Emerge
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Podcast Overview
<p>Emerge is a founder-focused podcast exploring how startups scale in emerging markets.<br><br>Hosted by Nader Abdelrazik, it features in-depth conversations with founders, and startup leaders on entrepreneurship, business growth, scaling strategies, fundraising, and building resilient companies in high-growth markets.</p>
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Publishing Since
4/23/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2026
Ismael Belkhayat - From BCG to Banking License: How Chari is Building Fintech for Morocco's Merchants
What does it take to build a licensed fintech in one of Africa's most cash-dependent markets? Ismael Belkhayat, Founder & CEO of Chari, didn't start there. He started with BCG slides, a ride hailing app and a property portal before co-founding Chari in 2020 - a B2B e-commerce and fintech platform built specifically for merchants in Morocco. The path wasn't straight. Chari launched as an e-commerce business, lost money on purpose using it as a Trojan horse to earn merchant trust, then pi...
June 3, 2026
John Mady - The Vision Behind Qlub: Scaling a Restaurant Tech Startup Across Markets
What does it take to become the #1 payment method in every restaurant? Qlub's Co-founder reveals the unconventional strategy that made them one of the fastest-growing fintech startups in the region. From spending a year working out of Dubai Mall restaurants to keeping the entire team on the ground with clients, this is what customer proximity actually looks like in action.
May 20, 2026
Belal El-Megharbel - Building MaxAB Against All Odds and Scaling One of Egypt’s Biggest Startups
Belal El-Megharbel, Co-founder and CEO of MaxAB, shares the unfiltered journey of building one of MENA's largest B2B e-commerce and fintech platforms—from spending nights at shisha cafes observing inefficiencies to navigating the brutal market shift after 2022. "What works in other parts of the world will not work here. You cannot force technology everywhere." - Belal El-Megharbel, CEO of MaxAB This is the reality of building world-class companies in emerging markets—the problems, the...
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- What is Emerge?
<p>Emerge is a founder-focused podcast exploring how startups scale in emerging markets.<br><br>Hosted by Nader Abdelrazik, it features in-depth conversations with founders, and startup leaders on entrepreneurship, business growth, scaling strategies, fundraising, and building resilient companies in high-growth markets.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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