In the second episode of the MENA (the Middle East & North Africa) Series, Dorra Mahbouli, VP of Corporate Strategy at Zitouna Finance, spoke to Firas Rhaeim, CEO and co-founder of Relatic, Tunisian Venture Builder, Fundraiser & Tech Enthusiast, about crowdfunding enabling the Tunisian and African economy and scaling start-ups in the region through Diaspora investments.
Here is what they talked about:
• Initially, Dorra started the conversation with some insights and background from Firas’s experiences and why building a bridge between Europe and Africa through crowdfunding can be a great opportunity fr startups in the region
• Among other topics, Dorra and Firas discussed the opportunities that Relatic platform: afrikwity.com is suggesting to start-ups, VCs, and corporate partners in Tunisia and abroad
• Firas argues that Diaspora is an essential enabler of the Tunisian economy and would play a big role for investing in other fields such as Medtech, fintech, edtech, to create jobs and opportunities for local talents
• Finally, they discussed the difference between the legal framework in France and Tunisia, what are the main challenges and concluded the conversation with some insights into the future of Relatic & afrikwity.com as a platform and how they would be scaling it for a sustainable impact on the region
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