E22: Noor Sweid on Venture Capital and Startups Exits in MENA

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The $240M startup trying to fix trade in the Strait of Hormuz

Gaurav Biswas, Founder & CEO of Trukker, joins Loulou for a timely conversation on what happens to GCC supply chains when the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. They unpack how cargo was rerouted through alternate ports, land bridges, and trucking networks while food security, indust ...  Show more

9 of 14 MENA Tech IPOs Are Underwater. Now What?

Philip Bahoshy, Founder & CEO of Magnitt, and Ziad Awad, Founder & CEO of Awad Capital, join Loulou for episode 100 of With Loulou. Recorded during a period of regional uncertainty, this conversation looks at what is really happening across MENA private markets, venture capital, ...  Show more

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