An intelligent person’s guide to venture capital in the Middle East

Co-founder Walid Mansour and partner Ankit Sarwahi of Middle East Venture Partners talk about the big changes in the tech investing ecosystem, their fund’s trajectory and the million-dollar question of returns.

05 May, 202516 min
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