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Noor Sweid, the founder and managing partner of Global Ventures, says that a quarter of her firm's portfolio companies are EBITDA positive. In this interview from the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath, Sweid points out that a historic lack of capital in the region where she invests has forced startups to become more capital efficient, making it easier to for them scale.<br/><br/>0:00 Introduction<br/>0:29 Noor Sweid On Investing In The Middle East & Africa<br/>2:23 Noor On Looking For Innovative Tech Solutions<br/>4:08 Asking Questions For The Next Level Of Healthcare Industry To Emerge<br/>6:13 How Can Companies Be More Capital Efficient? Noor Sweid Explains<br/>7:12 What Noor Sweid Looks For When Investing In A Company?<br/>7:58 What Is The State Of The Global Economy Right Now?<br/><br/>Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br/><br/>Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br/><br/>https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br/><br/>Stay Connected<br/>Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br/>Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br/>More From Forbes:http://forbes.com<br/><br/>Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
Noor Sweid, the founder and managing partner of Global Ventures, says that a quarter of her firm's portfolio companies are EBITDA positive. In this interview from the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath, Sweid points out that a historic lack of capital in the region where she invests has forced startups to become more capital efficient, making it easier to for them scale.<br/><br/>0:00 Introduction<br/>0:29 Noor Sweid On Investing In The Middle East & Africa<br/>2:23 Noor On Looking For Innovative Tech Solutions<br/>4:08 Asking Questions For The Next Level Of Healthcare Industry To Emerge<br/>6:13 How Can Companies Be More Capital Efficient? Noor Sweid Explains<br/>7:12 What Noor Sweid Looks For When Investing In A Company?<br/>7:58 What Is The State Of The Global Economy Right Now?<br/><br/>Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br/><br/>Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br/><br/>https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br/><br/>Stay Connected<br/>Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br/>Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br/>More From Forbes:http://forbes.com<br/><br/>Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
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