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Building MaxAB From a WhatsApp Group to Africa's Largest B2B Platform
In this Founder's Hustle episode, Omar Elghazaly (https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-el-ghazaly-9b032783), Co-founder and CFO of MaxAB (https://www.maxab.io/), shares how he helped build Africa’s largest B2B e-commerce and fintech platform. From starting with a simple WhatsApp group to transforming fragmented supply chains across the continent, Omar unpacks the operational discipline, financial strategy, and long-term vision behind one of Africa’s biggest startup success stories.
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19 May 2026
Inside Araya Ventures’ Vision for Expanding Into MENA
In this Industry Voices episode, Kamyaar Butt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamyaar/),, Investment Lead for GCC & US at Araya Ventures (https://araya.ventures/), shares Araya’s vision for expanding across MENA, what continues to attract the firm to the region, and why founder resilience, ambition, and local context are becoming defining advantages in emerging markets. From cross-border investing and ecosystem maturity to overlooked opportunities in logistics and the importance of global connectivity, Kamyaar unpacks what it takes to build and back startups across fast-evolving markets.
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21 Apr 2026
Telecom, the Internet, AI, and the Future of Humanity
In this Industry Voices episode, Osman Sultan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/osman-sultan/), founding CEO of du (https://www.du.ae/personal) and Mobinil, takes us across a career at the forefront of telecom, the internet, and now AI. From betting early on mass mobile adoption to rethinking telecom as a layer that “adds life to life,” Osman unpacks the strategic inflection points that shaped the industry. Today, as an AI investor and author exploring the existential questions of artificial intelligence, he shares a rare perspective on where technology is headed, and what it means for businesses, societies, and humanity itself.
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