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This episode is proudly sponsored by Nawy: https://www.nawy.com - The largest proptech in Africa Belal El-Megharbel is the Founder and CEO of MaxAB, a B2B e-commerce platform that connects brands with grocery and food retailers in Egypt and Morocco. MaxAB has raised nearly $100 million and is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the region. Recently, they have joined forces with Wasoko. The merger is the largest in Africa’s tech sector and the two companies combined will have a collective customer base of over 450,000 merchants, serving an estimated 65 million consumers across eight countries: Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and DR Congo. Before starting MaxAB, Belal was the General Manager for Careem in Egypt, where he introduced services like Careem bikes and scooters. He graduated from Virginia Tech and returned to Egypt to work in the family business.

مين رفاعي مقدم مغامرة مع صديق البرنامج الاول يوسف سالم و ضيف الشرف محمد صبري

In this episode, we sit down with Amr Kawashti, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of In Your Shoe. In Your Shoe is one of the most unique and recognizable fashion brands to come out of Egypt in recent years. Amr walks us through the brand’s early journey. From placing his first-ever online order for socks, to launching their first product with no background in fashion, manufacturing, or e-commerce, and watching it fail completely.We talk about the challenges of convincing local factories to work with them, how they introduced the concept of an online-first brand to Egyptian consumers, and the mindset behind designing fashion products that express mood and personality.We also dive into how In Your Shoe scaled to a team of over 70 people while maintaining creative voice and brand consistency, and what’s next for their local expansion.Founded in 2018, In Your Shoe now serves thousands of customers across Egypt and continues to grow with a bold, design-first approach to local identity.في هذه الحلقة، نجلس مع عمرو قوشتي، الشريك المؤسس لشركة In Your Shoe، واحدة من أبرز براندات الفاشن المحلية اللي ظهرت في مصر خلال السنوات الأخيرة. يشاركنا عمرو بدايات البراند من أول أوردر أونلاين عمله في حياته، وكان شراب، لحد ما أطلقوا أول منتج بدون أي خلفية في الفاشن أو التصنيع أو التجارة الإلكترونية، واللي فشل تمامًا.نتحدث عن التحديات اللي واجهتهم في إقناع المصانع تتعاون معاهم، إزاي شرحوا فكرة البراند الأونلاين للمستهلك المصري، والفكر اللي ورا تصميم منتجات بتعكس مزاج وهوية اللي بيلبسها.كمان ندردش عن إزاي قدروا يبنوا فريق مكوّن من أكتر من 70 شخص ويحافظوا على نغمة وهوية البراند، وإيه الخطة الجاية لتوسيع In Your Shoe محليًا.تأسست In Your Shoe في 2018، والنهارده بتخدم آلاف العملاء في مصر، وبتكمل نموها بنهج تصميمي جريء يعكس الهوية المحلية.Our Sponsors:Nawy: https://www.nawy.comAmenli: https://www.amenli.comListen on your favorite platform:https://bio.site/moghamraContact Refai:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/refaix

Hamdi Tabbaa is the co-founder and CEO of Abwaab. Previously, he was the General Manager at Uber for MENA in the Levant & GCC. Under his leadership, he grew the business in several multiples over 4+ years and worked with the government to pass ridesharing regulations in Jordan, the first of their kind across the region. Before that, he established the specialty grocery store Dukkan, becoming one of the first in Jordan to introduce organized retail at a neighborhood level. He sold the business 6 years in, after hitting USD 15M+ in revenues. Hamdi has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics in Real Estate Economics and Finance and bachelor’s degree from King’s College London in Business Management. SPONSORS: Nawy: The largest proptech in Africa https://www.nawy.com WUZZUF & Forasna: Leading hiring platforms in Egypt https://wuzzuf.net/ https://forasna.com TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Introduction 1:12 - Abwaab 22:08 - Expansion 30:50 - Business Model 58:36 - Challenges 57:42 - Closing Remarks SOCIAL LINKS: Youtube: @moghamra X: @moghamrapodcast Instagram: @moghamrapodcast TikTok: @moghamra LinkedIn: /moghamra

In this episode, we speak to Sherif Bichara, Co-Founder of Flapkap, a startup with over $37 million in funding that is leveraging data to address the $170 billion financing gap in the region. Prior to Flapkap, Sherif worked at Helios Investment Partners, the largest private equity fund focused on investing in Africa, as an Investment Associate. At Helios, Sherif worked across multiple countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, and Egypt, as well as across different verticals such as renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and fintech. Sherif started his career at Lazard’s Software M&A team, where he worked closely with leading software and private equity firms to advise them on their buy and sell-side strategies.

This episode is proudly sponsored by Nawy: https://www.nawy.com - The largest proptech in AfricaKhaled Attallah is the Co-founder & CEO of ariika, a leading DTC furniture and homeware brand that creates unique & modern products and make them accessible. ariika’s clients include big corporations, real estate companies, regional design houses and a large and diverse consumer segment base.Prior to committing on full-time basis in ariika, Khaled had commercially managed Shave & Oral Care regional business units in Procter & Gamble for 5 years and was responsible for Egypt & Levant markets.Khaled has managed to grow ariika’s business x25 times in the last 4 years while penetrating new strategic products segments, expanding the company’s regional presence and exporting to +12 markets, employing +150 employees, and raising multiple rounds of investments.

This episode is proudly sponsored by: Nawy: https://www.nawy.com - The largest proptech in Africa في هذه الحلقة نلتقي مع أحمد حمودة، الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة ثاندر، أول منصة استثمارية رقمية في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا تركز على الترويج للمنتجات الاستثمارية الإقليمية. وتتمثل رؤية ثاندر في إضفاء الطابع الديمقراطي على الاستثمار في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا بهدف تمكين الأفراد العاديين في المنطقة التي يبلغ عدد سكانها 400 مليون نسمة من تحقيق الاستقلال المالي. قبل ثاندر، شغل حمودة منصب المدير العام لشركة أوبر في مصر. وخلال فترة عمله، نمت حجوزات أوبر في القاهرة بنسبة 65% على أساس سنوي، لتصبح أكبر سوق في أوروبا والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا من حيث عدد الرحلات. وقبل عمله في أوبر، كان يشغل منصب VP في شركة CI Capital Investment Banking In this episode, we sit down with Ahmad Hammouda, the Co-Founder and CEO of Thndr, MENA's first digital investment platform focusing on promoting regional investment products. Thndr’s vision is to democratize investing in MENA with a mission to empower everyday individuals in the 400 million-strong region with the means to achieve financial independence. Equally important, they are on a mission to democratize access to raising money, meaning that the next exciting venture, business opportunity, or project can have easy access to capital to fund their plans. Before Thndr, Hammouda was the General Manager of Uber in Egypt. During his tenure, Uber's bookings in Cairo grew by 65% year-over-year, becoming the biggest market in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in terms of trips. Prior to Uber, he was Vice President at CI Capital Investment Banking.

Dr. Amr Awadallah is the CEO and Cofounder of Vectara, a company that is enabling organizations to leverage GenAI in business applications by reducing risks from hallucinations, bias, copyright infringement, and model weight pollution. Amr previously served as VP of Developer Relations for Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google in Nov 2019, Amr co-founded Cloudera in 2008 and as Global CTO, he spent 11 years working closely with enterprises around the world on how to ingest and extract value from big data (he famously coined the concept of “schema-on-read vs schema-on-write”). Cloudera went public in 2017 on the NYSE, and was acquired by KKR + CD&R in 2021 for $5.3b. He also served as vice president of product intelligence engineering at Yahoo! from 2000-2008. Amr joined Yahoo after they acquired his first startup, Aptivia, in mid-2000 which was a search engine for online product information. Amr received his PhD in EE from Stanford University, and his Bachelor and Master Degrees from Cairo University, Egypt. Amr is one of 10 luminary scientists and technologists that were granted honorary citizenship to Saudi Arabia in 2021.

In this episode, we sit down and have a conversation with Mohammed Elhorishy, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Taager, a leading e-commerce platform that is revolutionizing the industry in the Middle East. Founded in 2019, Taager is a B2B platform to supply a one-stop store for online retailers and suppliers. The platform supplies online retailers and suppliers with a set of backend and built-in providers, from operational and logistical infrastructure akin to storage and delivery to an internet market to host their merchandise, connecting sellers with wholesalers. Mohammed Elhorishy is an accomplished entrepreneur that holds a degree in Economics from The British University in Egypt. He previously worked in private equity at FEP Capital and as an Investment Analyst at Misr Company for Financial Investments.

In this episode, we're excited to share the journey of Farah and Omar Emara, the siblings behind FreshSource. Launched in 2018, FreshSource is a startup that's reshaping Egypt's agricultural sector by seamlessly integrating technology with supply chain logistics. Farah and Omar Emara are passionate Egyptian entrepreneurs who are dedicated to addressing inefficiencies in the agricultural value chain. In a country where producers face an average food loss of 45%, their work is making a real difference. They are not only reducing this loss but also increasing farmers' income. They have extended their vision to FreshSource Global, a venture aimed at managing the delivery of fresh produce from farms to businesses in the most efficient way possible. Collaborating with a diverse range of vendors, including farmers, FreshSource Global supplies fresh fruits and vegetables to a variety of businesses, from local restaurants and hotels to online retailers.

Omar El Defrawy is the Founder and CEO of Sylndr, Egypt's leading used-cars marketplace. Before founding Sylndr in Q4 2021 where it raised Africa's largest pre-seed to date, he served as the CFO and Board Member at elmenus, Egypt's home-grown food delivery platform. Prior to that, Omar spent six years as part of EFG Hermes' Investment Banking team, where he handled significant transactions, including Fawry's IPO, Cleopatra Hospital Group's IPO, the capital increase of Eastern Tobacco Company, and the sale of Tokiomarine's insurance arm in Egypt. Chapters: 00:00-6:34 Intro 6:34-12:27 Largest Pre-Seed Fundraise in Africa 12:27-16:25 Scaling the Team 16:25-35:24 Sylndr Deep-dive 35:24-41:48 Business Model 41:48-52:09 Learnings 52:09-56:09 Organisational Structure 56:09-1:04:42 Outro

Khalid Abou Kassem is the Founder of AlGooru, a Saudi-based early-stage EdTech startup. AlGooru is the first licensed tutoring platform in Saudi, founded for the purpose of matching students with qualified private tutors through long-term curated lesson plans, and is one of the smallest companies to have joined Saudi's exclusive government-backed "Unicorns Program". Khalid has built a team of 70+ people since 2021 and raised more than $4 million in seed investments from various angel and institutional investors. He is renowned for tutoring early-stage founders about the 101s of entrepreneurship and is fuelled by a passion for breaking things and moving fast. His specialties include purpose-creation, culture-building, hiring, and fundraising.

Nadim Nagui is the CEO of Partment, a proptech platform simplifying real estate through co-ownership solutions. In 2022, he co-founded Partment with Ahmed el Raggal and Chinmaya Das, marking a new chapter in his entrepreneurial journey. Recognized with the Forbes 30 under 30 award in 2022, Nadim's strategic prowess and contributions stand out. Prior to Partment, he was the Head of Business Development DACH at Uber, helping expand global rides, meals, and deliveries. Nadim was also instrumental in Uber's Egypt launch and contributed significantly during his 7-year career, spanning Cairo and Amsterdam (Uber EMEA HQ), holding diverse leadership roles in Operations and Business Development. Starting his career in his family's laboratory and medical equipment business after graduating with an Industrial Engineering degree from Virginia Tech, Nadim now resides in Cairo, continuing to drive innovation in the proptech industry.

Mohamed Jawabri is the Co-Founder and COO of Lendo | ليندو. Lendo is a shariah-compliant debt crowdfunding marketplace. They have recently closed a $28 million Series B round led by Sanabil Investments. Lendo enables SMEs to digitally pre-finance their outstanding invoices. The platform also offers SMEs a limited option to borrow cash quickly and short-term options to gain higher returns for investors/lenders. Lendo has also recently crossed a significant milestone, facilitating more than 1 billion SAR in financing through over 2,500 transactions, all directed towards supporting Saudi Arabia's Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). What does it take to go from an idea to these achievements?

Sharif El-Badawi is the CEO of Dubai Future District Fund, an evergreen venture fund of funds and direct investment vehicle of the emirate of Dubai. The fund is anchored by Dubai Future Foundation and the Dubai International Financial Centre to invest in the Future of Finance and Future Economies with the aim of bolstering economic development in Dubai, the UAE and the broader region. Previously, he co-founded and managed Plus Venture Capital (+VC), a leading seed stage investment firm in the Middle East and North Africa region, investing across sectors from seed to growth within the region and diaspora. Before that he was a founding managing partner of the first US-based venture capital firm with a dedicated fund for the MENA region and was the most active venture capital investor in MENA during its investment period from 2017-2020. In his role, he managed the 500 Startups MENA fund, 500 Falcons, which invested in over 180 startups across 15 countries. He joined Google through the $750m acquisition of AdMob, the world’s leading mobile advertising network. Before AdMob, Sharif was a technologist and serial entrepreneur having founded or co-founded several companies in the Consumer Internet and B2B space over a twelve-year period starting in 1998. 

In this episode, we speak to Abdel-Azim Osman, one of the leading marketing experts in the MENA region. He is the Co-Founder & CMO of Nawy and the Co-Founder of Lynkrs. Under his leadership, Nawy became Meta's most sophisticated real-estate client in the world! This led him to hold roles on Meta's EMEA Advisory Board Panel and Meta's MENA Advisory Board. Additionally, he has been selected as an Endeavour Entrepreneur. After graduating from MIT, he started his career as a Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and he later joined the family business, Osman Group. There, he served on the Board of Directors and managed two building materials companies: Insumat, producing waterproofing membranes, and Technocrete, specializing in concrete interlocking paving stones and hard landscaping. With experience overseeing a team of over 800 employees, he ventured into entrepreneurship for a new professional challenge.Thank you to Nasser Mouti for helping us prep the questions for this episode. Chapters: 00:00 - Teaser 00:24 - Intro 02:27 - What is Nawy? 08:45 - What Differentiates Nawy? 11:39 - Going from 0 to Hero in Marketing 18:21 - Meta MENA Advisory Board 20:59 - Being Sophisticated & Data Driven 24:11 - Is Marketing a Science or an Art? 25:12 - Marketing KPIs 31:25 - How to Optimise the KPIS? 36:20 - Integrating CRM with Marketing 38:50 - Difference Between Meta & Google 43:32 - How Do I Start? 50:48 - Advice ________ Connect with Moghamra on: Website: https://moghamra.com Instagram: @moghamrapodcast Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moghamra

Entrepreneurs are storytellers and Taher is no different. Taher is a distinguished author, aspiring filmmaker and a former co-writer of El Da7ee7. In this episode, he offers a masterclass in the art of storytelling, taking us into the world of El Da7ee7 and his experience as a writer. During his 240-episode journey there, the show amassed nearly a billion views. Following this success, Taher pursued an MBA at Harvard Business School, where he co-authored a case study on Mohamed Salah. As the author of four books, including "El Da7ee7: Behind the Scenes" and insightful biographies like Einstein’s, Taher continues to demonstrate his mastery of storytelling. His El Da7ee7a audio book series on Storytel claimed the title of the platform's most-listened-to original series in 2022. Before fully focusing on his writing career, Taher worked as a petroleum engineer at BP and Baker Hughes. He studied Petroleum Engineering and Political Science at the American University in Cairo, where he served as the president of the Student Union in 2012/2013. Chapters: 00:00 - Free Palestine 21:10 - El Da7ee7's Success 29:03 - Storytelling for Entrepreneurs 36:20 - What Makes a Good Story 50:47 - El Da7ee7's Storytelling Formula 1:00:40 - Leaving El Da7ee7 1:07:15 - Moving Towards Cinema 1:20:30 - Why an MBA? 1:28:45 - Fear of Failure 1:36:50 - Mohamed Salah Case Study

Youssef Salem is Swvl’s Ex-CFO and current advisor. He currently serves as the CFO of both AIQ (ADNOC AI joint venture with G42) and ADNOC Drilling. ADNOC Group is one of the world’s leading energy producers based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. During his time at Swvl, the company got listed in Nasdaq through a SPAC merger, making Youssef the youngest CFO in Nasdaq’s history and Swvl “the Middle East’s first $1.5 billion unicorn to list on Nasdaq.” Since its all time high, Swvl faced many unfortunate events and saw a massive decrease to its stock price to approx $5 million. In this episode, Youssef answers many questions publicly for the first time.

In this episode, we sit down and have a conversation with Mohamed Khaled, the Founder and CEO of Hotdesk, a revolutionary co-working space solution. Hotdesk, the Airbnb of office spaces, has reshaped the corporate landscape by introducing the world’s first productivity app, which seamlessly connects entrepreneurs, freelancers and SMEs ready-to-use workspaces globally, offering unparalleled flexibility. Mohamed's journey into co-working spaces started during his six-year tenure at PwC, during a routine business trip to Doha that sparked the idea for Hotdesk. Seeing the consistency in PwC's global offices, from workspace layout to connectivity, inspired him to create Hotdesk, aiming to make plug-and-play workspaces accessible to the masses. Join us as we delve into Mohamed’s entrepreneurial journey and explore how Hotdesk is aspiring to become the region’s first decacron by pioneering a new era in flexible workspaces.

In this episode, we sit down and speak with Ahmed Abaza, the Co-Founder and CEO of Synapse Analytics, a company that is reshaping the business landscape through the power of AI. At Synapse Analytics, Ahmed and the team are helping enterprises build, manage and scale AI solutions to optimize operations and foster sustainable growth. Ahmed’s journey in the world of technology began as a Business Development Engineer, who then expanded his horizons at Oracle, serving as a Technology Sales Representative. His deep understanding of technology, coupled with his passion for data-driven insights is transforming the way businesses make decisions. Ahmed holds a BS in Electrical & Electronics Engineering at the German University in Cairo (GUC).