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Top VC Explains How Lack Of Capital In Middle East And Africa Makes For Better Investments

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Noor Sweid, the founder and managing partner of Global Ventures, says that a quarter of her firm's portfolio companies are EBITDA positive. In this interview from the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath, Sweid points out that a historic lack of capital in the region where she invests has forced startups to become more capital efficient, making it easier to for them scale.

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