Welcome back to work everyone. In this last part of the -3 part bite sized summer special-, I revisit my conversations with my guests in the first half of 2024 and distill 3 trends that are shaping MENA startups. If you-re an entrepreneur you-re probably head down and ready for an eventful second half of the year! If you-re fundraising, you-re probably wondering if the VC winter will come to an end now that the US Federal Reserve Chief is signaling rate cuts? Will you be able to -blitzscale- again? If you-re raising a big round of funding today, where is the money going to come from? Lastly, how big is the influence of China on our startup ecosystem? I hope you enjoy this episode and always happy to hear your input. We go back to our original programing next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices