Hi, I'm Karim Fawaz

Make it Happen™

Building innovative solutions at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship.

About Me

Blending technical expertise and entrepreneurial spirit.

Software Engineer

Building scalable and enterprise ready systems. Tech-agnostic.

Founder & CEO

Leading PLAYBACK & BRAIN 2.0, turning ideas into successful ventures.

My Journey

I make things happen, and I make them happen quickly.

Founder
Award Winner
Entrepreneur
Ambassador
Mentor
Fellow

Trusted & Recognised

Organisations I've worked with

Amazon
Great British Entrepreneur Awards
WebSummit
King's Trust
UK StartUp Awards

Experience & Education

A journey through innovation, from academic excellence to industry impact and entrepreneurial ventures.

Founder & CEO

PLAYBACK

Current
November 2024 - CurrentLondon, United Kingdom | Global

Founding Member & Ambassador

1Club

Current
November 2023 - CurrentLondon, United Kingdom

Software Development Engineer

Amazon

Current
March 2023 - CurrentLondon, United Kingdom

Peer Mentor

Il Milione Ltd.

February 2022 - CurrentLondon, United Kingdom

Founder & CEO

BRAIN 2.0

Current
December 2017 - CurrentLondon, United Kingdom | Global

By the Numbers

Key achievements and milestones in my journey.

7+

Years Experience

19m$

In Savings for Clients

5

Companies Founded

38m

Users

Skills & Expertise

A comprehensive skill set spanning frontend, backend, cloud architecture, and data science.

Backend & Cloud

Supabase
Supabase
98%
AWS
AWS
97%
Sanity
Sanity
96%
Python
Python
90%
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
88%
Firebase
Firebase
80%
Java
Java
79%

Data & AI

Plotly
Plotly
92%
OpenAI SDK
OpenAI SDK
92%
Pandas
Pandas
92%
Claude SDK
Claude SDK
86%
Langchain
Langchain
85%

Certifications & Languages

AWS Certified Solutions Architect
QMUL Alumni Entrepreneur Award
Global StartUp of the Year Award
Great British Entrepreneur Award
English (Fluent)
French (Fluent)
Arabic (Fluent)

Latest Updates

Achievements, project launches, awards, and industry insights.

Great British Entrepreneur Awards "Early Stage Standout" 2025
Featured • AWARD

Great British Entrepreneur Awards "Early Stage Standout" 2025

Winning “Early Stage Standout” at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards was more than recognition - it was a milestone for PLAYBACK’s mission to build the operating system for sports.

Nov 11, 20253 min read
QMUL Quest GEW 2025
ACHIEVEMENT

QMUL Quest GEW 2025

Honoured to be featured as an alumni entrepreneur during Queen Mary’s Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025. It’s a reminder of how far ideas can go.

Nov 17, 20253m
SFS ExtraTime 2025
AWARD

SFS ExtraTime 2025

A day after winning at GBEA, PLAYBACK was recognised at SFS ExtraTime inside Juventus’ Allianz Stadium - honoured with “Most Creative Startup Solution” for redefining sports content technology.

Nov 12, 20253m
World Football Summit Madrid 2025
NEWS

World Football Summit Madrid 2025

PLAYBACK became the only organisation nominated in two categories at the World Football Summit Awards 2025 - and walked away as runners-up in both, standing alongside global giants.

Oct 16, 2025
UK Global StartUp of the Year 2025
AWARD

UK Global StartUp of the Year 2025

We’ve been named the UK’s National Global StartUp of the Year 2025 - chosen from more than 800 finalists.

Sep 11, 20254m
London Global StartUp of the Year 2025
AWARD

London Global StartUp of the Year 2025

PLAYBACK is London's Global StartUp of the Year 🏆🌍

Jun 26, 20253m
UK StartUp Awards

Testimonials

From colleagues & collaborators.

"Karim was among the most exceptional interns I managed during my tenure at Amazon. In just over a mo..."
Federico Arduino

Federico Arduino

EU S&OP Analytics Manager at Amazon

Contact

Feel free to reach out.

Get in Touch

karim@braintwopoint0.com
London, United Kingdom

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