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VC React MENA E55: Gitex, Dubizzle’s IPO by Prosus, Investcorp’s $750M Fund w/ China, & Chari’s BaaS
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 10/16/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 10/16/25

VC React MENA E55: Gitex, Dubizzle’s IPO by Prosus, Investcorp’s $750M Fund w/ China, & Chari’s BaaS

With Mustafa Nabelsi, and Xavier Kris.

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VC React MENA E54: BECO’s $370M Fund, Aydi’s $7.5M AgriTech, PIF's $55B EA Deal, Fintech Migration!
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 10/9/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 10/9/25

VC React MENA E54: BECO’s $370M Fund, Aydi’s $7.5M AgriTech, PIF's $55B EA Deal, Fintech Migration!

With Atheer AlKhalifa, Hasan Haider, & Nada Shaheen.

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VC React MENA E53: Saudi lifts cap on foreign ownership, private stock market, $100M AI fund & more
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/25/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/25/25

VC React MENA E53: Saudi lifts cap on foreign ownership, private stock market, $100M AI fund & more

With Akmal El Hak.

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VC React MENA E52: Money20/20, Tamara: $1.4B Debt, HALA: $157M Round, Robinhood: Public Startup Fund
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/17/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/17/25

VC React MENA E52: Money20/20, Tamara: $1.4B Debt, HALA: $157M Round, Robinhood: Public Startup Fund

With Armineh Baghoomian, and C. Nichole Rush.

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VC React MENA E51: Property Finder's $525M Deal, Noon's IPO Plan, Orbii's $3.6M Seed, New $200M Fund
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/11/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/11/25

VC React MENA E51: Property Finder's $525M Deal, Noon's IPO Plan, Orbii's $3.6M Seed, New $200M Fund

With Aboudi Al-Qattan and Tambi Jalouqa

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VC React E50 MENA: Qatar Backs Anthropic, Munify's Neobank for Diaspora, Intella's Digital Human
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/4/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 9/4/25

VC React E50 MENA: Qatar Backs Anthropic, Munify's Neobank for Diaspora, Intella's Digital Human

With Dina El-Shenoufy, and Husameddin AlMadani.

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VC React MENA E49: Local Games Go Global! PropTech Is Heating Up, Arabic First AI HumainChat & Allam
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/28/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/28/25

VC React MENA E49: Local Games Go Global! PropTech Is Heating Up, Arabic First AI HumainChat & Allam

With Ahmed AlThukair and Samer Shaaban.

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VC React MENA E48: Robinhood Comes To MENA & Compete With Local Copies, Bulk Funding In Game Studios
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/21/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/21/25

VC React MENA E48: Robinhood Comes To MENA & Compete With Local Copies, Bulk Funding In Game Studios

With Fahad Alfaez, and Hussein Attar.

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VC React Podcast (E47): Series B Gap? No More ARR, Expense Management or Banks! MENA LP Secondaries
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/7/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 8/7/25

VC React Podcast (E47): Series B Gap? No More ARR, Expense Management or Banks! MENA LP Secondaries

With Ali Almajthoob, and Aly El Shalakany.

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VC React Podcast (E46): Meta’s $1B Offers, AI In FoodTech, Arabic AI Voice, & Open Banking In UAE
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/31/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/31/25

VC React Podcast (E46): Meta’s $1B Offers, AI In FoodTech, Arabic AI Voice, & Open Banking In UAE

With Mian Manoff, Philipe Moura, & Santiago Rojas.

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VC React Podcast (E45): Anthropic's hypocrisy, xAI In Saudi, Qlub $30M Round, 500 Global $300M Fund
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/24/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/24/25

VC React Podcast (E45): Anthropic's hypocrisy, xAI In Saudi, Qlub $30M Round, 500 Global $300M Fund

With Abe Seksek, Amer Nasereddin, & Chada El Islam Benmahcene.

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VC React Podcast (E44): Arabic AI Stack, Morocco’s SuperApp, Embedded Insurance, Wild AI Acquihires
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/17/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/17/25

VC React Podcast (E44): Arabic AI Stack, Morocco’s SuperApp, Embedded Insurance, Wild AI Acquihires

With Arjun Chopra, Asia Kabel, Firas Atwa, & Mohamad Khawaja.

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VC React Podcast (E43): MENA's FoodTech & PropTech, A Computer In Your Eyes, & VC's Social Storm!
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/10/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/10/25

VC React Podcast (E43): MENA's FoodTech & PropTech, A Computer In Your Eyes, & VC's Social Storm!

With Chada El Islam Benmahcene, and Rummana Dada.

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VC React Podcast (E42): Saudi’s New Unicorn, Startups Turn Corporations, Global Games, AI Talent War
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/3/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 7/3/25

VC React Podcast (E42): Saudi’s New Unicorn, Startups Turn Corporations, Global Games, AI Talent War

With Abe Seksek, and Atheer AlKhalifa.

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VC React Podcast (E41): Amazon Buys Into ValU, Careem Exits Pakistan, & OpenAI Takes On Microsoft.
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/26/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/26/25

VC React Podcast (E41): Amazon Buys Into ValU, Careem Exits Pakistan, & OpenAI Takes On Microsoft.

With Ivo Detelinov, Basem Abu Dagga, and Salem Washeely.

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VC React Podcast (E40): Exclusive: Stryde Acquires Qora71, AI-Native Sales, Labubu, Arabs at Cannes.
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/22/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/22/25

VC React Podcast (E40): Exclusive: Stryde Acquires Qora71, AI-Native Sales, Labubu, Arabs at Cannes.

With Ally Salama, Hadi Halabi, and Youssef Salem.

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VC React Podcast (E39): Valu IPO Twist, Fixing SME Cashflow, Boring Startups, A Nation of AI Coders!
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/19/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/19/25

VC React Podcast (E39): Valu IPO Twist, Fixing SME Cashflow, Boring Startups, A Nation of AI Coders!

With Karima El Hakim, Mo Salah, & Waleed Al Ballaa.

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VC React Podcast (E38): Serial Founders, Quantitative VCs, AI Use Cases, Profitable Impact Tech.
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/12/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 6/12/25

VC React Podcast (E38): Serial Founders, Quantitative VCs, AI Use Cases, Profitable Impact Tech.

With Brant Meyer and Elliott Denham.

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VC React Podcast (E37): Stargate, Builder AI's Collapse, Iraq's Startups, Diaspora Founders & More!
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 5/29/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 5/29/25

VC React Podcast (E37): Stargate, Builder AI's Collapse, Iraq's Startups, Diaspora Founders & More!

With Hasan Haider, Laith Kassis, and Romain Assunção.

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VC React Podcast (E36): Egypt Funding Surge, Nawy, Thndr, Sylndr, MoneyFellows, Tarjama, & SARsatX
VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 5/22/25 VC React Podcast Ahmad Takatkah 5/22/25

VC React Podcast (E36): Egypt Funding Surge, Nawy, Thndr, Sylndr, MoneyFellows, Tarjama, & SARsatX

With Ali AlMajthoob and Issa Aghabi.

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