Rwanda → worldwide
Zipline
Drones that deliver blood and medical supplies to remote health centres, starting in Rwanda in 2016 and later expanding to other countries.
Lesson: The best tech products start from a vital, specific need.
Invest & partner
Technology, AI & Robotics for New Products
Governable technology that serves people: new products for care, circular economy and hospitality
I believe in technology that makes people more capable without making them less responsible. I have brought digital tools into a social cooperative, I write about AI and the future of work, and I build prototypes. Now I want to turn concrete needs from social services, the circular economy and tourism into new tech products, with partners and investors who share this approach.
Why now
Why now
01
AI is becoming practical
Language models, computer vision and low-cost robotics make products possible that were out of reach for small organisations only a few years ago.
02
Ageing and care gaps
Europe and parts of the Gulf face growing care needs and staff shortages. Assistive technology can help, if it is designed with care workers and families.
03
Rules create trust
The EU AI Act and growing attention to responsible AI reward products that are transparent, safe and accountable from the start.
Where my experience comes from
- Led the digital transformation of Cooperativa Ruah: CRM systems, ERP-aligned project workflows and digital tools for social services.
- Ruah’s “Giusta Transizione” award recognised an ecology that becomes digital and social (2021).
- Author of books on AI, responsibility and freedom in the age of automated systems, including “L’Ultimo Libro Umano” (2026).
- Digital platforms, analytics and CRM for tourism and hospitality clients through Yalla Europa.
- Hands-on prototyping with AI and development tools, from idea to working demo.
Ammar Shawesh
Founder & Strategic Business Advisor, Yalla Europa (since 2016) · Managing Director, Cooperativa Impresa Sociale Ruah (since 2015)
About AmmarWorldwide examples that inspire
Public examples from around the world, shown for inspiration. They are not my projects or clients.
Japan
PARO
A therapeutic robot seal developed by Japan’s AIST institute and used in elderly care, including for people living with dementia.
Lesson: Social robotics works when it supports care and does not replace it.
Genoa, Italy
iCub
An open-source humanoid robot developed by the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and used by research labs around the world.
Lesson: Italy has world-class robotics know-how ready to be turned into products.
United States
AMP Robotics
AI-guided robots that sort recyclables at high speed in recycling facilities.
Lesson: Computer vision can make the circular economy economically viable.
Denmark → worldwide
Be My Eyes
An app that connects blind and low-vision people with volunteers and, more recently, with an AI assistant that describes the world around them.
Lesson: Tech-for-good can reach millions when it is simple and human.
Business angel, investor or looking for a partner?
Opportunities open to partners and investors
Stage: Pilot-ready
AI textile grading
Computer vision that helps reuse hubs sort textiles into reuse, repair and recycling grades faster and more consistently, starting from real data at Triciclo.
Looking for: A computer-vision partner, equipment funding, and circular-economy investors.
Let’s talkStage: Concept
Assistive and social robotics pilots
Co-designed pilots of assistive and social robots in care homes and services for people with disabilities, with ethics, training and impact measurement built in.
Looking for: Robotics companies, care providers, foundations and research centres.
Let’s talkStage: Concept
Multilingual AI concierge
An AI concierge for hotels and destinations that serves guests in Arabic and European languages, connected to booking and CRM data, with a human always in the loop.
Looking for: Hospitality groups, a tech partner, and seed investors.
Let’s talkStage: Concept
Governable tech studio
A small studio that turns needs from social enterprises and SMEs into tested digital products and AI tools, with transparency and accountability by design.
Looking for: Co-founders, impact investors and corporate innovation partners.
Let’s talkHow we can work together
- 01
Angel & seed co-investment
Investing together in a new company (NewCo) or special-purpose vehicle for a specific venture, with clear governance.
- 02
Joint venture & strategic partnership
Building a product or market with an industrial, tourism or tech partner who brings capabilities and distribution.
- 03
Pilot sponsorship
Companies fund a pilot linked to their ESG, CSR or innovation goals and get first access to the results.
- 04
Impact & blended finance
Foundations, impact funds and public programmes share risk with private investors to make social and environmental projects viable.
- 05
Market access Europe ⇄ GCC
Gulf family offices and companies co-invest and open their markets; European partners bring know-how.
- 06
Advisory & board roles
I join your board or advisory team in these fields, or invite you to join a venture’s advisory board.
Invest & partner
Business angel, investor or looking for a partner?
Tell me who you are and what you are looking for. I reply personally within a few working days, usually with a proposal for a call.
Who I would like to talk to
- Business angels
- Impact investors
- Family offices (Europe & GCC)
- Venture capital
- Corporates (ESG & CSR)
- Foundations
- Public bodies & development finance
- Founders looking for a partner
This page presents business ideas and partnership opportunities for preliminary discussion with qualified counterparties. It is not a public offer of financial products, securities or investments, nor investment advice. Any collaboration or investment will be agreed privately, after due diligence and in compliance with applicable law. Examples of third-party organisations are public and shown for inspiration only.