I build software companies in Southeast Asia.
Co-founder of Etalas, an AI-first product development agency. Alongside that, I'm building Kareem — a productive waqf holding company structured to serve education for generations. Based in Jakarta. Working slowly on things that matter.
Now
Updated March 2026
Co-Founder · Etalas
An AI-first product development agency. We help founders and operators build software that actually ships — not prototypes, but products people use.
CEO · Kareem
A productive waqf holding company. The structure is unusual: shares are permanently endowed, profits flow to education, and the company is designed to outlast its founders. I'm building it deliberately, not in a hurry.
OpenClaw Consultant · Independent
I help executives deploy AI agents that work in production — connected to real tools, running real workflows. Not a demo. Something that runs.
Writing & Notes
NVIDIA NeMo & the Indonesia AI Opportunity
Why the NeMo/NIM stack and Indonesia's sovereign AI push create a defensible local niche. A full strategic brief.
What a Productive Waqf Actually Looks Like
Notes on building a company where the shares themselves are endowed. The structure, the why, and what cross-generational really means in practice.
OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent
A complete comparison of the two leading open-source AI agent frameworks. Where each wins, and when it makes sense to switch.
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Background
Co-Founder
Etalas
AI-first product development agency for founders and operators in Southeast Asia.
2022 – present
CEO
Kareem
Productive waqf holding company. Two subsidiaries: Kareem Studios (software agency) and Kareem Ventures (connecting capital to social-benefit businesses).
2024 – present
OpenClaw Consultant
Independent
Helping executives deploy AI agents that run in production.
2025 – present
Founder
BWN Tech
Solo and consulting work across product strategy and early-stage ventures.
2021 – 2022
Co-Founder
RumahKisah
Islamic content and education platform.
2020 – 2022
Engineering & Product
Gojek
Built and scaled products at one of Southeast Asia's largest super-apps.
2018 – 2020
Early Team
Veritrans (now Midtrans)
Helped grow Veritrans into Indonesia's leading payment gateway. Later acquired by GoTo.
2014 – 2018
Computer Science
Bina Nusantara University