vercel meets kk
Deploying hyper-growth across EMEA.
I'm Kheireddine Kamal (aka KK). Founder DNA. Investor mindset. Sales leadership— the lens to scale Vercel's commercial business across EMEA.
Origins
I grew up at the crossroads of cultures.
Born in Casablanca, raised in Paris, lived and worked across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa for the last 12 years. Fluent in four languages. Based in Portugal. Happy husband & father of 2.
Fluent in
Arabic
French
English
GermanLived & worked across
+ a few countries in Africa- 4
- Languages spoken
- 10+
- Countries lived in
- EMEA
- Home region
Founder
I have been in the trenches for a decade.
A repeat founder who sold one company and failed others — all teaching invaluable lessons.
I have done the 0→1 and the 1→10 — building from nothing, then scaling through to an acquisition.
- 0→1
- Built from zero
- 1→10
- Scaled to exit
- Accor
- Acquirer
Investor
I have backed 30+ companies Vercel sells to.
An active angel and operator-investor/fund manager across 30+ startups in AI/Robotics and Web2/Web3.
That lens makes me a credible peer to the product and engineering leaders Vercel sells to. I speak their language— not as a vendor, but as someone who has built and funded the same kind of companies.
- 30+
- Startups backed
- AI
- Core thesis
- Web3
- Second thesis
Sales Leader
I build loyal and high-performing teams.
12+ years spent hiring, ramping, and coaching high-performing AE and BD teams across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
I am a hands-on individual. I lead with vulnerability and integrity. I optimize for high velocity, performance and a working culture where people want to stay in.
- 5 to 150+
- people managed across different stages
- EMEA
- Regions led
Today
Right now, I live at the AI frontier.
Leading AI Partnerships & Investments for a cryptographic Israeli tech-unicorn — selling technical value to buyers like Google, Samsung, Sanofi etc.
- Unicorn
- Current stage
- AI Safety
- Domain
- Technical
- Buyers I close
The Fit
What the role asks for, mapped to what I've done.
Straight from the job description — and where my track record meets each line.
Lead & scale a high-velocity commercial team
Years building AE/BD teams across EMEA that consistently beat quota.
Hire, onboard, and develop commercial AEs
Built culture, playbooks, and ramp frameworks as a founder and leader.
Sell to engineering & technical leadership
Today I close product leaders at an AI tech-unicorn.
Own pipeline, forecasting, and revenue attainment
Carried the number as a founder — instinct for velocity and quality.
European language skills a strong plus
Fluent in French, German, English, and Arabic across EMEA.
Familiarity with dev tooling & modern web
Tech curious & investor in 30+ AI and Web3 startups building on this stack.
Let's scale Vercel across EMEA.
Based in
Portugal
Languages
Arabic · French · English · German
Role
Director, Commercial Sales, EMEA
Prepared by KK for Vercel.