Yesterday

Ahmad AlZaini on Building a $13B Restaurant Operating System From Al Khobar

Is the software business dying? Loulou sits down with Ahmad AlZaini, co-founder and CEO of Foodics, at the 11-year mark of the company for the operator's read on the biggest question in tech this year: what happens to software when AI agents replace the human at the login screen. ... Show More

56m 36s

Jun 30

Peter Middlebrook on Dubai as the New New York and the Return of the Golden Age

Is the Middle East entering a new golden age? Loulou sits down with one of the most well-connected geopolitical economists working today for a structural read on the region recorded as the US-Iran 60-day MOU process opened, Strait of Hormuz traffic restarted, the IMEC corridor re ... Show More

51m 43s

Jun 23

AI, Jobs and the Side Door: A Top MENA Recruiter on Surviving 2026

What happens to your job when the most powerful companies in the world are laying off thousands of people not because they are failing, but because they are betting on AI instead, and your region is also in a war that is reshaping who can hire and who has to cut? In this episode ... Show More

1h 2m

Jun 2025

Beyond the Silk Roads: Middle Eastern Venture Investing - With Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures

Today we welcome one of the Middle East’s most successful angel investors and venture capitalists, listed in 'FORBES 100 Most Powerful Business Women 2025'. Noor Sweid explains her journey, from early career in management consultancy and relocating to Dubai, followed by growing a ... Show More

49m 6s

Aug 2025

Ep 39. with Noor Sweid Conviction Capital: Lessons in grit, growth and globalisation

Send us Fan MailIn this scintillating episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Noor Sweid, the trailblazing founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures. Known as one of the most influential voices in Middle Eastern venture capital, Noor brings a wealth of expe ... Show More

48m 28s

Sep 2024

Venture Capitalism, AI, HealthTech & The Education System | Noor Sweid 123

Noor Sweid is an influential figure in the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm that invests in high-growth startup ... Show More

1h 35m

May 2025

Empowering Founders: Noor Sweid’s Incredible Coming of Age Journey

What does it take to build billion-dollar businesses and empower the next generation of founders across MENA? In this episode, Raja Haddad sits down with Noor Sweid, VC powerhouse, author, and Shark Tank judge. Noor shares her journey from scaling IPOs to reshaping the region’s e ... Show More

38m 49s

Jun 2019

Top Business Tip: Tell A Good Story - Noor Sweid

Noor Sweid started her professional life as a strategy consultant in biotech and pharma; she then moved back to Dubai where she joined her family business, Depa, an interior contracting company. She helped grow it from $60M in revenue to $600M over 8 years. When it became the big ... Show More

18m 44s

Jul 2021

“Nothing is more important than the founder.” Khaled Talhouni on his journey from venture capital to supporting startups with Nuwa Capital

This week we dive into the world of venture capital and startup investing as Hashem catches up with Khaled Talhouni, Founder and Managing Director of Nuwa Capital, a Dubai/Riyadh-based investment platform he set up with partners Stephanie Nour Prince and Sarah Abu Risheh. Hashem ... Show More

45m 3s

May 2021

Unlocking The World Of VC Funding With Stephanie Nour Prince

In this episode with Stephanie Nour, we learn everything there is to know about scaling a startup, VC funding and its ins and outs. Stephanie with over a decade’s experience in funding and investing tells us what it's like starting a company that focuses on bringing together and ... Show More

50m 59s

Jun 2024

Don’t Fundraise Unless You Have to, But if You do, Look for this in your Investors - with Sonia W. at VentureSouq | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep5

<p>We were thrilled to speak with Sonia Weymuller, one of Dubai’s most active investors who started her VC career by launching the largest angel investor syndicate before professionalizing the firm to become <a href='https://lucidityinsights.com/investors/venturesouq-63'>VentureS ... Show More

41m 16s

Jul 2019

Amazon Prime launches in the UAE, SoftBank, Tenderd and FreshtoHome raise investment, Tez win the Visa Everywhere Initiative and more.

Here's what's happening in the tech, startup and VC universe today: 1.Web Summit in talks with UAE for global tech event by 2022 2.SoftBank in talks with Saudi, UAE & Oman for second $100 billion Vision Fund 3.Tenderd raises $5.8 million seed 4.FreshToHome raises $11 million Seri ... Show More

12m 8s

May 2024

Startup acquisitions & fund raising, Egypt's ride-hailing issue, and crypto regulations

Hala Insurance founder Walid Dib has sold his new startup CallMi, Walid Shihabi's rent now, pay later startup Keyper has secured $4M in equity & $30M in sukuk, the Egyptian government may launch its own ride-hailing service, and we give you the highlights from the Qatar Economic ... Show More

36m 51s

E22: Noor Sweid on Venture Capital and S...