Draft:Moawia El-Deeb

Eldeeb was born in Egypt and later immigrated to the United States with his family. He is a former computer science student and alumnus of Columbia University. His family was briefly homeless before he attended Columbia.^[3][4]

While studying computer science at Columbia University, Eldeeb worked as a personal trainer and later co-founded a fitness technology startup with Joshua Augustin. The company entered Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch under the name SmartSpot, before later becoming associated with Tempo.^[5][6]

The origins of Tempo lay in SmartSpot, a computer-vision-based system developed in 2015 for gyms to help trainers analyze and improve clients' exercise form. The company later shifted toward the consumer home-fitness market and launched Tempo's home strength-training system in 2020.^[7]

In February 2020, Tempo launched its home strength-training screen and had previously raised about $17 million in funding.^[8]

In July 2020, Tempo raised $60 million in a Series B financing round.^[9]

In April 2021, Tempo raised a $220 million Series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from investors including Bling Capital, DCM, General Catalyst, Norwest Venture Partners and Steadfast Capital Ventures.^[10]

Eldeeb and Augustin were included in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the consumer technology category, where they were listed in connection with the company then branded as Pivot.^[11][12]

• Tempo (fitness company)
• Y Combinator