Jacques Marco is the founder and CEO of Axis Pay. The company raised a $8m seed round and is now one of Egypt's fastest-growing fintechs.
Timestamps:
00:00 - In this episode
00:46 - Introduction
01:21 - Lawyer dad and an intuitive grasp of regulations
02:59 - Non-fintech folks building...
Published 11/12/24
Amir Farha is a prominent figure in MENA VC. Having previously co-founded the first and largest early-stage VC firm in the region [BECO Capital, $500m AUM].
Timestamps:
(1:49) Building a second VC firm
(3:02) What does 'strong founder' even mean?
(4:29) Investing in underdogs
(6:15) Aren't we...
Published 08/06/24
Tamer Azer is a partner at Shorooq Partners, a prominent VC firm in MENA.
Timestamps:
(1:12) Finding your true investor self
(4:30) Building reputation in a new geography
(6:21) Is Egypt gonna recover, startup-wise?
(9:31) Breaking down fintech models via P&L items
(10:50) Why infra/API...
Published 05/16/24