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Ayat Toufeeq

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Co-Founder at Powder
📍 United Arab Emirates

Ayat Toufeeq is the co-founder of Powder, a personalized beauty e-commerce platform. She transitioned into entrepreneurship from a corporate background in fraud investigation and risk management at firms like EY. She holds an Executive Master of Science from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Her entrepreneurial drive stems from a personal passion for solving the real-world problem of finding the right beauty products. She is deeply invested in understanding the consumer experience for women in the GCC region, which was the catalyst for starting her own company after leaving her established corporate career.

Her startup, Powder, was featured by Forbes Middle East as one of the "20 Women-Led Startups To Watch".

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Ayat shows up

ROI Conscious
Demanding
Judgemental

They respond well to confident salespeople. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Ayat cares about

Beauty E-commerce
Co-founded Powder. ae to solve the challenge of finding suitable beauty products online and actively seeks feedback on the consumer experience in the UAE and GCC.
Career Pivoting
Made a significant career transition from corporate risk advisory and fraud investigation into becoming a beauty-tech entrepreneur.
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Career

Work history

7-2019
Co-Founder
Powder
7-2017 - 7-2019
Senior Manager
GardaWorld International Protective Services
1-2015 - 7-2017
Manager | Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services
EY
6-2011 - 10-2014
Bid Manager
Olive Group
7-2009 - 6-2011
Account Manager & Research Associate
INEGMA
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Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2014
Executive Master of Science (MSc)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2005 - 2008
BA
King's College London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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