Walid Sultan Midani

Walid Sultan Midani
Walid at the 2014
Born (1983-04-22) April 22, 1983 (age 41)
Alma materESPRIT
Occupation(s)CEO of Bravvo.io, and former CEO of DigitalMania and Yourun Ltd

Walid Sultan Midani (born April 22, 1983) is the co-founder and Co-CEO of Bravvo.io and the former CEO of DigitalMania Studio, the first video game development studio in Tunisia.

Career

Walid earned his computer engineering degree from the Private College of Engineering and Technology of Tunis (ESPRIT) in July 2008.[1] He began his career in the field of video games.

In 2004, he co-founded the startup Tunisia Games,[1] which organized the Electronic Sports Tunisian Cup from 2005 to 2009. He also served on the organizational board of the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) in Paris from 2005 to 2007 and in California in 2008.

In 2011, he launched Tunisia's first video game studio, DigitalMania,[2] where he serves as the CEO.

In 2017, he founded Yourun Ltd, a video game and entertainment studio based in Malta. Yourun Ltd developed the game *Warshmallows*, a 2D arena shooter featuring tiny creatures with amazing powers. The company is also working on entertainment platforms that combine artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and gamification.

Walid is also a co-founder of the Tunisian accelerator Boost,[3] and serves as the co-director and co-founder of the Tunisian branch of the Founder Institute, the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program.[4]

After two decades in the video game industry, Walid shifted his focus in 2024 to address climate change challenges. He is now fully dedicated, alongside Ghazi Cheikhrouhou and Shady Achouri, to building [www.bravvo.io](https://www.bravvo.io), a platform designed to help companies create and promote a culture of sustainability among their teams.

References

  1. ^ a b Bezad, Hanae. "Quand entreprendre devient un jeu".
  2. ^ Kottoor, Naveena (August 27, 2014). "Tunisia's first video games boss" – via www.bbc.com.
  3. ^ "Agence de Communication en Tunisie : Wecom – Web – Mobile – Design en Tunisie".
  4. ^ "In Response to Huge Demand, Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Tunisia". The Founder Institute.