VC React Podcast (Episode #6)

In this week's episode of the VC React Podcast, I finally managed to find an Irish angle and steered our conversation about Educatly's $2.5 million round into a discussion about why Egyptian edtech startups, in particular, are choosing Ireland as a base to scale. We also chatted about Saudi-based AI startup Intelmatix's $20 million Series A funding round, what exactly enterprise AI is, and alternative education models that place entrepreneurship at the core of their offering.

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This week Ahmad and I had the tremendous pleasure to be joined by:

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Dr. Adil Alzarooni (CEO at Al Zarooni Emirates Investments)

Faisal Hakki (Managing Director at AB Ventures LP)

Mohammed Al Rasbi (Founder & GP at R&D Labs)

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We covered:

📌 Saudi-based Intelmatix raises $20M Series A to unlock AI-driven decision-making for MENA organisations

📌 Educatly secures $2.5 million to enhance AI-powered edtech platform in MEA region

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