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Moe Abbas is a Canadian entrepreneur from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Born in Lebanon, he has resided in Ottawa since 1989.

At 19, Abbas founded his first two companies. Since then he has founded or co-founded over a dozen local startups which over the last 10 years have employed thousands of local residents.

In 2007, Abbas founded Ottawa General Contractors (OGC). OGC has generated over 30 million dollars of economic benefit to the Ottawa economy. Over 100 trades, suppliers and employees are able to provide for their families from OGC.

In 2013 he received an Ottawa 40 under 40 award hosted by Ottawa Business Journal and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.

In 2014, Abbas received a 30 under 30 award from the NKTB (National Kitchen & Bath Association).

In 2015, Abbas co-founded the start-up Bumpn Inc., a location based social media app. With "Bumpn", smartphone users can upload photos, apply filters, and make comments, much like the very popular Instagram app. The Bumpn app took photo sharing a step further by making location the focus, and helping people meet others based on what they've posted at specific spots. It was the first consumer facing social media application to come from Ottawa. Bumpn is the first social media app to leverage Apple’s 3D Touch technology to express just how much you like a piece of content.

In 2015, Moe Abbas received an Immigrant Entrepreneur Award.

In 2016, Moe Abbas co-founded GenM, an educational website focused on project-based learning for marketing. It offers a credential called an MDegree which comes with a money-back job guarantee. He is currently acting CEO of the company.

Currently, Abbas is on the Board of Directors for the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, and the Better Business Bureau.