Bayanat Podcast: Inside MENA Tech

Bayanat Podcast: Inside MENA Tech

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Venture Capital Through an Operator’s Lens

In this Industry Voices episode, ⁠Waleed Abdel Shafy, investor at RAED Ventures⁠, shares his journey from operator to venture capitalist. From leading a retail turnaround and building ventures across healthcare and e-commerce to scaling tech platforms across markets, Waleed unpac ...  Afficher plus

Building the Intelligence System for Restaurants

In this Founder's Hustle episode, ⁠Dani El Zein⁠, Co-founder & CEO at ⁠Supy⁠, takes us inside the journey of building a restaurant intelligence platform from scratch. From his pivot out of investment banking to launching Supy from a real problem he faced as a restaurant owner, Da ...  Afficher plus

Lessons From Two Decades in MENA Venture

In this Industry Voices episode, ⁠Issa Aghabi⁠, Founding Partner at ⁠Access Bridge Ventures⁠, reflects on two decades in MENA venture capital. From stumbling into the industry before it took off to launching a $35M pre-Series A fund, Issa shares lessons on capital discipline, the ...  Afficher plus

The Godfather of MENA E-Commerce

In this episode of Founder’s Hustle, we sat down with Ronaldo Mouchawar, co-founder of Souq.com and one of the architects of the Arab internet. From helping build Maktoob, the region’s first Arabic email platform, to scaling Souq into the Middle East’s largest e-commerce marketpl ...  Afficher plus

Building the Palestinian Venture Ecosystem

In this Industry Voices episode, Ambar Amleh, Founder & Managing Partner of Ibtikar Fund, takes us inside the Palestinian venture ecosystem and what it truly takes to build startups under extraordinary constraints. From launching two early-stage funds out of Palestine to navigati ...  Afficher plus