Overview
Mehdi Ghissassi is highlighted in Omar Mohout's analysis of the Ghent tech ecosystem as a notable investor. His role at DeepMind brings an international AI research perspective to the Ghent investor community.
He holds five master's degrees including computer science and engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He spent over four years as Head of Product Management at Google DeepMind and a further three years leading AI product incubation there. He invests actively in AI and research-focused companies through the Atomico Angel Investing Program. He co-invested in LegalFly, a Ghent-based legal AI startup, alongside Redalpine. He has since moved to Abu Dhabi as Chief Product and Technology Officer at AI71.
Career history
- AnalystMacquarie Groupinfrastructure and energy
- Product rolesGoogleEmerging Markets, Project Link
- Head of AI Product IncubationGoogle DeepMind
- Head of Product ManagementGoogle DeepMind
- Chief Product and Technology OfficerAI71Abu Dhabi
Investments
LegalFly
LegalFly is a Ghent-based AI workspace for in-house legal and compliance teams, founded in 2023 by four ex-Tinder product executives, with EUR 17M raised and 800% revenue growth in 2025.
In the news
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