
Episode 100: Would You Launch a Seed Fund in MENA Today? Two Insiders Said No
Philip Bahoshy, Founder & CEO of Magnitt, and Ziad Awad, Founder & CEO of Awad Capital, join Loulou for episode 100 of With Loulou.
Recorded during a period of regional uncertainty, this conversation looks at what is really happening across MENA private markets, venture capital, M&A, IPOs, and the future of exits in the region.
Chapters
00:00 Episode 100 and the first two-guest format
03:00 Public markets vs private markets
10:00 What Magnitt’s Q1 2026 VC data reveals
19:00 M&A activity across the UAE and Saudi Arabia
23:00 The exit problem for regional startups
33:00 Valuations, transparency, and ecosystem maturity
45:00 Why billion-dollar companies are harder to build in MENA
58:30 Rapid fire on IPOs, defense funds, and underpriced opportunities
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Philip Bahoshy, Founder & CEO of Magnitt
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Ziad Awad, Founder & CEO of Awad Capital
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