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Welcome to Episode 88 of the Investing in Impact podcast. Today, I’m joined by Medea Nocentini, Senior Partner at Global Ventures and Founder of C3 – Companies Creating Change, about scaling impact across the Middle East and Africa.

Medea brings a unique blend of corporate strategy, venture capital, and impact entrepreneurship. At Global Ventures, she invests in growth-stage startups transforming emerging markets through technology.

As founder of C3, a B Corp-certified social enterprise, she has supported over 300 impact-driven startups across 27 countries, helping them raise more than $550 million to date.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The evolution of impact investing in the Middle East and Africa
• Key challenges and opportunities for startups in frontier markets
• How C3 builds scalable programs to support founders
• The role of partnerships and ecosystem-building in driving long-term impact

Let’s dive in.

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