founders’ equity at exit (and before it)
Some time ago Hasan Al Shami tagged Arzan VC in his post about the levels of SaaS founders’ equity at IPO – what’s the average ownership% and whether the founders share it equally – and Hasan was wondering if we got some data on MENA founders... Thank you for...
cleantech mojo
2023 vintage may be the best one of the decade, but will it be clean enough?... friendly enough to our environment? Although cleantech is already on the region’s radar and already helping counter & prevent environmental damages and climate change in the...
2023 vintage
I believe that the 2023 vintage may be the best of this decade. We are raising a $60M fund - our 3rd fund - and… are some of you are raising eyebrows now? It is a bold move given the times we are living in, but the timing is right. Other VCs are raising north...
EXIT🏃🏽… How can founders win exits?
Few weekends ago Laith took part in a discussion panel titled “The Endgame: Winning Exists For Startups & VCs” at RiseUp Summit in Cairo, and he'd like to share his views with those who weren’t there. Take notes. How can founders win exits? 1) How...
discriminate by skill-sets and abilities… but nothing else.
Earlier this month we organized a soirée in Riyadh for our Saudi investors, founders and several key local stakeholders... And we didn’t discuss tech for about 20 minutes thanks to Ali Husain of Husaak Adventures. If you weren’t at Cairo’s Startups Without...
2022 Wrapped
Our 2022 Wrapped is certainly more insightful and fun than Spotify & Anghami combined 😛 I guess what we treasure most about 2022 is that it was kind enough to let us attend physical events and gatherings🙏 Let’s unwrap? 2022 Wrapped This is how...
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