Discover why startups in emerging markets, especially in Egypt and the broader MENA region, are capturing investors’ attention and learn how investors evaluate these unique opportunities.
In this online session, you will be hearing from investors with diverse backgrounds, including:
- Monica Brand Engel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Quona Capital
- More speakers to be announced shortly
These investors will be sharing their expertise of this emerging market landscape and insights into what they are looking for in fast-growing startups at Pre-Series A stage and above.
Join us on August 09, 4pm Cairo time as you learn:
Emerging trends in Egypt and the MENA region: What industries show potential for growth in Egypt and the MENA region?
- Definition of Pre-Series A and Series A Startups from investors’ perspectives across regions, with a focus on Egypt
- Investors’ expectations towards founder-investor communications
- How to establish long-lasting investor-founder relationships, influencing opportunities including follow-on investments and more
Amal Enan is a Partner at 500 Global, a multi stage venture fund investing in the world’s potential. Amal advises the American University in Cairo as the Chief Investment Officer of the Endowment and was the former Senior Advisor on COP27 to the World Resources Institute. Amal founded The Lotus Collective, an organization supporting access to finance for women and climate solutions for sustainable & inclusive growth.
At 500 Global, Amal leads the firm’s early stage investments in Egypt in high growth sectors including healthtech, fintech and Saas in addition to managing the wider Egypt programs and building the team. Amal was the former Executive Director of the Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund “EAEF”.
Monica Brand Engel is co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona Capital – a venture firm focused on fintech for inclusion in emerging markets.
Monica is an entrepreneur and investor, having launched various funds and products aimed at broadening financial inclusion. At Quona, she leads Africa, MENA and Cross-Border investment strategy. Backed by institutional investors, Quona manages over $750M of assets across a portfolio of pioneering venture funds focused on financial technology for impact.
Monica started in Silicon Valley, where she helped launch a $50 million multi-bank lending intermediary to finance small businesses. Monica also worked at Calvert Ventures and Anthuri Ventures – early stage equity vehicles based in Bethesda and Cape Town, respectively. While living in S Africa, Monica founded Anthuri Catalysts to prepare early stage companies for investment. Monica then was recruited by Accion to set up a product innovation group and worked in Mexico with Gentera (née Compartamos) Bank, the largest microfinance institution in Latin America – which went public in 2007 (NSDQ: GENTERA:MM). Using the IPO proceeds, Monica founded Accion’s Frontier Investments Group, the predecessor to Quona Capital.
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