Ep 94. MENA VC: Cashed Up but Cautious? | Hasan Haider

Ep 94. MENA VC: Cashed Up but Cautious? | Hasan Haider

May 31, 2026 · 38 min

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Hasan Haider discusses the Gulf technology landscape and his investment strategies amidst macroeconomic challenges.

While global headlines fixate on macro volatility and regional tensions, the underlying data tells a completely different story for Gulf technology. In this episode of Majlis & Markets, we sit down with Forbes Top Venture Capitalist Hasan Haider, Founder and Managing Partner at PlusVC, to unpack his contrarian investment thesis. Hasan lays out exactly how the GCC startup ecosystem, spearheaded by an unprecedented liquidity boom in Saudi Arabia, has structurally decoupled from broader regi...

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