VC React MENA E62: Noon's $500M Raise & MENA IPO Roadmap, Algeria's Largest Local currency Round!
VC React Podcast
Is Noon a Startup or Platform?
Jamie and Tala debate whether Noon qualifies as a startup given sovereign backing and scale.
VC React Podcast - MENA:
Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, LPs, & Angel Investors, reacting to the latest news on MENA startups, funds, and investment rounds.
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Hosts:
- Ahmad Takatkah, VCpreneur. Sign up to VCpreneur Newsletter on https://www.vcpreneur.com/
- Jamie Lane, FWDstart. Sign up to FWDstart Newsletter on https://archives.fwdstart.me/
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Available on:
- Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@VCReactPodcast
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4O6gOT7eoMxf5M7qy3HVMp
- Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc-react-podcast/id1764834384
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Guests:
1. Louiza Chitour, Co-Founder @ 10FT Ventures
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venturestudioventurecapitalwellnesslongevityhealthtechgccmena/
- Company Website: https://10ft.ventures/
2. Tala Al Jabri, Founder & Managing Partner @ Wyld VC
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/talaa/
- Company Website: https://www.wyldvc.com/
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This Week On The VC React Podcast:
- We unpack noon’s $500M raise as it eyes an IPO. With a total of 3.2B dollars in funding, is this even a startup anymore, or a sovereign-backed platform built at scale from day one?
- Then, we zoom into Algeria, where VOLZ just closed a record local-currency Series A, at which a Gov fund exits. We ask if this is too early of an exit for a gov fund, and ask about what that really says about startup readiness across Africa versus the GCC.
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