Founder & Executive Director
21x21.ventures

Nader Sobhan is an entrepreneur, investor, and ecosystem builder working at the intersection of media, technology, and culture across Asia and the Middle East.

At MBC Group in the UAE, he helped define the broadcaster's digital strategy and played a key role in launching Shahid.net, now the region's leading streaming platform. He later became the cofounder and regional CEO for iflix MENA, rapidly expanding it to become a leading OTT platforms before its exit to Tencent.

Nader also founded IKTOMI, a cross-regional design and innovation studio that has helped build and scale a variety of Al ventures such as Vynd.io. He now leads 21x21 Ventures, a global angel consortium investing in early- stage companies shaping the future of creativity, technology, and data.