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Jul 2022
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EP18 Invest in The Future | with Tammer ...

Arjun Singh
About this episode

The 2020s have not been an easy time for investors. Although investing seemed to be showing signs of recovery, recent trends have seen investment into some sectors take a nose-dive. Businesses struggle to keep pace with rising interest rates, record levels of inflation, and many other seemingly overwhelming economic macro-forces. A stinging question lurks silently in the background; Will investment companies respond with a bullish approach or a bearish one?

Our guest today is Tammer Qaddumi, founding partner of VentureSouq, and he offers an answer to that question. As an equity investment platform with assets valued at $3 billion, VentureSouq has braved many hard times. Even with the war raging on and inflation at an all-time high, Tammer believes that the strongest companies can not only survive, but they can thrive. 

In this conversation he shares how some of the key aspects to achieve this are to: 

  • Maintain a stable mindset and sooth investor anxieties
  • Prioritize stability over growth and profitability
  • And pick companies that can “punch a hole in the market”

Enjoy!

Timeline

00:00 – Introduction 

03:00 – What's changed in venture capital?

10:50 – Investment strategies for 2021 and beyond

20:15 – Keys for venture capital success in all market conditions

27:55 – The story of VentureSouq

32:13 – Standout companies in the VentureSouq portfolio

38:00 – Web 3.0 and the Blockchain: What’s next for venture capital? 

42:00 – Conclusion 


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