The GrowHome Show

Après une enfance et une jeunesse classique remplie de bonnes notes et de grandes écoles, Ismael Belkhayat commence par prendre la voie classique du consulting, en commençant sa carrière chez le fameux cabinet BCG (Boston Consulting Group). À 28 ans, suivant ce qu'il appelle un "wake-up personel", Ismael décide de tout plaquer pour rentrer au Maroc et créer sa "start-up studio".

Après deux succès entrepreneuriaux au travers de sarouty.ma et votrechauffeur.ma, mais aussi des dizaines d'échecs, Ismael décide de créer chari.co, une application qui connecte les commerçants de proximités (très sollicités au Maroc) aux "wholesalers". Les produits sont généralement livrés en moins de 24h.

Depuis sa création il y a 18 mois à peine, Chari.co connait une ascension fulgurante, avec déjà des millions en chiffre d'affaire, plusieurs levées de fonds, deux acquisitions, mais surtout, un ticket d'entrée dans le saint-graal des start-up: Y-Combinator. Ce faisant, Chari.co devient la première start-up Marocaine à rejoindre les rangs de ce que beaucoup considère comme le meilleur start-up accelerator au monde.

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Renseignez-vous sur Chari:

e-commerce. Ismael Belkhayat: « Chari.ma se démarque à l’amont de la distribution | lesecos.ma

Paiement mobile: « Chari.ma » souhaite se lancer dans l’arène | fnh.ma

Y Combinator acquires 7 per cent of Morocco's B2B e-commerce startup Chari | Wamda

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This episode of the GrowHome Show is in French; if you would like to learn more about HawKar, feel free to check out our English article version of this podcast here. 

Khadija Jallouli est une entrepreneuse exceptionnelle; elle est la fondatrice de HawKar, une start-up Tunisienne qui développe une voiture pour permettre aux personnes à mobilités réduites d'être plus autonome. 

Dans cette interview, nous parlons biensur de l'aventure HawKar, mais aussi de l'écosystème start-up Tunisien, qui est vite devenu une des "success stories" de ces dernières années avec le passage du fameux "Start-up Act" 

Une entrepreneuse visionnaire, inspirante et determiné, Khadija et sa start-up sont d'ores et déjà promis à un bel avenir. 

In this episode of The GrowHome Show, Nazmi Alreshq and his team pitch their startup Quix, which they claim is like Uber technicians. 

Our investors are Ahmad Ashkar (Founder, Hult Prize Foundation), Fares Ghandour (Partner, Wamda Capital), Rami Karmi (CEO, Ahli Fintech) and Lewa Abukhait (Chief Investment Officer, DAAL) 

In this episode of The GrowHome Show, Hamzeh Ghosheh and his team at Naviatx pitch their new mobile application Maslak, which he claims will disrupt an industry that needs it badly - auto insurance. 

Our investors are Ahmad Ashkar (Founder, Hult Prize Foundation), Rami Al-Karmi (CEO, Ahli Fintech), Said Sabri (Partner, Faster Capital) and Arnav Danthi (Investment Analyst, Wamda Capital) 

In this episode of The GrowHome Show, Sami Abu Heiba and his team at GIL try to convince our investors that their app is destined to change the way people learn Arabic. 

Our investors are Ahmad Ashkar (founder of the Hult Prize Foundation),  Rami Al-Karmi (CEO, Ahli Fintech), Said Sabri (Partner at Faster Capital) and Arnav Danthi (Investment analyst at Wamda Capital). 

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Laith advocated, wrote the concept notes and championed the development of the first Techno Park in Palestine located at Birzeit University and managed its program operations and construction. He is currently establishing the Innovation Hub for PalTel Group.

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GrowHome proudly welcomes Tey El-Rjula, TedX speaker and founder of fluus.me, for an interesting chat about bitcoin and the Lebanese diaspora. Tey founded fluus.me in an attempt to optimize remittances and provide monetary stability for Lebanese people around the globe. Fluus.me allows Lebanese people to send bitcoin in and out of Lebanon, at the click of a button.  

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Humam Dweik is a serial Jordanian entrepreneur, and a Jordanian entrepreneurship ecosystem expert. He is regional director of Hult Prize, one of the world's largest start-up competitions. Humam talks with GrowHome founder Marwan Abdelhamid about his role in the Jordanian entrepreneurship world, how experience often trumps education, and how street vendors are the epitome of entrepreneurship.

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In this second episode of GrowHome Fireside chats, GrowHome co-founder Marwan Abdelhamid interviews Rowan Alawi, a Palestinian entrepreneur from Ramallah to talk about her start-up AmalWork as well as how she goes about entrepreneurship under occupation.

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Diasporas, from the Greek "dia" (across) and "spora" (scattered) have long been seen as a net loss for countries, especially due to the process of brain drain. In this first GrowHome Fireside Chat series, Kingsley Aikins, Founder of the Networking Institute and diaspora engagement expert, explains how countries can remobilize their diasporas and turn "lost actors" into "national assets".

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