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Amir Farha

Reflections on Raising a $50m VC Fund

In October 2022, I had to undergo surgery to remove a polyp from my vocal chord. Thankfully, it went well, but it was one of those moments…

15 min readMar 7, 2024

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Reflections on Raising a $50m VC Fund

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Amir Farha

My experiment with Podcasting

Over 2 years ago, I decided to run an experiment with podcasting. I recorded a few episodes with founders from the MENA region. I felt the…

5 min readSep 11, 2023

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My experiment with Podcasting

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Amir Farha

It’s time to believe in the Middle East

COVID-19, war in Ukraine, inflation, the Luna collapse, monkeypox, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, broken supply chains… one could find…

5 min readMay 26, 2022

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It’s time to believe in the Middle East

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Amir Farha

Partnering with Nader, Mustafa and Anisha at MoneyHash

I met Nader on Twitter in mid-February 2021. I was in the middle of ideating on COTU and investing out of a pool of capital I secured from…

4 min readFeb 24, 2022

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Partnering with Nader, Mustafa and Anisha at MoneyHash

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Amir Farha

What we stand for and How we work

So, here’s our manifesto v1.0.

7 min readNov 15, 2021

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What we stand for and How we work

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Amir Farha

We are the Champions Of The Underdog

It goes without saying that venture investing is a long game and you never know how good you are until years down the line. Thankfully…

4 min readOct 4, 2021

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We are the Champions Of The Underdog

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Amir Farha

One year on from leaving…

Leaving BECO, dealing with a pandemic and having my country suffer from one of the largest explosions in the world… what a whirlwind of a…

10 min readAug 22, 2021

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One year on from leaving…

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Amir Farha

In Pursuit of The Greater Cause

The year was 2008. I moved back to Dubai having worked in London for 3 years at a corporate VC firm where I learnt about venture capital…

5 min readAug 2, 2020

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BECO Capital

Our Journey to BECO Booster Fund II

Three challenging and yet very meaningful and transformational years later, BECO has raised its second fund (BECO Booster Fund II) at…

6 min readNov 3, 2019

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Our Journey to BECO Booster Fund II

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Fundraising decisions and how they can shape your destiny

As a VC we spent the past 3 years raising our second fund and we learnt a lot in the process. Not only did we struggle and discover how…

12 min readSep 1, 2019

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Fundraising decisions and how they can shape your destiny

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Amir Farha

Amir Farha

I believe in underdogs and in championing them to reach their full potential. Founder of COTU Ventures | Co-founder of BECO Capital | Kauffman Fellow Class 22

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