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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.
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Reference 6680
Published 08 Jun 2021
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.
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Reference 6666
Published 07 Jul 2021
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.
In 2012, when Careem first started operations in Dubai as a private limousine booking business, it was a tiny start-up working with just US$100,000 of its founders’ savings. Selim Turki is hired (its 18th employee) to develop and market its platform as a ‘white label’ solution for companies’ transport arrangements.
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Reference 6546
Published 12 Nov 2019
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Consumer Services, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
In 2012, when Careem first started operations in Dubai as a private limousine booking business, it was a tiny start-up working with just US$100,000 of its founders’ savings. Selim Turki is hired (its 18th employee) to develop and market its platform as a ‘white label’ solution for companies’ transport arrangements.
In 2018, the Luxury Closest (TLC), an e-commerce marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods based in Dubai, receives Series C investment from two venture capital firms, Middle East Venture Partners and Wamda Capital. CEO Kunal Kapoor needs to evaluate three distinct paths for the company’s expansion over the coming 18 months.
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Reference 6505
Published 31 May 2019
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Venture Capital, Luxury Goods and Jewelry, E-Commerce
In 2018, the Luxury Closest (TLC), an e-commerce marketplace for pre-owned luxury goods based in Dubai, receives Series C investment from two venture capital firms, Middle East Venture Partners and Wamda Capital. CEO Kunal Kapoor needs to evaluate three distinct paths for the company’s expansion over the coming 18 months.
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing company, was founded in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by two ex-McKinsey consultants who saw a gap in the transport market.
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Reference 6333
Published 15 Dec 2017
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hailing company, was founded in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by two ex-McKinsey consultants who saw a gap in the transport market.
The case examines the factors that influenced the founders' decision to establish Bayt.com in Dubai, and how the online job site transformed recruitment practices in the Middle East by facilitating access to skill and talent throughout the MENA region.
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Reference 6100
Published 19 Dec 2014
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
The case examines the factors that influenced the founders' decision to establish Bayt.com in Dubai, and how the online job site transformed recruitment practices in the Middle East by facilitating access to skill and talent throughout the MENA region.
This case tells the story of Azza Al Qubaisi, a female Emirati role-model entrepreneur - how she successfully developed a novel business idea, established a business, and created a new market for jewellery design "Made in UAE".
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Reference 5913
Published 26 Aug 2013
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Luxury Goods and Jewelry
This case tells the story of Azza Al Qubaisi, a female Emirati role-model entrepreneur - how she successfully developed a novel business idea, established a business, and created a new market for jewellery design "Made in UAE".
In 2009, Siraj Capital is deciding whether to invest in Tower United Contracting Company, a telecom infrastructure provider based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The protagonist needs to evaluate the risks associated with the investment, as well as the value that Siraj Capital brings to the deal.
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Reference 5862
Published 27 Feb 2012
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Private Equity
In 2009, Siraj Capital is deciding whether to invest in Tower United Contracting Company, a telecom infrastructure provider based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The protagonist needs to evaluate the risks associated with the investment, as well as the value that Siraj Capital brings to the deal.
In February 2010, Dr. Karim El Solh, founder and CEO of Gulf Capital, announced the successful closure of GC Equity Partners Fund II. Approximately AED 2 billion (US$533 million) had been raised, and in an unprecedented coup for a regional private equity firm, the majority of investors had been sourced from international markets.
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Reference 5773
Published 29 Mar 2011
Topic Entrepreneurship
Region Middle-East
Industry Private Equity
In February 2010, Dr. Karim El Solh, founder and CEO of Gulf Capital, announced the successful closure of GC Equity Partners Fund II. Approximately AED 2 billion (US$533 million) had been raised, and in an unprecedented coup for a regional private equity firm, the majority of investors had been sourced from international markets.