Karim Atiyeh is Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ramp, a technology company that helps businesses save time and money on every dollar they spend.

Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Karim developed an early interest in mathematics and engineering. In 2006, he attended the Research Science Institute (RSI), with a focus on computer science. He then graduated from Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour at the top of his class, with highest honors in the French Baccalaureate system, specializing in mathematics.

Karim enrolled at Harvard University in 2007, earning an A.B. in Electrical Engineering and a S.M. in Computer Science. His graduate work focused on computer vision under Professor Todd Zickler, and he was recognized as a Siebel Scholar in 2011. During his time at Harvard, he also served as a Teaching Fellow for CS50.

Following the global financial crisis, Karim joined Oliver Wyman, where he advised major financial institutions on capital requirements, emerging regulations, and risk modeling. The experience gave him firsthand exposure to the complexity of financial systems and the operational challenges faced by large organizations.

Karim later co-founded Paribus, a consumer technology company that helped shoppers automatically receive refunds when prices dropped after a purchase. Backed by Y Combinator, Paribus grew to more than one million users within a year of launch and received national media attention from outlets including ABC and CNBC. The company was acquired by Capital One in 2016.

In 2019, Karim co-founded Ramp with the belief that current finance software should help businesses operate more efficiently, not encourage them to spend more. Ramp launched with a corporate card and spend management platform built to align the company’s success with the value it creates for customers.

Today, the company has helped more than 85,000 organizations, ranging from family farms to industry leaders such as Visa, Uber, Shopify, and Anduril, and has been recognized by CNBC’s Disruptor 50, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and the Forbes Cloud 100. Ramp is currently valued at $60 billion and backed by many of the world’s leading technology investors.

Karim remains passionate about entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and investing in the next generation of builders. He lives in Miami with his wife and three children.