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Careem is losing its grip on its core business
Good afternoon, The closest I have come to buying an iPhone was when the FOMO of not being on Clubhouse (almost) got to me. I am glad that I still…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Swvl has lost over $200 million in 3 years
Good afternoon, A few weeks ago a founder I’ve known for quite some time asked me if they should raise more money. My immediate response without even…
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Zubair N. Paracha
4
Capiter and the shitshow
Good afternoon, About two years ago, a founder reached out saying that they had raised a new round and would like MENAbytes to break the story. I asked…
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Zubair N. Paracha
5
Jahez's phenomenal growth
Good afternoon, Welcome to the third Termsheet. I’ve missed writing. It has been almost two years since I wrote the last Termsheet. When I started this…
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Zubair N. Paracha
August 2022
Three MENA companies make it to Top Y Combinator companies list
Three companies from the Middle East & North Africa; Instabug, Breadfast, and Yassir, have made it to the latest Y Combinator Top Companies list. YC Top…
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Zubair N. Paracha
Sanabil Investments quietly emerges as top growth-stage investor in Saudi startups
In the last twelve months, three Saudi startups have raised $100 million or more. There's one thing common in all these deals: Sanabil Investments, a…
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Zubair N. Paracha
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