Salem has almost 10 years of experience around SMEs & startups ecosystem. Currently, he heads the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) at Elm for Information Security Company (Elm) focused on backing early stage technology startup. Prior to that, he worked in the Strategic Alliances at Elm working on strategic partnerships, Joint Ventures & M&As. Salem also worked in the Industrial lending market as a Credit Consultant at Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF). In addition, he conducted his own research on the subject of using nanotechnology to enhance concrete tensile strength.