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In January 2022, Sara Chemmaa, founder and CEO of Citron, a Dubai-based start-up that made distinctive lunchboxes and other carry containers, is reviewing her pitch deck for a Series A investment round. Will her growth story appeal to institutional investors? Will the expansion strategy for her consumer goods company convince funds with an investment remit in tech-based ventures?
Reference 6768
Published 25 Aug 2022
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Consumer Goods
In January 2022, Sara Chemmaa, founder and CEO of Citron, a Dubai-based start-up that made distinctive lunchboxes and other carry containers, is reviewing her pitch deck for a Series A investment round. Will her growth story appeal to institutional investors? Will the expansion strategy for her consumer goods company convince funds with an investment remit in tech-based ventures?
SWVL, a well-funded start-up in the Middle East, solved the mass transportation problem in emerging markets with a unique bus-hailing model. In March 2020, with 150,000 bookings in one day across its operating geographies, it reached its highest utilization rate and gross profit margin. Then Covid-19 hit. SWVL’s first reaction was to shut down operations and hunker down.
Reference 6680
Published 08 Jun 2021
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Internet, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
SWVL, a well-funded start-up in the Middle East, solved the mass transportation problem in emerging markets with a unique bus-hailing model. In March 2020, with 150,000 bookings in one day across its operating geographies, it reached its highest utilization rate and gross profit margin. Then Covid-19 hit. SWVL’s first reaction was to shut down operations and hunker down.
In March 2020, Tarek Kabrit, founder and CEO of Seez, the online car marketplace and aggregator, must determine how to proceed given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. His decision could make or break the company.
Reference 6666
Published 07 Jul 2021
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Automotive
In March 2020, Tarek Kabrit, founder and CEO of Seez, the online car marketplace and aggregator, must determine how to proceed given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. His decision could make or break the company.
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) is a lifestyle conglomerate present in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with annual revenues of $9.6 billion. The case focuses on its data-led, customer-centred transformation that unlocked new sources of growth and mitigated the effects of the covid19 pandemic on business thanks to the group’s digital resilience.
Reference 6592
Published 01 Jul 2020
Length 21 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Retail
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) is a lifestyle conglomerate present in 16 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, with annual revenues of $9.6 billion. The case focuses on its data-led, customer-centred transformation that unlocked new sources of growth and mitigated the effects of the covid19 pandemic on business thanks to the group’s digital resilience.
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.
Reference 6561
Published 08 Mar 2023
Length 2 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Insurance
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.
Reference 6561
Published 08 Mar 2023
Length 1 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Middle-East
Industry Insurance
Ambareen Musa started Souqalmal by adapting the business model of UK-based online insurance
brokers (e.g., MoneySuperMarket) to the UAE context. This two-part case describes some of the ups
and downs of her journey, emphasizing the need for innovation and nimbleness in a rapidly changing
competitive and regulatory environment.