By Hugo Angelmar Breaking the conversation in three parts helps people translate their strengths and interests in the tech world. Specifically, it’s important to look at the target customer, the variety of marketing roles and the stage of financing of the company. Let’s start with the target customer, of which there are three types: consumer,…
TRENDS speaks to Professor Miguel Lobo, Director of the INSEAD Middle East campus, who says that, if GCC companies can’t compete globally, global firms will enter their markets. Today, there is a new generation of digital natives – people who have grown up with the Internet. How important is it for Middle East companies to…
Ritika Sharma, Dubai TRENDS speaks to Huda AlLawati, Chief Investment Officer, Savola Group, Saudi Arabia, on wide ranging issues including the role of FDIs, startups, state-owned funds and new reality. When we talk about global trade and attracting new investments, how Saudi Arabia is placed at this moment? The ongoing wave of reforms, outpacing most…
With an intention to invest in innovative early-stage and growth-stage tech companies in the MENA and Turkey region, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) has launched its third MENA venture capital fund – the Middle East Venture Fund III (MEVFIII). MEVFIII is launched with a target size of $250 million. This launch of the new fund…
