From Cairo to NY

The Untold Story of a Revolution and a $300 million Bet

Episode Summary

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, when foreign investors fled and the country was in chaos, a fund made a $300 million bet on Egyptian talent. This is the story of how that bet, against all odds, helped build one of the Middle East's fastest-growing startup ecosystems. James A. Harmon and Cornelius Queen join Zeina Soufan to tell it for the first time. -- - زينة صوفان | • Zeina Soufan - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeina-soufan-98321422/

Episode Notes

After Egypt's 2011 revolution, when foreign investors fled and the country was in chaos, a fund made a $300 million bet on Egyptian talent.  

This is the story of how that bet, against all odds, helped build one of the Middle East's fastest-growing startup ecosystems.  

James A. Harmon and Cornelius Queen join Zeina Soufan to tell it for the first time.

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- زينة صوفان |  • Zeina Soufan

- LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeina-soufan-98321422/