Summer Special - Part 3 of 3: What trends are shaping MENA startups today?

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Episode 100: Would You Launch a Seed Fund in MENA Today? Two Insiders Said No

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

E99: Tired of reality TV geopolitics? Here's why Dubai didn't collapse

Day 56 of the Iran war. Most international press wrote Dubai's obituary in March. Predictions of a mass exodus, the end of the UAE story, a 15 year setback. None of it happened. 2,800 strikes were fired at this region. Almost nobody left. Trevor McFarlane, Founder and CEO of EMIR ...  Show more

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