VC React Podcast (Episode #37)
We break down the UAE’s AI strategy following the launch of OpenAI and G42’s Stargate UAE, examine the collapse of QIA-backed unicorn Builder.ai, explore what it takes for diaspora founders to succeed in Silicon Valley, and discuss why Iraq’s emerging startup scene is gaining momentum.
VC React Podcast (Episode #32)
A dealmaking trifecta that cuts across edtech, crypto, and venture strategy — from the first signs of an M&A path in Arabic learning, to one of the largest token collapses MENA’s seen this year, to a global VC fund leaning into replication across emerging markets.
VC React Podcast (Episode #31)
Exploring what it looks like when founders expand with intent — from cross-border B2B consolidation and fintech infrastructure built for Gulf markets, to Cairo-born chips powering AI data centres, and the next phase of online grocery competition in Saudi Arabia.
VC React Podcast (Episode #26)
A rare surge of startup acquisitions sweeps MENA, and with Qatar attracting major VCs like Human Capital, Utopia, and Builders VC, we debated whether Doha is emerging as a deeptech hub and how its startup ecosystem strategy stacks up against Saudi and the UAE.
