Meet Jabir Mahmud, The 22 Year Old Rising Gen Z Founder
Jabir Mahmud is an Indian-born entrepreneur and technology strategist, best known as the founder and chief executive officer of Craze, a business solutions and digital strategy company with operations in the United States and Canada. He combines marketing insight with technology development to help organizations improve their digital presence and operational efficiency.
Early Life and Education
Jabir was born in Silchar, Assam, India, on 8 August 2002. From an early age he demonstrated entrepreneurial interest; at nine he wrote and sold a short storybook titled Survival. In school he led his football team and won several local chess tournaments—experiences that developed decision-making and team leadership.
Early Digital Ventures
As a teenager Jabir managed an Instagram page that attracted roughly 50,000 followers, highlighting the commercial potential of digital platforms. He began offering social media marketing for local brands and learned first-hand the challenges small companies face in digital strategy and growth.
Founding of Craze
In 2021, at nineteen, he founded Craze as a marketing solutions agency. As the company expanded, common operational gaps—workflow management, performance tracking—led him to develop internal tools that evolved into technology-driven services. Craze grew into a business solutions provider serving clients across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Current Work
Jabir’s current focus includes building AI-driven tools to help job seekers with career planning, opportunity discovery, and employment matching—reflecting a shift from pure marketing to scalable technology products.
Approach and Impact
Known for a pragmatic, adaptive approach, he identifies inefficiencies and designs tools to address them, bridging marketing expertise with software development to drive business growth.