In the latest episode of The Change Officer Podcast, we spoke to Suneel Gokhale, one of the founding partners of VentureSouq, a MENA-based investment firm focused on high growth early-stage technology companies. Suneel and Vuk spoke about Suneel's journey into venture capital, focusing on his takeaways and the lessons he has learnt over the last decade of operating in this space. Suneel shared how VentureSouq evaluates founders pitching for investment, the commonalities he sees in companies that don't make it, and the importance of structuring cap tables wisely.

Forward-thinking venture capitalist Kareem Anabtawi of Annex Investments believes the future of the VC space lies in collaboration, conscious, considered alignments between startups and investors, and, above all else, everyone involved doing their homework.

Feras Jalbout is the CEO and founder of “Baraka” commission-free investment app for millennials across MENA which empowers next-gen investors through a community-driven approach to investing.