley corporate

  • Head of PMO for a UK hi-tech company

  • US multi-million-dollar programs for tier-1 mobile manufacturer

  • Implemented full operations for a US-based tech Startup in Scotland from scratch

Serial Investor

Angel Investor. Friends & Families. Startups coaching and advisory board:

  • Seed investment, Series A, B, C investment in Scotland

  • Invested in 10+ Startups

  • Co-Investor in Edinburgh-based startup, leading to acquisition

Innovation & Commercialisation

Research to M&A (Startups) and Research to Launch (Corporates):

  • Developed successful bootstrap business model for a tech Startup to avoid raising external investment and dilution

  • Implemented effective Innovation Model (iModel) for a large USA-European semiconductor corporate in the Netherland.

  • Facilitated healthcare ecosystem (NHS, Industry, University, Investment) for seamless commercialisation of SME's into public health.

  • Participated on several judging panels, assessing Startups/Entrepreneurs commercialisation suitability

Executive Leader (UK & USA)

CEO, COO, CTO, Executive Director:

  • CEO - Dunedin Solutions (Lifesciences Startups)

  • COO - Tech Startup in Scotland (Technology Startup)​

  • CTO - US Startup in Scotland (Technology Startup)

  • PMO Executive Director – Large US Semiconductor corporate (Technology M&A)

Mo founded Dunedin Solutions in Edinburgh in January 2016. He holds core expertise in resolving complex business challenges through an effective, structured and disciplined project execution model. He believes that innovation without effective execution is just a meaningless invention that typically results in a waste of time, money and efforts for all those involved.

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Mo is an angel investor, with investments in Startups across the lifesciences, semiconductor, cyber security and power management technology sectors. Mo co-invested and worked as COO in Calvatec, an inspiring Edinburgh based Startup, in 2009 and worked very effectively with other co-founders to achieve a successful exit (acquisition by a US-based company) in approximately two years. 

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Mo has developed alliance relationships with NHS Scotland, Scottish universities, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish government. He has also served on number of Startups judging panels, including: University of Strathclyde, Scottish Enterprise High Growth Initiatives, Business Gateway, Scottish EDGE and Social investment Scotland.

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Mo has worked with several US tech multi-billion-dollar international companies over the past 34 years in the computer, mobile, telecom and semiconductor industries. His experience includes serving as an executive leader for three Startups in Scotland where he successfully implemented the required business infrastructures and execution models.

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Mo’s recent work includes development of the iModel (innovation-to-commercialisation model) for a large US-European corporates, a lifesciences technology transfer from Germany to UK, serving as an advisor to an Aberdeen based lifesciences Startup, and most recently engaging key industry players to engage as part of healthcare ecosystem in the public health sector (ongoing).

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