"IPO is a very healthy sign of market maturity," says Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)'s Chief Exit Officer, Rabih I. Khoury, on why IPOs are so crucial for the growth of the ecosystem. 📈 Catch the full discussion on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" podcast Season 1 episode 8! 🎧

#MEAPTWeeklyRoundup — 1. Ninja raises $250M, led by Riyad Capital. ( 🇸🇦 | QCommerce ) 2. Flawless raises $1.5M Pre-Seed from angel investors. ( 🇸🇦 | Career Tech ) 3. Wave Mobile Money secures $137M debt round, led by RMB - Rand Merchant Bank. ( 🌍 | Fintech ) 4. InstaBank

Build relationships with fund managers before you need the check. Founders — how are you playing this game? 🔗 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: lucidityinsights.com/podcasts-maste… #LucidityInsights #ThePerfectPitch #Pitching

MENA scored two unicorns in the past two weeks! Dubai-based XPANCEO has raised $250M in a Series A round led by Opportunity Ventures (Asia), reaching a $1.35B valuation and earning unicorn status. More:🔗lucidityinsights.com/news/xpanceo-s… See XPANCEO’s total funding to date:

#LucysWeeklyRoundup — 1. Qlub raises $30M Series B, co-led by Shorooq and Cherry Ventures. ( 🇦🇪 | Hospitality Tech ) 2. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)-owned Lime Consumer Finance launches in Egypt with $9.4M investment. ( 🇪🇬 | Education Fintech ) 3. Flend raises $3M Seed, led by

Sleep is your richest stream of health data, and Ultrahuman built a movement around that insight and packed it into 2 grams of hardware. Founder & CEO Mohit Kumar (Mohit Kumar) shares how #Ultrahuman scaled wearable health tech, redesigned the ring from scratch, and raised

🙌 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗣: 🔎 1. Sun King secures $156M Securitization to scale off-grid solar across Kenya. ( 🇰🇪 | Clean Energy Finance ) 2. Good Job Games raises $60M Series A from Menlo Ventures, Anthos Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners. ( 🇹🇷 |

Can the GCC become an AI Powerhouse? Rabih I. Khoury (Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)) thinks so, and not by chasing the same playbook as Silicon Valley. 📖 Read the full op-ed → lucidityinsights.com/opinions/can-g… 🎉 Unlock 𝟭 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 of 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 at Lucidity

#LucysWeeklyRoundup: A look back at MEAPT’s latest funding moves ⤵️ 1. MYCRANE Trading raises $50M from a DIFC-based investment holding company. ( 🇦🇪 | Heavy equipment / Contech ) 2. Chowdeck raises $9M Series A led by Novastar Ventures. ( 🇳🇬 | Food Delivery) 3. Impact46

Rabih I. Khoury, Partner & Chief Exit Officer at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) shares how his team approaches early-stage bets, LP alignment, and the real tension between fund structure and founder potential. 🎧 Watch or Listen to the full episode on Lucidity Insights → lucidityinsights.com/podcasts-maste…

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