About us
Brothers Azhan and Zahan Backer have witnessed firsthand the adventurous path life takes when founders bet on themselves. In 1996, their parents expanded their legal practice from India to Dubai. Back then, they had a modest office in Old Dubai, focused on serving the emirate's growing business community. Today, that office has evolved into a global firm spanning five jurisdictions. It's a testament to UAE's promise: here, vision becomes reality.
The world has changed since our parent's move, but the opportunity for entrepreneurs in UAE remains the same if not better. Online channels for distribution, marketing and payments have enabled new brands to launch at peak velocity. However, the journey to set up a business in UAE remains unnecessarily complicated. Poor access to reliable information, inconsistent pricing and analogue processes have left founders frustrated with poor agency and high anxiety.
At doYou, our mission is to remove barriers to entrepreneurship so founders may embark on transformative journeys like our family's. We handle all your boring back-end business admin tasks to let you focus on what you do best - building businesses.
Azhan Backer
Co-founder
Azhan previously served as managing director of his family's legal practice, structuring over 500 entities in the UAE.
He holds a Law degree from university of Warwick, a Master's in Islamic Finance from Durham University, and a Master's in Corporate Law from Cornell University
Outside of work, Azhan enjoys sailing, is an avid reader of sci-fi novels, and passionate about geo-politics.
Zahan Backer
Co-founder
Previously Zahan worked as a corporate VC in the mobility space in San Francisco.
He earned his bachelors in law from University of Warwick, and his masters in Technology Law, Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Cornell Tech, NYC.
In his free time you can find Zahan scrolling through Ssense, re-listening Kanye classics, and watching neuroscience podcasts.