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Lakshmi Nair
Lakshmi Nair seated in a black wire chair against a white panelled wall

Founder · Dubai

Founder of Oula and GUTSY.

Trained to write code. Ended up rewiring organisations instead. Nine years scaling Deliveroo and Talabat across 8 markets, €100M+ budgets and 6M+ customers. Now I’m building my own, and writing about all of it.

Oula

Founder · UAE

Fashion discovery · Coming soon to the App Store

Oula finds the best version of what you love across every store in the UAE, and tells you if the price is right.

Shoppers browse Namshi, Ounass, Next, H&M and a dozen brand sites to find one piece. Each store shows only its own shelves, and none says whether a price is a good one. Oula puts every store in one place, learns your taste, and gives an honest read on the price.

20+UAE stores
iOS · Safari · WebComing soon
getoula.com
oulaLove it first. Price it second.

GUTSY

Founder · Dubai
GUTSYGut-friendly protein · Now live in Dubai

Gut-friendly vegan protein · Dubai

Born from 47 failed experiments. Zero proprietary blends.

Built in a kitchen lab with my husband, after supplements made my own gut health worse. Now live in Dubai.

47Experiments
0Proprietary blends
Nov 2026Launched in Dubai
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  1. The health scareWhere it started.Done
  2. The gym eraSupplements made it worse.Done
  3. Kitchen lab47 experiments with my husband.Done
  4. Municipality approvalsDubai approvals cleared.Done
  5. Market launchLive in Dubai since November 2026.Now

Work

Operating background · 2017 – Now

Writing

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