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We're excited to announce the launch of the UAE Free Zone Navigator with
@lathamwatkins
- an interactive tool designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the UAE’s most popular free trade zones. Check it out:
#DigitalSummit2018
#venturesouq
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⚡️Excited to announce our latest investment into
@trySaryApp
’s Series B round. Thrilled for the journey that lies ahead! ⚡️
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An exciting roster of speakers for tomorrow’s
#ANGELRISING
moderated by the inimitable
@tashapupic
@StinaGrove
&
@tqaddumi
#venturesouq
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Thrilled to announce our investment into
@Telfaz11
alongside
@STVcapital
,
@Badirprogram
& other great investors, a deal our team worked tirelessly on to make happen. This will allow Telfaz to take advantage of enormous growth in KSA media. And looking good,
@Maaneshgi
!
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"Equity should be distributed among team not just founders and management. When exits happen a 1000 angels are born."
@davemcclure
#premoney
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Join us for our annual investor education symposium that provides sessions on key topics related to Angel Investing
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BIAC, VentureSouq to launch startup funding initiative in Saudi Arabia
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We’re thrilled to be announcing our MENA FinTech Fund I today!
@JadaFoF
@AlwahaFund
@Mubadala
@SVC_SA
@disruptad
@olayangroup
UAE's VentureSouq unveils $50m venture fund to support Mena's FinTech sector via
@TheNationalNews
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Excited to have closed our 2nd round into
@fetchr
alongside
@BECOCapital
@IliadPartners
@NEA
@majidalfuttaim
@RaedVC
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For Angel Rising today, the amazing Soukaina Rachidi of
@Soukie_Speaks
takes over this account--follow the
#AngelRising
hashtag!
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Thrilled to announce our investment alongside
@BIACsaudi
into KSA-based data science platform
@Quant_sa
that provides organisations advanced analytics, big data & business intelligence services. This SAR 4.5M round will enable the company to scale their team & services.
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VSQ General Partner
@musaabhakami
shares his angel investing journey and the selection mechanism behind the 118+ opportunities he's invested in globally.
في أحدث حلقات بودكاست #سوالف_بزنس نستضيف
@musaabhakami
مستثمر ملائكي في أكثر من 118 شركة حول العالم، للحديث عن عالم الاستثمار الملائكي وأسباب عزوفه عن الاستثمار في العقار. إضافةً إلى آلية اختياره للفرص الاستثمارية وأبرز الفرص الحالية في السوق.
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“Now is where I piss off everyone.”
@SabahALBINALI
, our favorite characteristic is self-awareness.
#AgilityForum
@EntMagazineME
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Thanks to
@ArabNetME
for hosting us for this dynamic session with
@GlobalVC_MENA
@MEVPcapital
@ArzanVC
#strongertogether
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Special shout-out to
@ArabNetME
@MAGNITT_MENA
@EntMagazineME
@BECOCapital
@AstroLabsME
for their support!
#DigitalSummit2018
We're excited to announce the launch of the UAE Free Zone Navigator with
@lathamwatkins
- an interactive tool designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the UAE’s most popular free trade zones. Check it out:
#DigitalSummit2018
#venturesouq
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@selbadawi
from
@500Startups
"take traditional industries and start applying tech to optimise them"
#ArabnetRiyadh
@ArabNetME
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This post is dedicated to
@fida
who 'gently' coerced us into joining the twitterverse exactly 2 years ago per their reminder.
#venturesouq
#fida
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Saudi Venture Capital announces its investment in VentureSouq Fintech Fund II. The fund will mainly back early-stage fintech startups.
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Welcome
@tashapupic
of
@EntMagazineME
,
@HodgesSam
of
@FundingCircleUK
,
@cmastoras
of
@IliadPartners
and Dr.
@SaeedaJaffar
of
@alvarezmarsal
to the stage 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
#AngelRising
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.
@thisisaby
of
@EntMagazineME
moderates a panel on the investor food chain with an amazing group of guest speakers at
#AngelRising
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We'd also like to thank the
#UAE
Ministry of Economy, our sponsors (
@NYUAbuDhabi
, Tamkeen
@EtihadAirways
,
@uaeexchange
@lathamwatkins
) and startup ecosystem partners (
@EntMagazineME
,
@ArabNetME
,
@CareemUAE
) for helping us make
#AngelRising
2018 a reality 🙏🏼
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Mohammed Aldossary, Co-Founder and CEO of KSA-based
@trySaryApp
shares his reflections on his journey & how his company was able to navigate the pandemic to solidify its leadership in the B2B wholesale space & beyond ✨
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Full house at
#cafe999
for our
#VSQroundup
#doha
listening to
@Scopioimages
@jamalon
@meddyco
pitch their stories
#startups
#investors
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Our third edition of the FinTech newsletter is out!
Open Banking: It's Not Rocket Science
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Not enough characters allowed on Twitter for this but a testament to the wide regional ecosystem support
#ArabNetDubai
@ArabNetME
@OmarChr
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We'd like to thank
@NYUADstartAD
, the
#UAE
Ministry of Economy, our sponsors (
@NYUAbuDhabi
, Tamkeen
@EtihadAirways
,
@uaeexchange
@lathamwatkins
) and startup ecosystem partners (
@EntMagazineME
,
@ArabNetME
,
@CareemUAE
) again for making the 4th edition of
#AngelRising
a success 🙏🏼
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We’re thrilled to invite you to
#AngelRising
co-hosted with
@NYUADstartAD
This year we’ll be looking East at how the advent of a 21st century Digital Silk Road is fast leading to a new global tech order. Register now:
#angelrising
#venturesouq
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Congratulations Portfolio Company
@MaqsamHQ
for receiving the first place award at Leap's Rocket Fuel Startup Competition!
We are ecstatic to have won The LEAP Rocket Fuel Startup Competition Award 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥We are MENAs friendliest cloud communication suite for a reason. Thank you to the judges, LEAPandInnovate organizers, our customers who trust us & a stellar team for making this happen!!!!!!
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On The Right Track: Reflections On One Year Of Catalyzing Saudi Arabia's Startup Space via
@EntmagazineME
@Maaneshgi
@tqaddumi
#venturesouq
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Excited to announce our investment into CreditBook - we look forward to being a part of this team’s journey.
Exclusive: Pakistan’s CreditBook raises $1.5 million seed to digitize bookkeeping for small businesses
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Proud to support this meaningful initiative alongside great partners
@e7banat
#e7banat
#venturesouq
#leadership
#UAE
#socialenterprise
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Feast on this. This is a very good thing, for everyone. We are thrilled to have been there from the beginning.
First 10 replies get a free Mix ‘N’ Match meal, on VSQ!
@KitopiHQ
🚀
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Thank you
@EntMagazineME
, particularly proud to have our name up there next to
@CadillacArabia
.
@tqaddumi
was born in the back of a Cadillac Brougham.
#AgilityForum
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Enormous milestone for VSQ portfolio company Frontier Car Group. Huge congrats to the team! via
@techcrunch
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@SoniaWey
addressing global trends and their implications for tech investors
@ArabNetME
#ArabNetDubai
#venturesouq
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Full house tonight for the 16th edition of our VSQ Investor Round-Ups & 4th anniversary
#VSQcommunity
#angelinvestors
#MENA
#startups
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@jake_zeller
@SaeedaJaffar
@iamelgringo
@cmastoras
@lhediah
all weigh in
#ANGELRISING
@NYUADstartAD
UAE start-up ecosystem goes from strength to strength via
@TheNationalUAE
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Well done to the talented teams and congrats
@sheraasharjah
for building an inspiring community of entrepreneurs
#SheraaSharjah
@AUSharjah
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@MudassirSheikha
taking us through his journey starting
@GoCareem
@CareemUAE
#YPOdubai
#InvestorEducation
#venturesouq
@danyfarha
@YPO
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Check out our new Substack post 👀
Wait a second - What did I just get charged for?
#FinTech
#IoT
#venturesouq
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Check out Rowad mag featuring
@danyfarha
front and centre & a personal piece on the value of
#mentorship
by
@SoniaWey
#VSQ
@BECOCapital
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We’ll address conscious investments & nurturing the nextgen of impact investors from the region with
@EconomistEvents
this Thursday |
@startADNYUAD
@KAUSTinnovation
@sheraasharjah
@hub71ad
#CIF2020
How has the culture of investing changed over the last 15 years? What does it look like today and what do we need to do to build a stronger impact-investment culture for the future? Join our expert panellists on November 5th. 2pm KSA to learn more. Click
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#AngelRising
, Interview with
@thisisaby
Editor in Chief Entrepreneur Middle East
@NYUADstartAD
#venturesouq
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Excited to see
@SoniaWey
, Founding Partner at VentureSouq, speaking at
@22Ctoday
alongside
@KauffmanFellows
@Ikiwoods
@ckenna
@michaellints
Tune in on February 25! Get your tickets here:
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VSQ portfolio company
@trysaryapp
expands to Africa by acquiring Egyptian B2B Platform “Mowarrid” - The beginning of multiple expansion activities towards the company's vision to lead B2B e-commerce in emerging markets, enabling a regional network to connect buyers and sellers.
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$1bn in start-up funding to flow through UAE this year, says
@ArabNetME
@OmarChr
via
@TheNationalUAE
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VSQ Portfolio Company Salla has raised a $130 million pre-IPO investment round, let by Investcorp, along with Sanabil Investment and STV. Salla enables merchants to set up their e-commerce online shops within hours. Since 2020, they have enabled $7 billion in e-commerce sales.
Salla, a Saudi Arabian software startup, raises $130 million from investors including the alternative asset manager Investcorp
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.
@selbadawi
more
#startup
founders need to think about targeting global markets through their businesses
#AngelRising
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Now let's go for a dive with
@OmarChr
(founder & CEO of
@ArabNetME
) in the next segment at
#AngelRising
called "Data Deep Dive: State of Investments in MENA"
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"We believe in the power of a more empathetic capitalism, one that combines path-breaking technological innovation with the spirit of conscientious entrepreneurialism- 2020 taught us that this is possible."
Thank you
@EntMagazineME
✨
With a year having passed since the launch of their Conscious Collective,
@venturesouq
’s
@SoniaWey
,
@notpranaav
, and Maria Fernandez look back on their journey of spearheading a
#consciousinvesting
movement in the
#MENA
, through the
#COVID19
crisis:
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.
@lathamwatkins
shares an information tool that we helped them create to help
#entrepreneurs
understand some of the
#UAE
's main freezones conveniently called 😎
#AngelRising
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Our annual
#AngelRising
symposium is around the corner! Registration now open
#InvestorEducation
#VSQEd
@NYUADstartAD
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#ArabnetDubai
starts tomorrow! VSQ is excited to be its Knowledge Partner for the Innovation & Investment track on Wednesday. Check it out
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#womenintech
check out
@joinelpha
! It’s the place for women in tech to talk candidly online. They have 20K+ members who come to Elpha for personal and professional support, to find jobs and to make friends.
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Great discussion tonight with Eyad Latif from
@lathamwatkins
&
@ScienceGilman
sharing their views on how venture deals get done (and what drives them bonkers)
#venturesouq
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"Corporates need to be open to allowing the
#startups
they acquire to continue innovating. While it is possible, it's not always easy" says
@cmastoras
at
#AngelRising
2018
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Excited to announce that we have led
@trySaryApp
‘s Series B 🚀
Congratulations to the team, we’re thrilled to be on this journey with you!
سعيدين اليوم في ساري
@trySaryApp
الإعلان عن حصولنا على استثمار ب 114.4مليون ريال (30.5مليون دولار) في الجولة B التي قادها صندوق
@VentureSouq
وشارك فيها عدة صناديق من السيليكون ڤالي والسعودية والصين
@RaedVC
@rocketshipvc
@DerayahVC
@MSAcapital
@STVcapital
#استثمار_مصعب
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As investors, the
@VentureSouq
team had previously measured progress and success by growth of basically everything: capital deployed, returns generated, revenue, etc. But now, given the
#COVID_19
crisis, this definition has changed, says Partner
@tqaddumi
:
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VentureSouq welcomes
@zendaapp
to its portfolio! From paying school fees to saving for family trips to investing for kid's college, Zenda's purpose is to make families thrive.
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.
@MrVikas
believes that universities are key to helping young entrepreneurs learn and local
#startup
ecosystems mature
#AngelRising
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ICOs - What, Why & How?
@lathamwatkins
@Humtap
@todaqfinancial
lay it out for us today
#venturesouq
#investoreducation
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Excited for the journey ahead alongside the team
@getbaraka
! ✨
Congrats to the
@getbaraka
team on the milestone! Baraka (YC S21) raises $4 million seed, and launches investment app to connect retail investors in Middle East with US markets.
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Refreshing to attend an event addressing CSR and social enterprise in the region
#AgilityForum
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Join
@Maaneshgi
@suneelgokhale
today for the
@JadaFoF
Meet-up | Global appeal, local access: how a Saudi startup secured Silicon Valley funding with
@trySaryApp
&
@rocketshipvc
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Curious about FoodTech? Check out our new
#Substack
post on
#FoodTech
and
#alternativeproteins
🍔🍽️
THE VC & THE PEA
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VSQ Dubai Investor Round-Up: 11th Edition. Pitches by
@Load4UAE
(ME),
@EruditusExecEd
(India) and
@goPriv
(US/UK)
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We sat down with Caitlin Dolkart, to reflect on the last year and how
@RescueByFlare
has been instrumental in building the technology infrastructure and providing efficient emergency services where there was no 911.
#HealthTech
#emergencyservices
#Flare
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We’re supporting TiE Hustle in collaboration with
@TiEDubai
& Investhusiasts this Friday ✨
Here's the first of our TiE Hustle series mentioned in my
@UbuntuChallenge
video - an opportunity for those laid off or on unpaid leave to re/upskill & to listen in on stories of hope and entrepreneurial spirit.
@TiEDubai
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Getting revved up for our next Doha Investor Round-Up next Tuesday featuring
@Scopioimages
@jamalon
@meddyco
#venturesouq
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Traditional credit systems are outdated and discriminatory. That’s why we invested in
@Altro_app
, the no-cost credit building app democratizing finance. Read more
@TechCrunch
@bayareawriter
:
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