最佳Global Startup播客 (2024)

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Learn what the future holds for Europe’s top startup ecosystems — Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO @Dealroom.co 29:06

2+ y ago29:06

29:06

On this episode of Launch Stories, Yoram Wijngaarde, founder & CEO of global startup data platform Dealroom.co, shares how the “Flywheel Effect” has accelerated startup growth in top-tier European ecosystems like London, Berlin, Paris and Estonia. You’ll hear about what differentiates the European and US startup investment environments, and how the…

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Learn the one key skill that leads founders from concept to IPO – Nenad Marovac @ Co-Founder and Managing Partner of DN Capital 29:15

2+ y ago29:15

29:15

Nenad Marovac is co-founder and managing partner of DN Capital, a leading venture capital and growth investor with 58 exits under his belt, including six IPOs on the London or Frankfurt stock exchanges. He was recently named to Forbes’ “Midas List” – the definite ranking of the top 25 VC investors in Europe and the Middle East. In this episode, you…

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Learn how founders can achieve peak performance for themselves and their team– Stoyan Yankov @ productivity and performance coach, co-author of ”PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success 27:12

2+ y ago27:12

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On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is Stoyan Yankov, productivity and performance coach and co-author of "PERFORM: The Unsexy Truth about (Startup) Success". You’ll learn how having structures in place helps you build momentum, and why as a founder you need to focus not only on your own performance but on the productivity of your team.. Yo…

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Learn why a Spartan mentality is a must for building a global business – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan 37:28

2+ y ago37:28

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On this episode of Launch Stories, Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan, shares how he created the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million athletes globally – a business he calls the ‘Louis Vuitton of hard stuff.’ You’ll hear how he moved himself and his family to six countries to oversee Spartan’s global expan…

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”The common ground we have is, ’Joe went to Cornell. He must be OK.’” – Joe De Sena, Founder and CEO of Spartan 45:50

2+ y ago45:50

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On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest and fellow Cornellian Joe De Sena ’90 – founder and CEO of Spartan – shares how his path from Ithaca led him to creating the world’s leading endurance sports brand with a community of over 10 million athletes globally. He talks about what coming from a family that didn’t attend college and being accepted …

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Find out why a successful investor is like a good music producer - Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner @ Speedinvest 34:02

2+ y ago34:02

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On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Michael Schuster, Co-founder and Partner at Speedinvest, one of Europe’s most active early-stage venture capital firms with over 600 mil EUR of assets under management. You’ll learn why founders need to balance product and sales to scale quickly, and why a successful investor behaves like a good music p…

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Understand the three things you must have in place to build a global startup – Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO @ Healthily 33:59

3y ago33:59

33:59

On this episode of Launch Stories, my guest is serial entrepreneur Matteo Berlucchi, Co-Founder & CEO of Healthily - a medically approved self-care platform that enables people to assess and manage their health with over 2 million users worldwide. You’ll hear why you must create a business with high margins and scalability, and why building a healt…

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Capture what corporate habits you must ‘unlearn’ to launch a successful startup – Jonas de Cooman, Co-Founder & CEO @ Spott 27:07

3y ago27:07

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On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Jonas de Cooman, Co-founder & CEO of Spott, a marketing platform that helps brands sell more by adding interactivity to videos and images on their digital channels. You’ll hear what Jonas had to ‘unlearn’ after a career at Coca-Cola and Unilever to build a successful global business as an entrepreneur a…

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Listen to the inside story of how UiPath became a unicorn – Ondrej Bartos, Co-Founder@ Credo Ventures 27:23

3y ago27:23

27:23

On this episode of Launch Stories, I talk to Ondrej Bartos, co-founder and general partner of Credo Ventures. You’ll hear the ‘behind the scenes’ story of how he joined a $1.6 million seed investment round in Romanian unicorn UIPath. You’ll also learn the key ingredients that eventually led to UIPath’s staggering $35 billion valuation on the New Yo…

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Explore why ‘having fun’ is critical when building a business – Agata Kwasniewska, CEO @ ReaktorX 26:39

3y ago26:39

26:39

On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, you’ll hear from Agata Kwaśniewska, CEO of the ReaktorX acceleration program and ambassador of Startup Poland. She explains what role an accelerator plays in the startup ecosystem, how ReaktorX helped Polish startups Renderro, Lofty and Hashiona to grow and when founders should start thinking about building a gl…

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Understand why persistence is the key to global startup success – Zsuzsa & Attila Kecsmar, Co-Founders @ Antavo 24:46

3y ago24:46

24:46

On this episode of L(a)unch Stories, I speak with Zsuzsa and Attila Kecsmár, a husband-and-wife team, who are the co-founders of Antavo. You’ll hear how Antavo grew to become a globally recognized loyalty management platform with clients like BMW, Lagardère, Benetton and BrewDog across three continents. Zsuzsa and Attila explain why a founder shoul…

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Learn how Covid accelerated the events industry’s international expansion – Mike Chaffe, CEO @ Wolves summit 22:28

3y ago22:28

22:28

On this episode of Launch Stories, I’m talking to Mike Chaffe, CEO of Wolves Summit, one of the premier tech and innovation conferences held in Central and Eastern Europe, twice a year. You’ll hear he managed to not only steer the business to safety but has used COVID’s impact to accelerate his business’ international expansion. You’ll also learn a…

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Here’s why it’s critical to create a purpose-driven company – Emi Gal, Co-Founder & CEO @ Ezra 25:30

3y ago25:30

25:30

On this episode of Launch Stories, I speak to Emi Gal, Co-Founder and CEO of Ezra, a US-based healthcare tech startup that enables early cancer detection using MRI and AI. You’ll hear how he built his first startup, Brainient, into one of Europe’s leading ad-tech companies, what he’s learned from launching a business in three radically different st…

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Learn why understanding local culture is essential to build a global startup – Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner @ Fil Rouge Capital 25:52

3y ago25:52

25:52

On this episode of Launch Stories, you’ll hear from Julien Coustaury, Founding Partner of Fil Rouge Capital -- about how he became an entrepreneur and investor after building international mobile companies, and how this experience changed his mindset. You’ll also learn what he looks for in a startup team when making an investment. Finally, you’ll h…

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Reversing the MENA brain drain 26:15

3+ y ago26:15

26:15

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 6 of 6 - In the sixth and final episode of our 6 week community activation, host Andrew Berkowitz dives into how ecosystem builders in the region can better engage their diaspora and incentivize talented expats to move to the region to start and invest in startups. This community activation is an interactive digital gathe…

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Increasing access to capital for MENA startups 23:00

4y ago23:00

23:00

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 5 of 6 - In the fifth episode of our 6 week community activation, host Andrew Berkowitz dives into the different types of capital available to entrepreneurs in the MENA region. This community activation is an interactive digital gathering of the Middle East and North African startup ecosystems it consists of a 6 episode p…

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Startups as a force for Israeli economic normalization 25:23

4y ago25:23

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Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 4 of 6 - In the fourth episode of our 6 week community activation, host Andrew Berkowitz dives into the Israel and UAE economic normalization, what it means for the country's startup ecosystems, and how tech can be a force for connection between Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs, and Jews. This community activation is an inte…

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Female leadership in the Middle Eastern and African tech industries 34:04

4y ago34:04

34:04

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 3 of 6 - In the third episode of our 6 week community activation, host Andrew Berkowitz hands the mic over to Joy Ajlouny, the Cofounder of Fetchr in Dubai and Viola Llewelyn, the Cofounder of Ovamba Solutions in Cameroon for a candid discussion on what it's like being a woman leader building a tech scaleup in the Gulf re…

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Building the infrastructure of the MENA digital economy 27:12

4y ago27:12

27:12

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 2 of 6 - In the second episode of our 6 week community activation, we tell the inside stories of the entrepreneurs laying down the foundation for the payments, logistics, and artificial intelligence industries in the region. This community activation is an interactive digital gathering of the Middle East and North African…

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Laying the foundation of the MENA startup ecosystem 20:35

4y ago20:35

20:35

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 1 of 6 - In the first episode of our 6 week community activation, we tell the inside stories of Yahoo's acquisition of Maktoob.com, Amazon's acquisition of Souq, and dive into how technology inspired the Arab Spring uprising. This community activation is an interactive digital gathering of the Middle East and North Africa…

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Laying the foundation of the MENA startup ecosystem 20:12

4y ago20:12

20:12

Ecosystem Arabia - Episode 1 of 6 - In the first episode of our 6 week community activation, we tell the inside stories of Yahoo's acquisition of Maktoob.com, Amazon's acquisition of Souq, and dive into how technology inspired the Arab Spring uprising. This community activation is an interactive digital gathering of the Middle East and North Africa…

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The Ecosystem Arabia Mini-Series - Launching 01/05/2021 2:00

4y ago2:00

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The Global Startup Movement is launching the Ecosystem Arabia mini-series on January 5th, 2021. With this mini-series, we will dive into key themes and topics relevant in the Middle East and North Africa startup ecosystems through key industry stakeholders in an engaging, narrative-driven format. In addition to a weekly podcast, we will broadcast P…

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Is mutual credit the answer for emerging market SME financing? 23:23

4y ago23:23

23:23

David Casey catalyzes ecosystems to engineer systemic change and has co-founded four companies and helped scale another to 8 digits revenue. His work has centered around movement-building, and leveraging blockchain technology for socioeconomic transformation. His current focus is redirecting flows of capital towards the regenerative economy of 2100…

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Connecting Africa's SMEs to the Digital Economy 27:04

4y ago27:04

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Kago Kagichiri is the Global Head of Innovation for Sokowatch a tech company that revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS ormobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopke…

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Unpacking opportunities and barriers to adoption in the Solar industry 23:41

4y ago23:41

23:41

Aviv Shalgi is the CEO of energy tech startup, Solar Simplified, a platform that matches renters and homeowners who care about the environment and want to save money on the electricity bill with local solar farms. For 6+ years he's been a Board Member, Mentor and Advisor for multiple startups and not-for-profit organizations. He previously led Dorm…

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The EU innovation ecosystem public procurement dilemma 25:36

4y ago25:36

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Nicolas Brien is the CEO of France Digitale, the largest startup lobbying organization in Europe, with 1,500 startups and 100 VCs as its members, as well as the newly appointed President of the European Startup Network, a common voice for European startups composed of 24 national startup associations from across Europe. He previously was the Direct…

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The secret behind Israel's thriving startup ecosystem 28:25

4y ago28:25

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Inbal Arieli is a founder of Synthesis, a global leadership assessment rm, and author of Chutzpah: Why Israel Is a Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Born in Israel and raised on hummus and chutzpah, Arieli fostered her entrepreneurial skills during her mandatory military service, serving as lieutenant in unit 8200, the Israel Defense Forces’ …

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The 5 Caribbean digital nomad visas 4:57

4y ago4:57

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Host Andrew Berkowitz highlights the 5 digital nomad visas that are available from Caribbean countries as we head into Winter.由Andrew Berkowitz

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Decentralized commerce and the non-fungible token (NFT) boom 20:22

4y ago20:22

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Justin Bannon, CEO and Co-founder of Boson Protocol, a decentralized infrastructure connecting smart contracts to real world commerce and its data. Boson Protocol aims to change the world of commerce by enabling enterprises, organizations, and customers to bridge the divide between digital decentralized technologies and the transfer and trade of ph…

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New Format Launch and Revisiting the Startup Ecosystem Series 27:11

4y ago27:11

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In 2021, The GSM will transition away from our weekly flagship episode to a recurring mini-series format. Our first mini-series, Ecosystem Arabia, will launch in January 2021 and feature stories, candid insights, and conversation with some of the MENA region's leading startup ecosystem stakeholders. On this episode we go back 3 years to revisit one…

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Unpacking the Mongolian Startup Ecosystem 20:03

4y ago20:03

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Tsolmondorj Natsagdorj is the Cofounder and CEO of YungBet is a blockchain decentralized social gaming platform that provides a secure, reliable, borderless ecosystem. He was born in Mongolian. and grew up in the US, while a student at George Mason he started Tokenplay, a blockchain gaming distribution platform in 2017 that was acquired within a ye…

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Diving into the Belgium and Benelux Startup Region 25:44

4y ago25:44

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Jeroen Corthout is the co-founder and CEO of Salesflare, a simply powerful CRM that automates data to build better relationships and make more sales. It's a fast, visual and easy-to-use sales machine. Salesflare is the most popular CRM ever on both Product Hunt and AppSumo. It also got featured on TechCrunch and Entrepreneur.com. Prior to Salesflar…

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4 global opportunities COVID-19 tailwinds have accelerated 6:07

4y ago6:07

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Host Andrew Berkowitz covers 4 key macro trends that have been greatly accelerated by COVID-19 in 2020 and are opening up new and exciting opportunities in the global startup ecosystem.由Andrew Berkowitz

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The State of eSports in Africa 18:50

4y ago18:50

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Douglas Ogeto is the Co-Founder and CEO at LudiqueWorks and has built the largest community of game developers on the continent. He is an entrepreneur with 8+ years of experience in Technology, Branding & Community Building. He has co-founded 4 startups in Game Development, Education, Advisory & Branding and has played a key role in designing, plan…

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The state of Esports in Africa 18:27

4y ago18:27

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Douglas Ogeto is the coFounder and CEO at LudiqueWorks and has built the largest community of game developers on the continent. He is an entrepreneur with 8+ years of experience in Technology, Branding & Community Building. He has co-founded 4 startups in Game development, Education, Advisory & Branding and has played a key role in designing, plann…

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The Future of Infrastructure in Emerging Economies - Part 2 35:56

4y ago35:56

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Part 2 of a 2 part miniseries on the topic of innovation in infrastructure in emerging economies. As a result of the twin crises in public health and the global economy, inequities in the current economic paradigm have been laid bare, as have debilitating weaknesses in global supply chains delivering critical goods. Decisions made today shape the b…

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The Future of Infrastructure in Emerging Economies - Part 1 24:47

4y ago24:47

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Part 1 of a 2 part miniseries on the topic of innovation in infrastructure in emerging economies. As a result of the twin crises in public health and the global economy, inequities in the current economic paradigm have been laid bare, as have debilitating weaknesses in global supply chains delivering critical goods. Decisions made today shape the b…

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Unpacking the emerging DeFi vertical within cryptocurrency with Akin Sawyerr 19:09

4y ago19:09

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Akin Sawyerr is the Strategy lead for Decred, where he leads strategy and governance functions, and supports the proliferation of Decred across Africa. Decred is an open and progressive cryptocurrency with a system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain. He's also an early investor and director of Splash Mobile Money, the larg…

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CRISPR technology in response to COVID-19 and beyond 21:21

4y ago21:21

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Franco Goytia is a serial entrepreneur; currently the CEO of Caspr Biotech, a startup he co-founded at the age of 23. Caspr is using Crispr technology to make better and more accessible molecular diagnostics solutions. Prior to this, at the age of 21, he founded Ando a B2B last-mile logistics solution in LATAM. He did this while studying Economics …

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Unpacking the emerging DeFi vertical within cryptocurrency with Akin Sawyerr 18:50

4y ago18:50

18:50

Akin Sawyerr is the Strategy lead for Decred, where he leads strategy and governance functions, and supports the proliferation of Decred across Africa. Decred is an open and progressive cryptocurrency with an system of community-based governance integrated into its blockchain. He's also an early investor and director of Splash Mobile Money, the lar…

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The Startup Community Way with Ian Hathaway 27:21

4+ y ago27:21

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Ian Hathaway is co-author of the new book The Startup Community Way, on entrepreneurial ecosystems published in July 2020 and has published for prominent research institutions, universities, businesses, and periodicals. He is a frequent contributor for outlets such as the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal. Currently, he leads prod…

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Google's $10B investment into India and the global data privacy war 27:43

4+ y ago27:43

27:43

Bill Ottman is an American Internet entrepreneur and freedom of information activist based in New York City best known as the CEO and co-founder of Minds. Minds is a free and open source distributed social networking service that uses the blockchain to reward the community with ERC20 tokens. On this episode you'll learn: A comparison between the ge…

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Rise and fall of Luckin Coffee and Asia's next coffee unicorn 12:32

4+ y ago12:32

12:32

Host Andrew Berkowitz breaks down the recent drama surrounding the rapid rise and fall of Chinese coffee startup Luckin Coffee from it's founding 3.5 years ago through it's widely successful IPO and eventual collapse on April 2, 2020 when Luckin disclosed that an internal probe found that its chief operating officer had fabricated 2019 sales by abo…

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Unpacking India's cryptocurrency regulatory drama with Ashish Singhal 17:39

4+ y ago17:39

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Ashish Singal is the Founder and CEO at CoinSwitch.co and Sequoia-backed CRUXPay, an open protocol simplifying the way people use crypto. It enables users to create a human readable CRUX ID which can be used to send and receive payment request, connect to dApps with a single click while ensuring an experience matching that of online fiat payments p…

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Global Tech Pulse Check: Investor Perspective on Seed & Growth Stages in Global Tech Environment - Part 2 23:40

4+ y ago23:40

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In part 2 of our podcast mini-series we look at the investor perspective of the current state of the global seed and growth stage investing environment. Our 2 guests today include Sean O'Sullivan the Managing General Partner at SOSV, a global venture capital firm providing multi-stage investment and investing in 150 companies, and Tien Wong CEO at …

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Global Tech Pulse Check: Who's growing and who's successfully raising - Part 2 23:18

4+ y ago23:18

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In part 2 of our podcast mini-series we look at the investor perspective of the current state of the global seed and growth stage investing environment. Our 2 guests today include Sean O'Sullivan the Managing General Partner at SOSV, a global venture capital firm providing multi-stage investment and investing in 150 companies, and Tien Wong CEO at …

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Global Tech Pulse Check: Who's Growing & Who's Successfully Raising - Part 1 23:19

4+ y ago23:19

23:19

In part 1 of our 2 part mini-series we dive into 3 different sectors ranging from delivery startups to CRISPR-based diagnostics as well as 3 geographies including Pakistan, Sierra Leone, and Argentina. Our 3 guests today include Syed Sair Ali, Cofounder and CEO at Pakistan based 'Eat Mubarak', Jurgen Descamps, the General Manager for 'Securiport' b…

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Global Tech Pulse Check- Who's growing and who's successfully raising - Part 1 22:57

4+ y ago22:57

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In part 1 of our 2 part mini-series we dive into 3 different sectors ranging from delivery startups to CRISPR-based diagnostics as well as 3 geographies including Pakistan, Sierra Leone, and Argentina. Our 3 guests today include Syed Sair Ali, Cofounder and CEO at Lahore, Pakistan based Eat Mubarak, Jurgen Descamps, the General Manager for Securipo…

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Diving into Kuwait's Startup Ecosystem 17:32

4+ y ago17:32

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Abdulaziz B. Al Loughani is co-founder & Managing Partner at Faith Capital, a venture capital practice that is focused on the GCC. He is also co-founder & CEO of Floward, a full-fledged flowers & gifts e-commerce platform. Previously, Abdulaziz was the founding Executive Vice Chairman of the Kuwait National Fund for SMEs Development, a USD 7bn inde…

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Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and the Gulf Region's Startup Ecosystems 35:08

4+ y ago35:08

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Omar Christidis is the founder of CEO of ArabNet, a digital media venture with the goal of spearheading the Arab Web and Mobile movement, and encouraging its expansion worldwide, was founded by Omar Christidis in 2010. Born in Lebanon, Omar holds a BA in Ethic, Politics, and Economics from Yale, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. After …

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