Partner
Mohamed Nanabhay
Managing Partner, Mozilla Ventures
- Firm
- Mozilla Ventures
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Mohamed Nanabhay works at the intersection of media, technology and entrepreneurship. As the Head of Online at Al Jazeera English he led the team that produced the award winning coverage of the Arab revolutions in 2011. During his tenure, the website has seen a colossal increase in traffic and has been recognised by the Online News Association for general excellence in online journalism. In 2006, he founded the New Media division at Al Jazeera which focused on engaging audiences through social media and emerging media technologies. During this period he pioneered and launched the Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository. Mohamed serves on the Board of Directors of the Media Development Investment Fund, is an Advisory Council Member of Creative Commons, and is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Social Media.
Background
- Education
- He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and History at the University of the Witwatersrand where he served as the Vice-President of the Student Union, and a masters degree in International Relations from the University of Cambridge.Source (opens in a new tab)
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