Listen "VC React MENA E51: Property Finder's $525M Deal, Noon's IPO Plan, Orbii's $3.6M Seed, New $200M Fund"
Episode Synopsis
VC React Podcast:Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, LPs, & Angel Investors, reacting to the latest news on MENA startups, funds, and investment rounds. ---Hosts: Ahmad Takatkah, VCpreneur. Sign up to VCpreneur Newsletter on https://www.vcpreneur.com/Jamie Lane, FWDstart. Sign up to FWDstart Newsletter on https://archives.fwdstart.me/ ---Available on:Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@VCReactPodcastSpotify:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vc-react-podcastApple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc-react-podcast/id1764834384---Guests:1. Aboudi Al-Qattan, Principal @ Dash Ventures- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aboudi-al-qattan-8658abb3/- VC Firm Website: https://www.dashventures.com/2. Tambi Jalouqa, Founder & General Partner @ Maza Ventures- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tambijalouqa/- VC Firm Website: https://maza.vc/---#startups #vc #tech #ai #investments #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #venturedebt #business #ipo #acquisitions #fintech #edtech #accelerator #web3 #crypto #blockchain #defi ---Sponsors: 💸This week’s episode is brought to you by:- OCTA – the AI-powered accounts receivable platform trusted by 100+ companies like Careem, Lean Technologies, and ZenHR to automate collections, resolve disputes, and unlock financing with zero hassle. Visit: www.weareocta.com/fwdstart to get your first 6 months free.Events:The place to meet other technology builders in the Middle East. 2500+ builders coming together to talk about software & product on Oct 4-5, 2025.https://www.xpandconf.com/#XpandConference #Xpand---News of the week brought to you by FWDstart.This Week On The VC React Podcast:- With huge valuations, how do we price AI companies? Is this driven by actual performance, revenues, distribution, compute power — or just pure narrative and access?- Property Finder hits $2B valuation after 13 years — but why do older startups grow slower, while newer ones scale faster than ever?- Noon is racing toward a $10B IPO… but still not profitable. Bold move or pressure to exit soon?- Orbii raised a $3.6M seed round to build the credit rails for SME lending in MENA by providing banks with the new tech they lack — Would this challenge the existing SME lending startups? - And finally, a fresh $200M growth and pre-IPO fund just launched — but is there really enough growth-stage pipeline in MENA to absorb all this capital? ---(أحمد طقاطقه)---
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