What does it take to build billion-dollar businesses and empower the next generation of founders across MENA? In this episode, Raja Haddad sits down with Noor Sweid, VC powerhouse, author, and Shark Tank judge. Noor shares her journey from scaling IPOs to reshaping the region’s entrepreneurial future. 🔍 What to expect: The story behind Coming of Age, her be ... Show More
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History has always been a point of view. Bady Dalloul has built his entire practice around proving it. In this episode of Forward Moves, host Raja Haddad sits down in Paris with Bady Dalloul—French-Syrian multimedia artist whose work spans drawing, collage, objects, and installat ... Show More
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Beyond KPIs: Craft, Culture, and Integrity
What can a Dubai-based food obsessive and a regional fragrance founder teach corporate leaders? In this special recap of two Forward Moves conversations, host Raja Haddad weaves together key moments from food writer and curator Hani AlMalki (Bedouin Foodie) and Dastaangoi co‑foun ... Show More
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Ep 39. with Noor Sweid Conviction Capital: Lessons in grit, growth and globalisation
Send a textIn 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 experienc ... Show More
48m 28s
Sep 2024
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Noor Sweid is an influential figure in the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm that invests in high-growth startup ... Show More
1h 35m
Jun 2025
"I’m competing with white space”: Heba El Gabaly on designing the future
Heba El Gabaly, co-founder and CEO of Efreshli, discusses her journey from corporate to entrepreneurship, scaling a tech-driven design-led business, and the importance of blending online and offline experiences. The episode explores her unique blend of leadership, what it felt li ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2025
AI Billionaire Lucy Guo's Guide to Building Unicorns and Scaling Wealth in Silicon Valley
This week on Networth and Chill, Vivian sits down with Lucy Guo, the serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Scale AI, to explore the financial blueprint behind building multiple unicorn companies before age 30. From dropping out of Carnegie Mellon to co-founding Scale AI—now value ... Show More
44m 15s
Dec 2024
Ziyad Ayass | Innovation & Nostalgia in F&B Startups
Join us for the second live episode of Matbakh in collaboration with What The Food, featuring Ziyad Ayass, the founder and managing partner of Wonder Restaurants, with Dubai F&B outlets like Ka'ak Al Manara – a Lebanese bakery specialising in kaak), and an upscale dining experien ... Show More
47m 20s
Jul 2024
Girls That Startup: How to Grow Your Social Media Accounts in 2024
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26m 56s