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PODCAST

Moghamra مغامرة

Moghamra Studios

The voice of the MENA startup ecosystem. A MENA focused podcast featuring in-depth conversations with startups, entrepreneurs and VCs.

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01:09:04

أكبر جولة تمويل لشركة ذكاء اصطناعي في المنطقة

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2025/11/08

In this episode, we sit down with Abdullah Asiri, Founder & CEO of Lucidya, a customer experience platform used by leading brands across the region to understand customer feedback and respond effectively across digital channels.Lucidya was founded in 2016 out of a clear gap in the market: companies were investing heavily in marketing and service, yet still lacked visibility into what customers were actually experiencing. Today, Lucidya is used by banks, airlines, telecom operators, and

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01:10:23

#074 - عقلية رقم واحد في العالم

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2025/11/01

In this episode, we sit down with Ali Farag, 4× World Champion, the longest-reigning World No.1 in modern squash, and widely regarded as one of the greatest squash players of all time. From engineering at Harvard to the top of the global rankings, Ali built a performance approach based on clarity, repetition, and mental preparation.We talk about the mental models behind his consistency. How identity shapes execution. How decisions are prepared before pressure arrives. How to keep clarity when the

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01:31:50

#073 - من تاجر لأنجح رواد الأعمال في السعودية

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2025/10/25

In this episode, we sit down with Sultan Al-Asmi, Co-Founder and Chairman of Zid, one of Saudi Arabia’s fastest-growing e-commerce startups empowering thousands of merchants to move online. Zid provides end-to-end solutions for payments, logistics, and digital operations, helping transform traditional retail across the Kingdom.Founded in 2017, Zid has raised over $50 million to date, becoming one of the leading digital commerce platforms in the GCC. Under Sultan’s leadership, the company has enabled

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01:23:15

#072 - حساب دولاري لـ٧٠٠ مليون شخص

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2025/10/20

In this episode, we sit down with Amer Baroudi, Co-Founder and CEO of nsave, a fast-growing fintech backed by Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and TQ Ventures. nsave helps people from countries with unstable currencies or limited banking access open safe, compliant accounts in strong currencies like USD, EUR, and GBP.A Rhodes Scholar and Oxford graduate, Amer co-founded nsave in 2022 after facing financial exclusion firsthand. The company has since raised over $20 million to make global banking

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01:11:24

#071 - أكبر ستارتب لوجستي في مصر: من تجارة العيلة لبوسطة

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2025/10/13

In this episode, we sit down with Ahmed Gaber, Co-Founder of Bosta, one of the most successful startups in the Middle East. Bosta transformed e-commerce delivery in Egypt and now operates across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, having raised over $35 million in funding.After moving to the UK, Ahmed founded TradeHub, a B2B marketplace connecting manufacturers and brands from emerging markets with business buyers across Europe. The company raised $1.4 million from investors in London, New York, and

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01:13:40

#070 - من مصر إلى العالمية

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2025/10/05

Laila Gohar is a world-class food artist who created a career that didn’t exist before. Born in Egypt and now based in New York, she works with food as her creative medium, crafting installations that blur the boundaries between art, design, and dining.Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world, and she has become a go-to partner for leading fashion, design, gastronomic, and luxury brands. Her frequent collaborators include Prada, Hermès, Comme des Garçons, Simone Rocha,

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00:33:23

#069 - إزاي عربي عمل أكبر ستارتب خصوبة رجال بأمريكا؟

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2025/09/16

Khaled Kteily, Founder & CEO of Legacy (YC S19), shares how he built the leading men’s fertility company in the United States that originated from the Harvard Innovation Labs. Legacy has raised $45M+ (plus a $7.5M 2024 round), achieved profitability, and secured major U.S. government contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs, alongside coverage from insurers like UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, and Cigna.We explore Legacy’s journey across different business models, from direct-to-consumer

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00:58:36

#068 - من صفر لأول مليار: رحلة رائد أعمال مصري

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2025/08/26

In this episode, we sit down with Mahmoud Arram, Co-Founder and former CTO of Bluecore, the New York-based SaaS company that became a retail marketing unicorn. He is now Co-Founder & CEO of Octogen AI, his latest venture in agentic commerce.At Bluecore, he helped scale one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the U.S., pioneering AI-driven personalization that today powers 30% of the world’s largest retailers. After nearly a decade of scaling Bluecore and building an engineering team from

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01:11:55

#67 - نصايح رائد اعمال عربي بنى شركة بقيمة ٣ مليار دولار

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2025/08/17

In this episode, we sit down with Kareem Amin, Co-Founder and CEO of Clay, a GTM platform trusted by OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Canva, and many others.Clay recently went from a $1.5B valuation, following a Sequoia-led employee tender, to $3.1B in a Series C round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG, all in roughly six months.Kareem shares the real story behind that growth. For five years, Clay made zero revenue, as the team struggled to find a clear market fit. Once they cracked product-market fit, growth

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01:24:31

#066 - ما وراء السنيما

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2025/08/05

In this episode, we sit down with Mohamed Hefzy, screenwriter, producer, and Founder of Film Clinic, the powerhouse behind some of the most acclaimed films in the region. Hefzy walks us through his 20+ year journey in film, from launching his career with no industry connections, to producing international hits like Clash, Excuse My French, and Sameer & Shaheer & Baheer.We talk about the real economics behind independent cinema, why building credibility in global festivals like Cannes and

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01:08:09

يعني إيه يا جاويش - #065

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2025/07/25

In this episode, we sit down with Muhammad Gawish, Co-Founder & CEO of iSchool, the leading coding platform for kids across MENA. What began as a bootstrapped startup has grown into a platform serving over 100,000 students in 20+ countries, offering AI, coding, and future skills to the next generation.Gawish shares a masterclass in founder-led marketing. How he used content to build demand, trust, and community at scale. With over 4.5 million followers and 1 billion+ views, he became not just

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01:04:15

Rabbit Mobility: شركة بدأت من المستحيل

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2025/07/15

In this episode, we sit down with Kamal Soueni, Co-Founder and CEO of Rabbit Mobility, one of Egypt’s most ambitious startups tackling transportation at street level. Rabbit began with an impossible goal: building a sustainable micromobility network in one of the world’s most chaotic cities.Kamal walks us through Rabbit’s early journey, from his time at EasyTaxi to writing strategy decks that didn’t reflect on-the-ground realities, to buying their first scooters and launching without approvals or

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01:01:09

#063 - من المخلفات إلى منتجات

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2025/07/03

In this episode, we sit down with Yara Yassin, Co-Founder of Upfuse, one of Egypt’s boldest and most original purpose-driven fashion brands. Born from a graduation project, Upfuse started with a simple mission: to turn plastic waste into meaningful, functional fashion and became a platform for self-expression, empowerment, and local impact.Yara walks us through the brand’s early journey. From sourcing materials in Cairo’s streets, to crafting the first Upfuse bags from recycled plastic, to being

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00:41:45

من التأسيس إلى الاستحواذ: Nawy Unlocked

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2025/06/26

In this episode, we sit down with Mahmoud Abdel-Maksoud, Co-CEO of Nawy Unlocked. Mahmoud was the Founder of ROA, a real estate startup that specialized in turning unfinished or underutilized properties into ready-to-rent income-generating units. ROA was recently acquired by Nawy, Africa's Largest Proptech, to power its new service: Nawy Unlocked.We talk about Mahmoud’s journey from operations to entrepreneurship, the early days of ROA, and how he spotted a gap in the market for serving property

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01:05:38

كيف تبني براند مصري بملامح جيل جديد؟ - #061

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2025/06/19

In this episode, we sit down with Amr Kawashti, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of In Your Shoe. In Your Shoe is one of the most unique and recognizable fashion brands to come out of Egypt in recent years. Amr walks us through the brand’s early journey. From placing his first-ever online order for socks, to launching their first product with no background in fashion, manufacturing, or e-commerce, and watching it fail completely.We talk about the challenges of convincing local factories to work with

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00:44:06

أكبر تحوّل في تاريخ الفنتك السعودي؟

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2025/06/04

In this episode, we sit down with Maher Loubieh, Co-Founder, CEO, and Board Member of Hala. Hala is one of the leading fintech players in the MENAP region. Maher walks us through Hala’s bold pivot from a B2C product, which led to the loss of over 200,000 users, to rebuilding the company from the ground up and now serving more than 130,000 SMEs.We talk about what it really takes to start over, the lessons behind that pivot, and what Hala is building today: a full-stack financial platform designed to

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00:52:02

رائد أعمال في التسويق الرقمي من بداية النت في مصر - #059

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2025/05/06

Mohamed Fergany, CEO & Co-Founder of Convertedin, a marketing automation platform serving 8,000 clients across 6 countries, joins Moghamra to share his interesting journey in the digital marketing world. From the early days of the internet in Egypt, Fergany discovered his passion for building things on the web, and he has never stopped building and scaling digital products since then. We delved deep into online advertisements, social media paid ads, and the evolution of Google SEO. He also

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01:02:09

أول ستارت أب عربي يستثمر فيه أتلاسيان فينتشرز - #058

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2025/04/22

Abdullah Kamel, CEO & Co-Founder of Adam.ai, joins Moghamra to share his journey of building an all-in-one, AI-powered meeting management platform.Adam.ai received funding from Atlassian Ventures (investment arm of Atlassian), the company behind world-class tools like Confluence, Jira, and Trello. Abdullah shares key product learnings inspired by Atlassian’s approach to building great SaaS, as well as his own takeaways from leading product management at Adam.ai.He also dives into the evolution

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01:24:23

إيفنتوس: من شركة ناشئة مصرية إلى استحواذ عالمي - #057

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2025/04/12

Mai Medhat, Ex-Founder of Eventtus and CEO & Co-Founder of Ginni AI, joins Moghamra to share her journey of raising $2M, executing a successful exit from Eventtus, and navigating the acquisition with the US giant, Bevy. She discussed Ginni AI's innovative use of artificial intelligence to create better customer experience and boost sales. Mai also shared insights on creating an effective playbook and why it’s important for business expansion.Mai Medhat is a computer engineering graduate from Ain

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02:36:07

الطبخ فن ولا علم مع ميدل إيتس - #056

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2025/03/27

The couple behind Middle Eats, Obi and Salma, join Moghamra for an insightful conversation on how they started and becoming YouTube's #1 Middle Eastern cooking channel. As two Egyptian foodies, they’ve built an international community around the love of Middle Eastern food.From starting a cooking YouTube channel during the lockdown to hosting vibrant cooking events and writing their first cookbook, Obi and Salma have taken their passion for food to new heights. The couple takes us behind the

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