Muhammed Mekki

Being first with an idea matters less than doing it better than anyone else, says Global Ventures founder Noor Sweid, the venture capitalist who made a name taking Middle Eastern startups global.  In this week’s Money Moves, Noor tells Muhammed Mekki why being a copycat can be a smart strategy: ideas that fail in some […]

Moses Lo shares how to raise $500 million, tailor-make a fintech for Southeast Asia and turn mistakes into growth. 

It’s the question facing any would-be founder: how can I find the money to grow my company? Moses Lo knows: he’s raised more than $500 million for his Indonesia fintech venture.  In this week’s Money Moves, the Xendit founder gives Muhammed Mekki the inside story behind his fight to create Southeast Asia’s biggest payments platform. […]

Businessman Naguib Sawiris shares his secrets to success, going where no one else will – and his $500 million loss. In the first episode of Money Moves, a weekly deep-dive interview show hosted by the entrepreneur and academic Muhammed Mekki, Sawiris explains that he is launching the media platform MONIIFY to help young people get […]