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“We want to see more Anghamis in the Middle East” say MEVP investors

In an exclusive interview for FC Corner Office, we catch up with Walid Hanna and Walid Mansour, partners at Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Middle East-focused venture capital firm to learn about the ever-disruptive investment opportunities in the market.  Among their most successful stories is their role in enabling Anghami as a startup to receive funding and eventually list on NASDAQ – making it the first Arab tech start-up to reach this milestone. There’s work yet to be done for the region to record many more break-out stories.

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BMW bets the 7 Series on software over craftsmanship

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When technology disappears

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The AI bottleneck no one is talking about

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The foundations behind every breakthrough

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Eng. Nezar Banabeela on 20 Years of Mobily

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How mountains, rivers and seas became the UAE’s desert

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What if your old T-shirt wasn't waste—but the start of a new industry?

Every year, the UAE discards more than 220,000 tonnes of textiles, from unwanted clothes to worn-out towels and bed sheets. Instead of seeing this as ...

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Can AI be creative?

In an exclusive chat, Michel El Gemayel, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival, shares his perspective on how AI is reshaping the creative land ...

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Why people drive digital transformation

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Binance’s Abdulla Alsuwaidi unpacks crypto's next challenge

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