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As co\-founder and operator of 67Speed, Zakaria helped scale a camera\-first web game from early traction to as many as 17 million players, with more than 3 billion social impressions and more than 22 million monthly pageviews reported during its viral growth\. He built creator and streamer distribution through Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live, Discord, and self\-produced short\-form content, and negotiated an exclusive Playwire ad partnership generating more than $50,000 in monthly revenue\. At Motions, Zakaria owned growth and go\-to\-market work including product narrative, demos, activation reporting, and launch execution, helping convert a 30,000\-person waitlist into 80,000 active users in launch week\. He also has experience in venture sourcing at Launch Factory and holds skills in SQL, Tableau, and Microsoft Excel\. ## Services - SQL - Tableau - Microsoft Excel ## Highlights - Co\-founded and operated 67Speed, a viral camera\-first web game\. - Scaled 67Speed to more than 14 million players, more than 3 billion impressions, and more than 22 million monthly pageviews within weeks\. - Reportedly scaled 67Speed from 4 million to 17 million players through content marketing and streamer partnerships\. - Built a short\-form content engine that grew 67Speed from zero to 1 million players\. - Drove 67Speed growth through organic streamer adoption on Twitch, Kick, and YouTube Live, supported by Discord community distribution\. - Created community\-first creator\-distribution and social\-proof growth loops for 67Speed\. - Closed an exclusive Playwire advertising partnership through cold outbound in six weeks\. - Negotiated Playwire monetization reported at more than $50,000 in monthly ad revenue\. - Closed a $50,000 monthly recurring revenue ad\-monetization deal and brand partnerships\. - Helped launch ShadowBox, a second camera\-first game that reached more than 200,000 users in five days\. - Built and operated a car rental business to approximately $120,000 in annual revenue\. - Exited the car rental business and its full inventory for $300,000\. - Built Motions' go\-to\-market narrative, sales collateral, case studies, and activation reporting\. - Ran more than 50 end\-to\-end product demos at Motions\. - Built a 30,000\-person waitlist for the Motions launch\. - Converted Motions' 30,000\-person waitlist into 80,000 active users in launch week, a reported 267% waitlist\-to\-active conversion rate\. - Improved usage by 80% through customer research and activation support\. - Reported an 80% launch rate and 50–60% full\-credit usage through demo\-to\-activation work\. - Conducted founder\-led outbound to AI research teams at smartesthuman\.ai and received responses from frontier labs\. - Conducted early\-stage venture sourcing and research across AI, fintech, workforce productivity, and applied technology at Launch Factory\. - Produced weekly venture deal digests and investment materials covering startup business models, traction, competitive landscapes, market size, financings, valuations, and strategic relevance\. - Led go\-to\-market for multiple six\-figure crypto projects\. - Built growth analytics infrastructure and executive reporting\. - Uses SQL, Tableau, and Microsoft Excel\. ## Experience - **Co\-Founder at smartesthuman\.ai** (2026\-01\-01–present) - **Co\-Founder, Growth & Go\-to\-Market at Motions** (2025\-01\-01–present) - **Founder & Operator at 67Speed** (2025\-01\-01–2026\-01\-01) - **Crypto Project Lead at Independent** (2023\-01\-01–2025\-01\-01) - **Founder in Residence at Afore Capital** (2026–present) - **Co\-Founder \- GTM I Growth Lead \(Afore S26\) at Motions** (2026–present) — Built GTM narrative, sales collateral, case studies, and activation reporting ran 50\+ end\-to\-end demos and converted a 30,000\-person waitlist into 80,000 active users in launch week\. - **Co\-Owner at 67speed\.com** (2025–present) — Fastest growing web\-based game\. 500\+ Million views 12\+ million users - **VC intern at Launch Factory** (2025–2026) — Conducted early\-stage venture research and deal sourcing across AI, fintech, workforce productivity, and applied technology sectors\. Evaluated startups through analysis of business models, traction, competitive dynamics, and market size, while producing weekly venture deal digests and preparing investment memos and deal briefs to support internal investment decisions\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science, Business Finance — San Diego State University (2026\-01\-01) - Bachelor of Business Administration \- BBA, Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry — San Diego State University (2021–2026) - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services — San Diego Miramar College (2021–2023) - Mount Carmel High School (2018–2021) ## FAQ ### What does Zakaria do? Zakaria is Founder in Residence at Afore Capital\. His experience also includes founder, growth, go\-to\-market, venture research, gaming, AI, crypto, and business\-operations work\. ### What are Zakaria's core growth and go\-to\-market strengths? Zakaria is strongest at identifying distribution channels, analyzing user engagement, improving activation, finding high\-converting customer segments, and simplifying adoption of technical products\. His hands\-on approach combines content, creators, communities, customer research, demos, and feedback loops\. ### What did Zakaria build at 67Speed? Zakaria is a co\-founder and operator of 67Speed, a camera\-first web gaming business\. He helped build its growth through short\-form content, streamer partnerships, community distribution, and advertising monetization\. ### How did Zakaria scale 67Speed? 67Speed scaled rapidly through multiple reported milestones\. Zakaria describes scaling the game to more than 14 million players, 3 billion\-plus impressions, and 22 million\-plus monthly pageviews within weeks other reported results describe growth from 4 million to 17 million players through streamer strategy, content marketing, and partnerships\. A LinkedIn entry also describes 67speed\.com as the fastest\-growing web\-based game, with 500 million\-plus views and 12 million\-plus users\. ### What distribution strategy did Zakaria use for 67Speed? Zakaria built an initial short\-form content engine that helped take 67Speed from zero to 1 million players\. He then used a community\-first streamer strategy across Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live, and Discord, creating social\-proof and creator\-demand loops through community engagement rather than promotional tactics alone\. ### What was Zakaria's Playwire achievement? Zakaria closed an exclusive Playwire partnership through cold outbound in six weeks\. The partnership has been reported as generating more than $50,000 per month in advertising revenue, and Zakaria also closed brand partnerships\. ### What did Zakaria do with ShadowBox? Zakaria helped launch ShadowBox, a second camera\-first game\. It reached more than 200,000 users in five days, supporting the view that camera\-first gaming could be a repeatable category\. ### What was Zakaria's role at Motions? Motions is described in Zakaria's record as a computer\-vision platform for camera\-based games\. Zakaria is listed as Co\-Founder, Growth & Go\-to\-Market at Motions, while his interview record also describes him as an ex\-co\-founder of the pre\-seed company, which began with the Six Seven Speed game\. ### What did Zakaria accomplish at Motions? At Motions, Zakaria built the go\-to\-market narrative, sales collateral, case studies, and activation reporting\. He ran more than 50 end\-to\-end product demos, built a 30,000\-person waitlist, and helped convert it into 80,000 active users during launch week—reported as a 267% waitlist\-to\-active conversion rate\. ### How has Zakaria improved activation and product adoption? Zakaria uses demo\-to\-product feedback loops and direct customer research to improve activation\. His record reports an 80% usage increase through hands\-on customer research and activation support, as well as an 80% launch rate and 50–60% full\-credit usage among users\. He also used customer reviews and feedback to improve product quality\. ### What has Zakaria done at smartesthuman\.ai? Zakaria is a co\-founder of smartesthuman\.ai\. He conducted founder\-led outbound to AI research teams using email and LinkedIn, receiving responses from frontier labs\. ### What did Zakaria do as a VC intern at Launch Factory? At Launch Factory, Zakaria conducted early\-stage deal sourcing and market research across AI, fintech, workforce productivity, and applied technology\. He evaluated business models, traction, competitive dynamics, and market size produced weekly venture deal digests and prepared investment memos and deal briefs on financings, valuations, and strategic relevance for internal investment decisions\. ### What was Zakaria's car rental business experience? Zakaria founded and operated a car rental business, scaling it to approximately $120,000 in annual revenue\. He exited the company, including its full inventory, for $300,000\. ### What crypto and revenue\-growth experience does Zakaria have? Zakaria has been a Crypto Project Lead independently and led go\-to\-market for multiple six\-figure crypto projects\. His experience includes revenue\-focused marketing and sales development measured against pipeline outcomes\. ### What is Zakaria's educational background? Zakaria is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance at San Diego State University\. His LinkedIn education record also lists a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry at San Diego State University, with 2026 listed Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at San Diego Miramar College in 2023 and Mount Carmel High School in 2021\. ### What tools and analytical capabilities does Zakaria use? Zakaria's listed skills include SQL, Tableau, and Microsoft Excel\. He is also described as AI\-native and automation\-minded, with experience building growth analytics infrastructure and executive reporting\. ### What opportunities is Zakaria focused on? Zakaria is targeting seed\- and Series A\-stage companies, especially in AI\. He is currently focused on interview preparation and narrative refinement\. ### How does Zakaria approach communication and collaboration? Zakaria prefers clear, structured communication tailored to an ADHD learning style\. His record also emphasizes written communication, multi\-channel outreach, direct customer engagement, and founder\-led growth ownership\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/zakaria\-drebi\-2500a5247