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
Jun 3
Crypto After FTX & Luna: VC Insights from 300+ Web3 Investments with Vineet Budki Ep19
What has really changed in crypto after the collapse of FTX and Luna—and what hasn’t?In this episode, we speak with Vineet Budki, a seasoned Web3 investor with experience across 300+ blockchain and crypto investments, to unpack the current state of the market and where it is head ... Show More
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Apr 8
Why Most Startups Won’t Get Funded in 2026 (And What VCs Actually Want) with Vijay Tirathrai Ep18
In this episode, Vijay Tirathrai, General Partner & Chairman at Silkbridge Ventures, shares expert insights into venture capital, startup investing, and how investors evaluate high-growth startups in today’s competitive landscape.We dive deep into how venture capitalists identify ... Show More
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Mar 2026
Top Fundraising Advice from Investors in MENA 2025
Since 2024, The Perfect Pitch has interviewed over a dozen of the most influential venture capital investors backing startups across the Middle East and Africa. In this special compilation episode, we’ve pulled together the most powerful fundraising advice, investor insights, and ... Show More
16m 42s
Jun 2020
E7: VentureSouq’s Sonia Weymuller on finding your inner Sisu
I’m joined on this episode by Sonia Weymuller, founding partner at VentureSouq, a Dubai-based investment platform. Sonia’s career started out in media & technology working with companies like Turner Broadcasting, Viacom and Microsoft before going on to found VentureSouq in 2015. ... Show More
48m 19s
Sep 2024
Private Equity Spotlight: Susan Soh on Building with Data and Innovation
<p class="mb-2 last:mb-0">In this episode of Private Equity Spotlight, Sean Mooney, founder and CEO of BluWave, engages in a dynamic conversation with Susan Soh, Chief of Capital Formation and Investor Relations at GrowthCurve Capital. Susan shares her unique journey from law to ... Show More
44m 43s
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
Feb 2023
7. Angel Investor Insights for SMEs
This week's guest on the Women on the Rise Podcast is Olga Fleming - an angel investor specializing in tech-related investments such as Fintech, PropTech, Aviation Tech, and Travel Tech. She is a lawyer with a background in compliance, and she is passionate about helping startups ... Show More
43m 21s
Dec 2022
The keys to framing a winning investor pitch
It wasn’t very long ago that venture capital was so free-flowing it seemed as if any entrepreneur with a half-decent idea could raise an initial round of financing. Those halcyon days are clearly now past us, with inflation, rising interest rates, and slowing economic growth (or ... Show More
31m 47s
Apr 2021
80. Rebecca Liu Doyle on Being a Minority Woman in the Venture Capital Industry, Features of an Investor Bankable Business, and the Importan
In this episode, you'll hear from Rebecca Liu, a principal investor at Insight Partners focusing on areas such as high-growth software, marketplaces, and consumer internet. Rebecca shares how she went from majoring in politics and economics and working on Capitol Hill to entering ... Show More
49m 50s
May 2023
The growth mindset – lessons learned from women founders
In this episode of the ESG Explorer podcast, guest host Jennifer Humphrey, an associate in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, speaks with Patricia Thaine, founder and CEO of Toronto-based Private AI, and Lourdes Juan, founder and CEO of Calgary-based Knead Tec ... Show More
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Aug 2017
20VC: The 7 Requirements For Startup Scaling, Why VCs Must Approach Every Conversation with A Yes Mentality & Why We Will See The Humanisation of Technology with Renata Quintini, Partner @ Lux Capital
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/rquintini">Renata Quintini</a> is a Partner @ <a href= "http://www.luxcapital.com/">Lux Capital</a>, one of the leaders in the rise of deep tech investing supporting scientists and entrepreneurs providing solutions to the most vexing puzzles of our ... Show More
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