Sami Khoreibi (born 1980) is a Canadian-Palestinian businessperson based in Dubai. He founded and served as its chief executive officer (CEO) of Enviromena Power Systems from 2007 to 2017. He is also a co-founder of Wisewell, where he serves as executive chairman, and of Incubayt, where he serves as CEO.
Previously, Khoreibi co-founded Candax, which was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Early life and education.
Khoreibi was born in 1980 in Saudi Arabia to Palestinian parents and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics, with a minor in psychology, from the University of Western Ontario.
Career.
After graduating, Khoreibi co-founded Candax Energy, an upstream oil-and-gas company that was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2005.
In 2007, Khoreibi founded Enviromena in Abu Dhabi, identifying regional opportunities in solar energy following Masdar's establishment. Enviromena received venture capital funding from Masdar, Good Energies, and zouk Ventures. During his tenure, Enviromena constructed more than 45 solar plants across nine countries in the Middle East and North Africa, secured contracts valued at approximately US $700 million, and developed the Gulf region's first utility-scale photovoltaic plant in Masdar City.
In 2012, Khoreibi was recognized as one of the five Arab Innovators by the "MIT Technology Review".
In 2017, Khoreibi oversaw the sale of Enviromena to Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Following the acquisition, Enviromena expanded operations into the United Kingdom, completing its first UK solar farm in 2023 and raising £65 million to fund a 500 MW development pipeline.
In 2019, Khoreibi established Incubayt Investments, which invests in sustainability-focused startups. In 2021, he co-founded Wisewell, a smart home-water company, where he currently serves as executive chairman.