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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2025 · 41 MIN

#19 - Tarek Assaad (Algebra Ventures) - The Egyptian VC behind YolaFresh and Deepecho

from Tomorocco · host Mehdi Benjelloun

To wrap up Season 1 of Tomorocco, I’m joined by one of MENA’s top VC investors: Tarek Assaad, welcome to Tomorocco.Tarek is a Managing Director at Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC fund. After successfully backing Egypt’s first IPO-bound startup Fawry, he now leads Algebra’s investment strategy and recently invested in two 🇲🇦 Moroccan startups: YoLa Fresh and Deepecho.In this episode we cover:- Why Algebra Ventures is betting on Morocco- How international VC funds can partner with local investors- Tarek's perspective on Moroccan founders, and his advice to them for succeeding in today’s marketWatch the full episode now on YouTube: just search “Tomorocco” or click the link in the comments 👇🏻See you in September for Season 2!

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