Mudassir Sheikha is the Co-founder & CEO of Careem, the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan's (MENAP) biggest startup success story to date with a $3.1Bn exit to Uber in 2020. After the ride hailing success, In April 2023 Mudassir announced a new entity 'Careem Technologies' that will focus on building the region's super app and provide a wide range of se ... Show More
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
Sep 2023
20VC: The $3.1BN Meeting That Led to an Uber Acquisition, The Battle With Uber; How to Outcompete When You Have 10x Less Cash & The Marketing Campaigns That Led to Pakistan MDs Fleeing and Elon Musk Fanboying with Mudassir Sheikha, CEO @ Careem
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Mudassir Sheikha is the CEO and Co-Founder of <a href= "https://www.careem.com/">Careem</a>. Over the last 11 years, Mudassir has scaled the service to more than 80 cities in 10 countries, with 1,400+ colleagues and more than 2.5 million Captains. ... Show More
47m 23s
Jan 2024
Growth Strategy Lessons from the Middle East’s First Unicorn Start-Up
Careem launched as the “Uber of the Middle East” in Dubai in 2012, with a mission to make life and work better for drivers in the region. Despite technical, cultural, and financial challenges, Careem eventually became the Middle East’s first unicorn start-up, valued at more than ... Show More
20m 52s
May 2023
EP 44: Building a Super App: The Journey of Careem Pay with Madiha Sattar, VP of Careem Pay
<p>In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, we speak with Madiha Sattar, VP of Careem Pay, the fintech arm of Careem, the Middle East's first unicorn.</p><p>Madiha has had a versatile and ambitious career across finance, tech, and media. Prior to joining Careem, she worke ... Show More
1h 11m
Jan 2023
Part 1: The Dos & Don’ts of Fundraising, with Ankur Shah
We’re kicking off our first episode with Ankur Shah, now ex-CFO of two large enterprises including Careem. Careem was the largest venture-backed exit in our region, fully acquired by Uber for US$3.1 billion.In Part I of this conversation, we’ll get into some of his insights on re ... Show More
25m 40s
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