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

VC React Podcast:

Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, LPs, and Angel Investors, reacting to the latest news on MENA startups, funds, and investment rounds.

Hosts:

• Ahmad Takatkah, VCpreneur.
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• Jamie Lane, FWDstart.
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Available on:

• Youtube: VC React Podcast

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Guests:

1. Atheer AlKhalifa, Opportunity Committee Member @ OQAL Angel Investors Network
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atheerak/
- Company Website: https://oqal.org/

2. Hasan Haider, Founder and Managing Partner @ Plus VC
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasanhaider/
- Company Website: https://plus.vc/

3. Nada Shaheen, Managing Director @ GB Ventures
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadashahen/
- Company Website: https://gb-corporation.com/

This Week On The VC React Podcast:

News of the week brought to you by FWDstart:

• BECO Capital just closed $370 million across two new funds — from pre-seed all the way to IPO. Can one VC really outperform across the entire capital stack… Is MENA finally getting into the full-stack venture platform play?

• A green shoot in agritech. Egypt’s Aydi raises $7.5 million to launch its AI-powered agronomy assistant “Orth.” Is this the moment where agritech becomes truly investable, because of AI?!

• Meanwhile, the PIF is buying EA — yes, that EA! FIFA EA— for $55 billion. The U.S. forced TikTok to sell to an American buyer — and now it’s brokering a deal for a major American gaming company to be sold to a foreign one? Why?

• And finally, Revolut’s CEO just moved from London to Dubai. The global fintech migration continues — is this about growth, or just taxes?

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