Nader Abdelrazik

Emerge

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

Emerge is a founder-focused podcast exploring how startups scale in emerging markets. Hosted by Nader Abdelrazik, it features in-depth conversations with founders, and startup leaders on entrepreneurship, business growth, scaling strategies, fundraising, and building resilient companies in high-growth markets.

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Nader Abdelrazik

Episodes

Ismael Belkhayat - From BCG to Banking License: How Chari is Building Fintech for Morocco's Merchants 17.06.2026 31:18

What does it take to build a licensed fintech in one of Africa's most cash-dependent markets? Ismael Belkhayat, Founder & CEO of Chari, didn't start there. He started with BCG slides, a ride hailing app and a property portal before co-founding Chari in 2020 - a B2B e-commerce and fintech platform built specifically for merchants in Morocco. The path wasn't straight. Chari launch...

John Mady - The Vision Behind Qlub: Scaling a Restaurant Tech Startup Across Markets 03.06.2026 34:40

What does it take to become the #1 payment method in every restaurant? Qlub's Co-founder reveals the unconventional strategy that made them one of the fastest-growing fintech startups in the region. From spending a year working out of Dubai Mall restaurants to keeping the entire team on the ground with clients, this is what customer proximity actually looks like in action.

Belal El-Megharbel - Building MaxAB Against All Odds and Scaling One of Egypt’s Biggest Startups 20.05.2026 42:06

Belal El-Megharbel, Co-founder and CEO of MaxAB, shares the unfiltered journey of building one of MENA's largest B2B e-commerce and fintech platforms—from spending nights at shisha cafes observing inefficiencies to navigating the brutal market shift after 2022. "What works in other parts of the world will not work here. You cannot force technology everywhere." - Belal El-Megharbel,...

Dani El-Zein - Supy's Founder on Pivoting, Fundraising & Building 06.05.2026 52:22

What happens when your restaurant flops, your first software product misses the mark, and a competitor gets you banned from Google Ads? You pivot. You get creative. And apparently, you rank for 2,000+ keywords globally. Dani El-Zein, Co-founder of Supy, joins the CEO of MoneyHash, Nader on the Emerge Podcast for one of the most honest founder conversations we've had. From investment banking t...

Introducing Emerge: Founder Stories from Emerging Markets 23.04.2026 0:36

Real conversations with founders building in emerging markets. The pivots, the fundraising truths and the ambitions.