Naseba’s platforms provide the ideal setting for global and regional players to come together, talk, share ideas and attract investors to come to this region as the region grows.
– Fadi Ghandour, Chairman, Wamda Capital
You have done all of the pre-work to shortlist people that are actually interested in what we do, so instead of me wasting my time with 300 people, I got 10 really good qualified meetings today.
– Lucy Beard, CEO, Feetz
Being present in the region through our local office, clients, investors and partners such as Naseba has enabled us to learn the ins and outs of making business happen here. Like all startups, we were bootstrapping our capital raise process but ultimately decided to partner with Naseba to leverage their history and business network. They have access to information that many others don’t, which ultimately allowed us to achieve tangible outcomes in the region.
– Greg Simon, CEO and Co-Founder, Loyyal
Tuba Terekli is an international business development and investment expert with a focus on futurism, innovation, tech development and equity investments. She is an avid supporter of entrepreneurs across borders and an angel investor. She also serves on many for-profit and non-profit boards, locally and internationally. She is known for her following roles mostly; Co-Founder…
Omar Almajdouie is the founding partner and CEO of Raed Ventures, a Saudi venture capital firm owned by Almajdouie Holding and invest in seed and early stage startups in the MENA region. He is the former CEO of Almajdouie Manufacturing LLC and he has more than 17 years of enriched experience in various managerial and…
Theodore L. (“Trey”) Goede III is currently Head of Portfolio Management for Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures, a USD 200 million venture fund launched by Saudi Aramco to create high quality Saudi jobs and diversify the economy. After participating in fund formation, Mr. Goede helped lead the fund through its first 15 approved transactions in 3.5 years. …
Riyad Capital is managed in partnership with Taqnia, Saudi Arabia’s technology investment arm. Investment focus: $125m VC fund focused on global consumer tech, fintech and cleantech.
Hasan Haider is a Partner at 500 Startups, the most active Venture Capital firm in the world, based in Silicon Valley, with 1,800+ investments in 50+ countries and $330m in AuM. Hasan heads up the firm’s practice in the MENA region, with the Arabic speaking market being a core area of focus. 500 Startups has…
Photo credit: From left to right: Ivo Detelinov, Vice President & Head of PE Fund, Riyadh Taqnia Fund, Hasan Haider, Partner, 500 startups, Joe Peterson , CEO of Sure Inc, Promoth Manghat, CEO, UAE Exchange, Nicholas Watson, Managing Director, Naseba Economically speaking, 2017 has been a rollercoaster year. From political fallout in the currency markets, to…
Saudi Arabia’s high dependence on hydrocarbon revenues needs no introduction. However, in a quest to divorce from its traditional sources of income, the Kingdom is investing heavily in strategic sectors, including R&D, education, medicine and emerging technologies, while privatising many state owned assets, including Saudi Aramco. To put Saudi Arabia’s diversification into context, the new…