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Forward_MovesEmpowering Founders: Noor Sweid’s Incredible Coming of Age JourneySend us a textWhat does it take to build billion-dollar businesses and empower the next generation of founders across MENA? In this episode, Raja Haddad sits down with Noor Sweid, VC powerhouse, author, and Shark Tank judge. Noor shares her journey from scaling IPOs to reshaping the region’s entrepreneurial future.🔍 What to expect:The story behind Coming of Age, her bestselling book on MENA startupsHow Zen Yoga taught her more than a billion-dollar IPOBuilding a VC firm that backs 68+ startups across 3 continentsThe rise of the creator economy and MENA’s digital leapHow to find...2025-05-0839 min
The Future of MoneyWhy Web3 startups are thriving in the MENA region? My interview with Noor Sweid, Founder of Global VenturesHow the MENA region’s young population and rapid tech adoption are fueling Web3 growth. My interview with Noor Sweid, Founder of Global Ventures. Powered by Phoenix Group2025-03-2206 min
The Brand Called YouEmbracing Change, Shaping Success | Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global VenturesIn this insightful conversation, Noor shares the pivotal moments that shaped her career—from dreaming of law to mastering consulting, leading a global IPO, and embracing risk as a venture capitalist. A story of resilience, curiosity, and the power of embracing uncertainty.00:09- About Noor Sweid Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a venture capital firm with assets under management exceeding $300 million.2025-03-0455 min
Bitesize Business Breakfast PodcastGEMs to launch most expensive school in the UAE.14 Jan 2025. We speak to GEMS about its new science and innovation based school - and its price tag. That's with the senior vice president of education Maryssa O'Connor. We also get the latest on the Aramex takeover talks, with M&A dealmaker Andrew Nichol. And we speak to the UAE author who has a book launch at Davos this week- Noor Sweid, Founder And Managing Partner Of Global Ventures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2025-01-1432 min
The Mo Show | Presented by KAFDVenture Capitalism, AI, HealthTech & The Education System | Noor Sweid 123Noor Sweid is an influential figure in the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. She is the founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm that invests in high-growth startups across emerging markets, particularly focusing on technology and innovation.Before establishing Global Ventures, Noor held key leadership positions in various industries. She was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and led the first ever dual listing of Depa on NASDAQ Dubai and the London Stock Exchange...2024-09-221h 35
Access TomorrowAccess Tomorrow with Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global VenturesIn this episode of Access Tomorrow Visa's Leila Serhan, SVP & GCM for NALP is joined by Noor Sweid, Founder & Managing Partner, Global Ventures. Together they explore digital innovation in MENA, venture capital's role in financial inclusion, and women's evolving presence in venture capital and entrepreneurship. They also discuss the synergy of venture capital and advanced payment tech and its impact on startup scalability and risk management. Hear Noor Sweid's insights on entrepreneurship and future trends. For more podcasts by Visa, visit: https://km.visamiddleeast.com/en_KM/about-visa/cemea-podcast.html#12024-07-1635 min
The Perfect Pitch Podcast by Lucidity InsightsWhy and How the Ideal Fundraising Pitch Looks Different Depending on the Founder - with Noor at Global Ventures | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep2Noor Sweid, Founding Partner of Global Ventures, tells us how she went from strategy consultant, to working with her Family construction business as it expanded globally and successfully IPOed; as well as her foray into entrepreneurship when she opened Dubai's first chain of yoga studios, prior to setting up her own venture capital fund in Dubai. She speaks about the importance of combining mind and heart when developing the perfect pitch, and illustrates to us why the perfect pitch looks different depending on the founder. This episode is full of wisdom and insights from an investor who has worn...2024-05-1345 min
Smashi Business ShowNoor Sweid on Tabby, AWS’ $5BN in KSA, and Alabbar with AmbaniAt Leap in Saudi this week, Noor Sweid of Global Ventures said the VC made 7.4 times their initial investment from startup Tabby, while AWS announced it will invest $5BN into its infrastructure in the kingdom, and Mohamed Alabbar is among Emirati elite invited to Mukesh Ambani’s son’s wedding.2024-03-0545 min
The Culture CounterThe Culture Dispatch: Navigating Financial Frontiers 2024Dive into the intricate world of financial movements, where we unravel the past, scrutinise the present, and peek into the future of venture capital trends. Offering valuable perspectives on the venture capital landscape, courtesy of our distinguished speakers: Philip Bahoshy, CEO & founder of MAGNiTT, and Noor Sweid, the astute Founder and Managing Partner at Global Ventures.As we unravel these intricacies we can't help but wonder: What are your predictions for the venture capital landscape in 2024?2024-02-0544 min
EUVCEUVC #230 Noor Sweid, Global VenturesNoor Sweid is the General Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based international venture capital firm with presence in Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, Tunis and Lagos. Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and Managing Partner at Leap Ventures.Prior, Noor joined her family business, Depa, where she scaled the business tenfold, executed four cross border acquisitions and led the region’s first IPO on the LSE and the NASDAQ Dubai, achieving a billion+ dollar valuation. Noor has also been recognized in Forbes’ World’s Top 50 Women in Tech, and the Arabian Business 100 Most Powerf...2023-10-1421 min
The European VCEUVC #230 Noor Sweid of Global VenturesNoor Sweid is the Managing Partner of Global Ventures, a UAE-based international venture capital firm with presence in Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, Tunis and Lagos. Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and Managing Partner at Leap Ventures.Prior, Noor joined her family business, Depa, where she scaled the business tenfold, executed four cross border acquisitions and led the region’s first IPO on the LSE and the NASDAQ Dubai, achieving a billion+ dollar valuation. Noor has also been recognized in Forbes’ World’s Top 50 Women in Tech, and the Arabian Business 100 Most Powerful Arab Women list...2023-10-1421 min
Couchonomics with ArjunEp 38 Exploring MENA Region's Venture Capital Potential | Noor Sweid, Managing Partner at Global VenturesIn this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, we welcome Noor Sweid, managing partner at Global Ventures, to share her insights on venture capital funds and the investment potential of the MENA region. During our discussion, Noor emphasizes the importance of conducting due diligence when choosing an industry to invest in and understanding the stage of startup development it needs help with. She also shares her thoughts on the UAE being the most interesting region for investments in the near future.Furthermore, Noor delves into the world of Web 3.0 and crypto spaces, highlighting the emergence of a...2023-03-0745 min
Clock Speed with Shamus MadanGrowing A Company To IPO & Building Global Ventures Investing In The Middle East w/ Noor Sweid (Managing Partner)In this episode, Shamus Madan interviews Noor Sweid, discussing her background, the role of vulnerability in leadership, and the challenge of maintaining company culture during expansion. They delve into the intricacies of outperforming the S&P 500 for funds, top startups in the Middle East, reasons for rejecting investment opportunities, and pursuing a career in venture capital.
Today we are joined by Noor Sweid, a Managing Partner at Global Ventures. Over the years, Noor has worked for some of the largest companies in the world, including Charles Schwab and Accenture.
Noor has facilitated her family business Depa, a...2023-02-0913 min
Blockchain DXBDubai on the Metaverse: Area 2071 by Blockchain DXB
01st April: Metaverse & Dubai news
Dubai Police HQ has just released 150 free NFTs. The NFT's focus on #innovation, #security & #communication. To claim to follow them on Instagram their id is'dubaipolicehq' Send them your name, email & wallet ID simple as that. Great initiative & use case.
Future Innovation Summit the 2nd season. The event is bringing the most innovative solutions from all over the world to Dubai. Check the agenda here https://bit.ly/3J1sp21 The event focuses on #SPACE #SUSTANABILITY & #METAVERSE
At the World Government Summit that took place in Expo 2020 Dubai, Dubai announces a plan to...2022-04-0125 min
Business ExtraWeb3 - the internet’s next frontier - explainedWeb3 is the next generation of the internet.
Though it is difficult to understand and seemingly easy to dismiss, the advent of a decentralised internet demands our attention as it is a fundamental shift away from how we use the web today.
So says Noor Sweid, a veteran venture capitalist in Dubai who has been tracking the rise of the technology and eyeing opportunities.
She joins Kelsey Warner this week to explain her current thinking on Web3 and what to expect.
Ms Sweid is the founder and general partner of Global...2022-01-2721 min
The Reorient! PodcastNoor Sweid: Making a difference via venture capital in the Middle East and AfricaPublished December 12, 2021Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets. Previously, Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation, where she spent time developing the technology and innovation ecosystem in Dubai, and a Managing Partner at Leap Ventures, a growth-stage venture capital firm based out of Dubai and Beirut. Noor moved back to Dubai in 2005 after spending time in the US as a biotechnology and pharmaceutical strategy consultant. Once in Dubai, Noor joined her family business, Depa. Implementing best-practice corporate...2021-12-1320 min
The Reorient! PodcastEpisode 22/ Full Interview: Noor Sweid on making a difference via venture capital in the Middle East and AfricaPublished December 12, 2021Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets. Previously, Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation, where she spent time developing the technology and innovation ecosystem in Dubai, and a Managing Partner at Leap Ventures, a growth-stage venture capital firm based out of Dubai and Beirut. Noor moved back to Dubai in 2005 after spending time in the US as a biotechnology and pharmaceutical strategy consultant. Once in Dubai, Noor joined her family business, Depa. Implementing best-practice corporate...2021-12-1246 min
The One Day Podcast (يوماً ما)"Investing in Value Over Valuation" with Noor Sweid, General Partner at Global Ventures, EntrepreneurNoor Sweid, an incredible woman with a phenomenal record of achievement and business success. Noor was recognized in the World’s Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes, Arabian Business 100 Most Powerful Arab Women list, and has received the Arab Woman Award for FinanceToday, she’s the managing partner at Global Ventures, one of the most prominent VC funds in the MENA region and that focuses in growth stage startups in tech. Prior to founding Global Ventures, Noor joined her family business back in 2005, and only within a few years managed to scale up the size...2021-12-0730 min
On the Middle East with Amberin ZamanNoor Sweid on innovation in the MENA region: ‘It’s not that we’re trying to think outside the box; there is no box’Noor Sweid, General Partner at Global Ventures, discusses how the Middle East and North Africa region has become a global tech and innovation hub; why a young MENA population will continue to drive and demand change, including for clean energy technologies; how MENA benefits and learns from trends in the Global South, Asia and the West ; and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2021-11-0922 min
Conversations with LoulouE22: Noor Sweid on Venture Capital and Startups Exits in MENAWe talk to Noor Sweid, the General Partner at Global Ventures about building a top tier Venture Capital firm in the Middle East & North Africa region. We cover her recent startup exits with e-commerce startup Mumzworld that has undergone an M&A transaction and Kitopi, a cloud kitchen startup that has recently raised $415M via Softbank’s Vision Fund. We discuss fund return expectations in MENA and we wrap up by touching on Noor’s own journey as an entrepreneur and investor.
2021-07-1238 min
Inspiring UAE Women PodcastS1E3 - Noor Sweid: Impacting Venture CapitalNoor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a UAE-based, growth-stage venture capital firm with presence in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, and Jeddah. Previously, Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation and a Managing Partner at Leap Ventures. She led the region’s first listing on NASDAQ Dubai and the London Stock Exchange and also founded ZenYoga which became the largest chain of wellness studios in the Middle East before a successful exit.
2021-05-1313 min
Elevating FoundersThe Future of Investing in Healthcare post Covid-19Today's episode explores HealthTech and Investment trends during the pandemic, with Amy Lewin, deputy editor at Sifted chatting to Noor Sweid, partner at Global Ventures and Dmitry Kaminskiy, Managing Partner of Deep Knowledge Ventures.
The lockdown forced a digital health experiment from remote consultations, to technologies such as AI improving efficiencies across the board for health services…and this inflection point has brought HealthTech very much to the forefront of VCs attention!
Now the vaccine is here, is this paradigm shift here to stay, and what does this mean for investment?
2021-05-0336 min
SALT TalksVenture Capitalists on the Importance of Data in HealthTech | SALT Talks #21Three leaders in the HealthTech space joined our roundtable to discuss their careers investing in healthcare, technology and wellness industries. Dr. Vishal Gulati is a partner at Draper Espirit, a leading European venture capital firm; Noor Sweid is founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets; and Vasudev Bailey, PhD, is a partner at ARTIS Ventures, a long-term venture partner. In this conversation, we discuss the debate between investing in healthcare to make money vs. guaranteeing it as a right is a false choice, how investments in cutting edge...2021-03-3153 min
Fast FrontiersS2 Ep 4. Noor Sweid: Global VenturesToday we're bringing you my conversation with Noor Sweid, Founder and General Partner at Global Ventures in Dubai. Noor has a very impressive background having founded, scaled, exited, and taken a company public in various ventures. Her passion is solving big problems and opening up opportunities to venture capital for entrepreneurs throughout the Middle East region. Her fund, Global Ventures, was founded in 2018 and focuses on enterprise B2B and digital health. They closed their first fund in April 2020 of $50 million to invest in the Middle East and North Africa region.2021-01-2639 min
Business ExtraCounting down 10 big business moments from 2020This week, Business Extra takes a look back at the 10 biggest business moments from the UAE and beyond in 2020. Co-host Kelsey Warner is joined by The National’s personal finance editor, Felicity Glover, to count down.
In this episode:
Dr Rajesh Suri in February, delivering a message to residents from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as it prepared for the pandemic (1m 05s)
Naim Yazbeck of Microsoft UAE on the fate of the 9 to 5 in the WFH revolution (4m 41s)
Ian Ohan, founder and CEO of restaurant operator Krush Brands, on the impact of the delivery economy on small bu...2020-12-2323 min
Business ExtraNoor Sweid on how to pitch start-up investors in a challenging timeWhat do Toyota, Disney, IBM and Airbnb have in common? They were started during – or right after – a crisis. Whether the Great Depression, the Second World War or the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, major struggles have led visionary founders to build some of the world's biggest, most durable companies. So what will 2020 yield?
Host Kelsey Warner is joined this week by Noor Sweid, founder and general partner at UAE venture capital firm Global Ventures, to discuss how entrepreneurs can capitalise on opportunity even during times of uncertainty.
In this episode:
What is Global Ventures? (0m 50s)2020-12-0114 min
Mused MondaysNoor Sweid: Investing in Technology Start-Ups in the Middle East and AfricaNoor Sweid, is the Founder and General Partner of Global Ventures, a Dubai headquartered venture capital firm focused on growth investments in the Middle East and Africa. Noor also founded Zen Yoga, a leading chain of yoga studios in Dubai.Prior to founding Global Ventures, Noor worked at Depa Group, a global leader in interior solutions. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:1. Investing in the Middle East and Africa2. What it’s like to work and scale a billion-dollar company that also happens to be the family business3. How the region is ah...2020-11-2943 min
Unscripted with Spencer Lodge#51: Noor Sweid - The Truth about Venture CapitalNoor Sweid, Founder of Global Ventures, is one of the most prominent venture capitalists in the Middle East and North Africa – and the only woman in the Middle East to lead a venture fund. In 2008, she made waves on a global stage, as the first female to lead an IPO in the region when her family's business was listed on the London Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Dubai. In this interview with Noor, she talks us through her first IPO at the age of 25 and the story behind the rapid growth of Global Ventures, a leading VC co...2019-11-2642 min
When Women WinTop Business Tip: Tell A Good Story - Noor SweidNoor Sweid started her professional life as a strategy consultant in biotech and pharma; she then moved back to Dubai where she joined her family business, Depa, an interior contracting company. She helped grow it from $60M in revenue to $600M over 8 years. When it became the biggest such company in the world, Noor led its IPO on the London Stock Exchange. In parallel, Noor founded ZenYoga, the first yoga and pilates studio in the MENA region. It grew to become the largest chain of wellness studios in the Middle East and was sold to a private...2019-06-2418 min
Sloanies Talking with SloaniesNoor Sweid, MBA '05Christopher Reichert, MOT '04, and Noor Sweid, MBA '05, discuss gender differences when working in the Middle East. Noor is a General Partner at Global Ventures in the United Arab Emirates and Chairwoman of Middle East Venture Capital Association.Support the showThanks for listening! Find more episodes on our website Sloanies Talking with Sloanies. Learn more about MIT Sloan Alumni on X (Formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn. To support this show or if you have an idea for a topic or a guest you think we should feature, drop...2019-03-0125 min