Startups
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Oct 29, 2025
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29 min read
Meet 50 of the world’s highest-potential tech startups led by MENA diaspora founders.

Analysis
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Sep 17, 2025
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11 min read
Co-founders are like a marriage, the cliché goes. But beyond the saying, how do you actually choose the person (or people) you’ll build with? And how do you set that relationship up for long-term success?

Analysis
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Jul 30, 2025
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7 min read
What's behind the increase in new venture debt funds launching across the Gulf, promising “founder-first,” non-dilutive capital? Who are the players rewriting the playbook? And what does all of this mean for founders, investors, and LPs?

Fintech
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Jun 25, 2025
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9 min read
Inside Valu’s EGX debut: With Amazon now on the cap table, we unpack the model behind Egypt’s most disciplined fintech, covering product strategy, underwriting logic, unit economics, investor dynamics, and the operators running the machine.

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