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Lucidity Insights wrapped up its debut The Perfect Pitch podcast season in 2024, offering actionable advice to aspiring entrepreneurs. Erika Welch shared her top 5 takeaways from conversations with the Middle East and Africa's most influential investors: not every business is VC-backable, bootstrapping can often be better than fundraising, your founding team matters more than your idea, embrace failure early, and always research your investors.
This series has empowered thousands of founders to craft the perfect pitch, navigate funding challenges, and build investable teams. As we gear up for an even more impactful 2025 season, dive into these invaluable lessons for startup success.
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P1 Ventures
P1 Ventures specializes in early-stage industrial technology firms in Africa.
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Global Ventures
Global Ventures is a UAE-based international venture capital firm investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets.
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Nuwa Capital
Nuwa Capital is a transformative investment platform that redefines the founder-capital relationship, focusing on serving founders while prioritizing transparency and engagement.
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VentureSouq
VentureSouq (VSQ) is a venture capital fund manager based in the MENA region that operates with a global portfolio and is presently concentrating on FinTech and ClimateTech.
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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
MEVP, a prominent Middle East-focused venture capital firm, directs its investments towards innovative companies led by talented entrepreneurs across the Middle East, particularly focusing on the GCC and Levant countries.
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Dubai Future District Fund
DFDF is a venture capital and fund of funds that invests in new economy companies that will drive Dubai's future growth.
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Algebra Ventures
Algebra Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies.
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Antler
Antler backs driven founders from day one to greatness, believing innovation builds a better future. Partnering with people across six continents, we help launch and scale high-potential startups that tackle meaningful challenges. With offices in 30 cities, including Austin, New York, London, and Tokyo, we support founders from diverse backgrounds with co-founder matching, business validation, capital, and follow-on funding. Antler has invested in over 1,100 startups and aims to back 6,000 by 2030.
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