Rihem Chahloul

Program Manager - Open Startup International

Doctor of Pharmacy combining solid clinical, industrial, and regulatory experience with 3+ years leading innovation programs across Africa. Operating at the intersection of medical expertise and the startup ecosystem, she manages GROW, Open Startup’s investment readiness program, which she helped shape from its earliest planning stage. Her background running daily healthcare operations informs how she supports founders and strengthens African startup ecosystems, from assessing venture feasibility to engaging hospital, industry, and institutional stakeholders and structuring acceleration programs with measurable impact. Rihem has also empowered female entrepreneurs across the continent as Program Manager of the Female Founders Program at She Starts Africa.