Yassine Laghzioui

Yassine Laghzioui is the CEO of UM6P Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), and Chief Entrepreneurship & Venturing Officer at UM6P. He is also the Founder and CEO of Phova Technology, a Moroccan deep-tech machinery company specialized in industrial pumps and valves. Through The FORGE, UM6P’s flagship venture-building program, he mentors founders from across Africa to build globally scalable startups.

A graduate of Stanford GSB, Yassine works at the intersection of engineering, venture capital, and entrepreneurship.

His focus: turning bold ideas into enduring ventures that combine human drive, technology, and long-term impact.