VC React Podcast VC React MENA E59: xAI & HUMAIN Deal, Founders Fund Invests In Mnzil, Strataphy & Buildroid DeepTech
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. Ali Almajthoob, Partner at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alialmajthoob/
- Company Website: https://www.mevp.com/
2. Hala Zahran, Head of AB Xelerate (ABX)
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halazahran/
- Company Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ab-xelerate/
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News of the week brought to you by FWDstart.
This Week On The VC React Podcast:
- xAI and HUMAIN team up on a 500MW data centre in Saudi. Is this the start of an AI corridor with Silicon Valley—or just giga-scale marketing with insane power numbers?
- Founders Fund makes its first lead bet in Saudi with Mnzil. Is this a one-off “tourist” deal, or the beginning of a long-term GCC thesis from top US funds?
- Climatetech finally feels real: Strataphy is using geothermal cooling to cut data centre energy bills in half. Is this just climatetech—or the hidden AI infrastructure that will power the region’s superclusters?
- And Finally, Robots hit the construction site. Buildroid AI is rolling out block-laying robots in the UAE. In markets built on cheap labour, will construction robotics actually make economic sense?
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