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Reflections on Raising a $50m VC Fund

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Mar 7

Reflections on Raising a $50m VC Fund

Mar 7

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…

Sep 11, 2023

My experiment with Podcasting

Sep 11, 2023

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…

May 26, 2022

It’s time to believe in the Middle East

May 26, 2022

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…

Feb 24, 2022

Partnering with Nader, Mustafa and Anisha at MoneyHash

Feb 24, 2022

What we stand for and How we work

So, here’s our manifesto v1.0.

Nov 15, 2021

What we stand for and How we work

Nov 15, 2021

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…

Oct 4, 2021

We are the Champions Of The Underdog

Oct 4, 2021

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…

Aug 22, 2021

One year on from leaving…

Aug 22, 2021

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…

Aug 2, 2020

Aug 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…

Nov 3, 2019

Our Journey to BECO Booster Fund II

Nov 3, 2019

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…

Sep 1, 2019

Fundraising decisions and how they can shape your destiny

Sep 1, 2019

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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