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 and Khaled discuss his journey in the early days of venture investing in Dubai a ... Show More
Jan 12
“Going into a new market requires humility. You don’t know the market well, and you have to accept that.”
In this year-in-review episode, Hashem looks back on 2025 and what it actually took to open two restaurants in Riyadh in one year. It’s a conversation about going up the learning curve fast, staying humble, and why consistency always outlasts hype. Chapters: 0:00 Coming up... ... Show More
44m 43s
Oct 17
“The day I stopped being a ‘Googler in Dubai’ and started being ‘Lynn, who happens to work at Google,’ everything changed.”
Lynn Hazim, founder of Middle Child and creator of popular food blog @nosoupforyou, shares her journey from corporate life at Google to building her own restaurant in Dubai. The episode explores her early love for food, the roots of her inspiration, and her bold pivot to entrepre ... Show More
42m 47s
Sep 2025
“It’s not enough to just have good taste.” Rajat Malhotra on building the last major independent festival in the GCC
Raj Malhotra, co-founder of Sole DXB, shares the story behind building one of the GCC’s last major independent festivals — a cultural platform born from minimal capital yet lots of passion and grit. The episode traces his journey to meeting co-founders Hussain Moloobhoy and Joshu ... Show More
39m 16s
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
Jan 2020
HRH Prince Khaled Bin Alwaleed Bin Talal at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (26.11.2019)
Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is Founding Chairman at KBW Investments and Founder and CEO of KBW Ventures.
As a business leader, technology enthusiast and investor, Khaled is a firm proponent of clean energy, healthy living, the humane treatment of animals, and an active ... Show More
20m 27s
Jan 2020
HRH Prince Khaled Bin Alwaleed Bin Talal at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (26.11.2019)
Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is Founding Chairman at KBW Investments and Founder and CEO of KBW Ventures. As a business leader, technology enthusiast and investor, Khaled is a firm proponent of clean energy, healthy living, the humane treatment of animals, and an active ... Show More
20m 27s
Feb 2021
Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton
Nilay Patel talks with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton. Arlan founded VC fund Backstage Capital in 2015 and focuses on investing in “underestimated founders,” many of whom are people of color, women and LGBTQ. They discuss the importance of representation in tech and business, ... Show More
53m 42s
Sep 2022
Is the startup party over in India?
India’s startup ecosystem is among the largest in the world, and it has grown exponentially in the last six years. Government data puts the number of recognised startups in the country at more than 70,000 this year – from less than 500 in 2016. But now funding is drying up, and i ... Show More
26m 29s