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Jordan

Mena

ARC is a unique micro fund that backs early-stage technology companies serving fast-growing markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It was conceived to address the unmet need for meaningful support of breakthrough technology throughout the region. ARC is designed to empower preeminent founders with the global capital, knowledge, network connections and specialized resources to build successful companies at scale.www.arccapital.co

Jordan

 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme, Palestine (IFC)Help leading entrepreneurship support organizations build/optimize & manage effective acceleration programs (based on the unleashNOW framework) $200 million Youth, Technology & Jobs ProjectIncrease access to digitally enabled income opportunities through a demand-supply lens. Two main components: (1) boosting growth of the digital economy & digital government services, (2) increasing supply of digitally skilled labour $98 million Innovative Startups & SMEs Fund (fund of funds and ecosystem enabler)Increase private early-stage equity finance for startups and innovative small/medium enterprises StartMashreq Program (IFC)Extend support to tech/tech-enabled startups (through entrepreneurship support organizations) to build their investment readiness toward securing follow-on funding - across Jordan, Iraq & Lebanon $85 million Industry Development Fund Promote investments & exports by project beneficiary firms in the manufacturing sector and operationalize the Industry Development Fund Development of Jordan's entrepreneurship policy & implementation plan Organization of Digital Mashreq Forum (Jordan, June 2019) WeFi initiative to support women-led startups across different maturity stages

Saudi Arabia

Mena

UnleashNOW is a free platform that supports entrepreneurs and startups in the MENA region in three critical areas:(1) Making life-changing decisions, especially determining if they have the entrepreneurial drive(2) Bridging their entrepreneurial know-how gap spanning the idea, early, & growth stages(3) Making sure their startups are on the right track: asking the right questions to assess if their ideas can become viable businesses or if their existing startups, at any maturity stage, are on the right track.https://unleashNOW.io

Mena - Usa

At South Point, we empower ventures solving critical problems through the careful application of advanced technology. We focus on growth-stage companies serving rapidly growing, interconnected markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). With bases in the USA and the Middle East, we provide a suite of resources and a broad network of advisers to help clients achieve buoyant growth. Our team is nimble, moving decisively when we spot a potentially viable opportunity. We carefully select opportunities where our unique advantages can be leveraged for greatest impact. In this time of uncertainty given the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve stepped up our efforts to help founders and teams enhance their resilience and fitness. We strive to be both globally-minded and also sensitive to local communities that we serve. Our practice reflects common values of mutual respect, open discourse and a free exchange of ideas from diverse perspectives that span cultures and domains.www.so-point.com

Mena - North America

On going C-level engagements: Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation, Customer Experience Management, Capacity Building, ICT Policy & Strategy, Influence-based Leadership, Organizational Culture, and Employee Engagement. Spanning Saudi Arabi, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, & Palestine.

Jordan

 Co-developed and implemented proven acceleration programme aimed at driving startups’ growth and valuations Integrated advanced ‘entrepreneurial learning’ principles in revised multi-layered capacity building programme for entrepreneurs and startups (from opportunity recognition to exploitation - managing & organizing companies) Designed and led delivery of advanced coaching system for startups, factoring two main dimensions: entrepreneurs’ capability level and startup ‘company maturity stage Member of Investment Committee responsible for making final investment decisions Managed Oasis 500 successful efforts to help advance entrepreneurship ecosystems in new markets such as Jamaica (in partnership with World Bank), KSA, Tunisia, Morocco, Palestine, and Lebanon Led extensive effort to create/drive grassroots movement among thousands of young people: ‘uncover entrepreneurial drive, embrace it, and act on it’, through numerous town hall meetings and speaking engagements Developed large personal network within local, regional and global entrepreneurship ecosystems  Co-developed Oasis 500 ‘tracks strategy’: forged partnerships with key players in local/regional/international entrepreneurship ecosystems, effectively integrated tracks within on-going operations (e.g. Creative Industries) Developed blueprint of programme aimed at bridging ‘idea gap’: seamlessly match promising entrepreneurs with relevant business ideas Co-developed and deployed ‘entrepreneurial thinking’ based innovation system for large corporations

Mena

Jordan - Mena

 Created ICT Investments Framework: enabled regulatory & investment environment; built private sector capabilities, facilitated creation of 'Centres of Expertise' with clustering potential; public private partnership, IT-enabled Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), & Contact Centre industry Successfully led creation of the Offshore Contact Centre Industry (OCCI) in Jordan: - Developed OCCI strategic & business plans addressing critical success factors - Created successful private public partnership model to ensure sustainability: enabled regulatory & investment environment; developed & implemented programmes aimed at building private sector capacity in key areas such as business planning & costing models - Provided & maintained support/incentives KPI-based programmes for private sector, e.g. setting contact centre branches in governorates - Designed national Human Resources capacity building/training programme Co-developed Jordan’s National ICT Strategy with focus on private sector development, e.g. export promotions, entrepreneurship, and targeted capacity building programmes Analyzed market trends in ICT sector locally, regionally, internationally & facilitated creation of ICT Investment Map Led negotiations of strategic agreements between leading IT multinational companies & government resulting in establishment of their regional offices in Jordan: high level employment, knowledge transfer  Co-developed HR capacity building programmes aimed at bridging gap between fresh graduates & job market requirements, e.g. Graduate Internship Programme Led efforts with privatization commission & private sector to develop Public Private Partnership models aimed at helping local ICT sector penetrate regional/international markets more effectively (co-created ICTaggregator company business model)  Key player in shaping and advancing Ministry’s key messages Ensured provision of key public sector support for nascent entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan

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