VC React Podcast VC React MENA E54: BECO’s $370M Fund, Aydi’s $7.5M AgriTech, PIF's $55B EA Deal, Fintech Migration!
VC React Podcast:
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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vc-react-podcast
- Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc-react-podcast/id1764834384
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Guest:
1. Atheer AlKhalifa, Opportunity Committee Member @ OQAL Angel Investors Network
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atheerak/
- Company Website: https://oqal.org/
2. Hasan Haider, Founder and Managing Partner @ Plus VC
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanhaider/
- Company Website: https://plus.vc/
3. Nada Shaheen, Managing Director @ GB Ventures
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadashahen/
- Company Website: https://gb-corporation.com/
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News of the week brought to you by FWDstart.
This Week On The VC React Podcast:
- BECO Capital just closed $370 million across two new funds — from pre-seed all the way to IPO. Can one VC really outperform across the entire capital stack… Is MENA finally getting into the full-stack venture platform play?
- A green shoot in agritech. Egypt’s Aydi raises $7.5 million to launch its AI-powered agronomy assistant “Orth.” Is this the moment where agritech becomes truly investable, because of AI?!
- Meanwhile, the PIF is buying EA — yes, that EA! FIFA EA— for $55 billion. The U.S. forced TikTok to sell to an American buyer — and now it’s brokering a deal for a major American gaming company to be sold to a foreign one? Why?
- And finally, Revolut’s CEO just moved from London to Dubai. The global fintech migration continues — is this about growth, or just taxes?
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