The Nuwa Capital podcast

Episode 4 - The evolution of marketplaces

 

Launched in 2020, Homzmart is an online furniture marketplace connecting consumers with manufacturers and sellers. The company found itself in a unique position since launch and throughout the pandemic, and navigated its way through growth of 30x in sales. The company, one of the fastest-growing companies we've seen, is helmed by Mahmoud Ibrahim and Ibrahim Mohamed - a new generation of seasoned founders who have previously played key roles in Daraz and Jumia.

 

In this episode of our podcast, Sarah Abu Risheh and Homzmart founder Mahmoud Ibrahim discuss the main drivers behind marketplaces, where the furniture industry is heading, and how the founder saw the space change.

 

Episode 3 - Championing access to earned income

Launched in 2018, FlexxPay is a Saas-based employee financial wellness platform allowing companies to offer their employees access to already-earned income. Our deep conviction in FlexxPay stems from its robust model, and most importantly, its strong founding team, Michael Truschler and Charbel Nasr, and how they look at the space they’re operating in (the intersection of fintech and HR/productivity).

In this episode of our podcast, we chat with Michael about the FlexxPay model, where the MENA region stands with regards to the changing nature of employment, and FlexxPay’s evolving value proposition for companies looking to preserve their most valuable asset, their team.

Episode 2 - Going against the grain: are valuations defying gravity?

Over the course of the past few months, company valuations have been making their way into any and all conversations around venture. Prior to COVID-19, the valuation trend line had been consistently going up, with new investor profiles eyeing the asset class and a subsequently decreased cost of capital for startups.

Nuwa Capital’s Sarah Abu Risheh hosted Amjad Ahmad, managing partner at Precinct Partners, and Patrick Rogers, co-founder and CEO of Clara, for a discussion on the specific mechanisms of company valuations, high or low, and how they reflect on a business as well as their impact on future rounds.

Episode 1 - Ushering in the next generation of innovation in F&B

Over the last decade, the F&B industry has been on a transformational bend to meet growing consumer demand and changing habits, creating ripples across its whole value chain and forcing it to rethink end-to-end production and supply. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has put players across the industry to the test and further exposed the multiple inefficiencies currently undermining F&B as we know it, while a new generation of innovators in F&B has emerged as the driving force of the industry’s future.

From sourcing to plating, this session covers how the F&B industry is recasting itself for a post-pandemic economic reboot.

For more insight, make sure to read: https://nuwacapital.io/if-you-arent-in-over-your-head-how-do-you-know-how-tall-you-are/

Nuwa Capital - Intro

Earlier this month, we sat down to record  a short intro episode for our podcast series. 
In this series, you will find different formats including thesis discussions, conversations with the Nuwa Network and Nuwa Capital founders, as well as casual rundown of events and developments within the VC industry.
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