Noor Sweid is the Managing Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based international venture capital firm with presence in Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, Tunis and Lagos. Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and Managing Partner at Leap Ventures.Prior, Noor joined her family business, Depa, where she scaled the business tenfold, executed four cross border acquisitions and led the region’s first IPO on the LSE and the NASDAQ Dubai, achieving a billion+ dollar valuation. Noor has also been recognized in Forbes’ World’s Top 50 Women in Tech, and the Arabian Business 100 Most Powerful Arab Women list. And to top it off, she has also received the prestigious Arab Woman Award for Finance.

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00:00:00 - Introduction: Noor Sweid from Global Ventures00:01:53 - Noor’s Journey to Found Global Ventures 00:03:28 - From Entrepreneur to VC: Supporting the Regional Ecosystem00:04:33 - Access to Venture Capital in the MENA Region00:06:20 - The Early MENA Ecosystem & The Rise of Tech in Dubai00:08:09 - The Importance of Financial Sustainability00:08:59 - Deploying Tech in Emerging Markets00:10:03 - Opportunity for Startups in the Region00:11:04 - Technology Leapfrogging in Healthcare00:11:50 - The Impact of ePharma and Healthcare Access00:13:17 - Reducing energy consumption through innovative water desalination00:13:55 - Tackling Innovation in Europe00:14:39 - Local Manufacturing and Additive Manufacturing00:15:30 - The Makeup of the GCC and North Africa00:16:23 - Unique Opportunities in Each Market00:17:06 - Factors and Markets in the Middle East00:18:00 - Scaling Companies Globally00:18:41 - The Opportunity of an IPO in the Region00:19:34 - Understanding the Ecosystem00:20:28 - The Importance of Surrounding Yourself with The Right People

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