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 VentureSouq. Our insightful conversation with Sonia revealed her unique perspective and outlook on when startup founders should fundraise, why they startup ... Show More
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Muhammed Yesilhark from NOIA Capital on Family Offices, Bitcoin & Investor Mindset | on the Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep15
In this episode, we sit down with Muhammed Yesilhark, Chief Investment Officer at NOIA Capital, to unpack how top investors think about capital, risk, and the future of money.Muhammed shares his journey through the world of hedge funds, including insights from working with Steve ... Show More
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How Founders Win Investors: Lessons from Startup Builder & Plug and Play UAE Investor Michael Maylahn | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep14
This special Startup Spotlights episode was filmed live at Expand North Star (ENS) 2025, the world’s largest startup and investor event (October 2025).In this exclusive conversation, Michael Maylahn — Startup Founder and Investor at Plug and Play UAE — shares the lessons, mindset ... Show More
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Omer Zabit — From Careem to Shorooq Ventures | Founder Mindsets, AI & the Journey from Operator to Investor I | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep13
<p>From Startup Scaling at Careem to Venture Capital at Shorooq — Omer Zabit shares his insights and lessons on this episode of <em>The Perfect Pitch Podcast</em> by Lucidity Insights. Host and Founder of Lucidity Insights, Erika Welch sits down with Omer to unpack these lessons ... Show More
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Equity Crowdfunding is making the private markets public
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.
For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team brought on Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia and Hustle Fund General Partner Elizabeth Yin to talk about equity cr ... Show More
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SV032: From 200 Rejections to Raising $4.2 Million with Roybi Robot Founder Elnaz Sarraf
On today's show, we sit down with Elnaz Sarraf, who is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in technology, business, sales, and marketing. She is currently the CEO and Founder of ROYBI; an investor backed EdTech company focusing on early childhood education, tha ... Show More
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A modern take on what an entrepreneur can, and should, spend their time on
This week, Natasha interviewed Ankur Nagpal, the entrepreneur behind Teachable, Ocho, and Vibe Capital - Ankur's $70 million venture fund, raised last year from over 200 investors.
Today, we're talking about:
The future of Solo GPs and Ankur's choice to shrink Vibe Capital's fun ... Show More
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