A Founder's Story: How Ronaldo Mouchawar Built Souq.com

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The Culture Counter
A Founder's Story: How Ronaldo Mouchawar Built Souq.com
Aug 17, 2021 Season 1 Episode 2
The Arts Club Dubai

Son of a merchant from Aleppo, Syria, Ronaldo Mouchawar built a company in 2005 which was to make history. He founded the largest online marketplace of the Arab world – Souq.com.  In 2017, the e-commerce platform was acquired by Amazon with a valuation of over $1 billion.
 
Some of the best founding stories begin like this one. Join us as Philip Bahoshy, founder and CEO of MAGNiTT – a leading venture capital data platform in the MENA region - dives into the story behind the Arab world’s largest e-commerce platform with Ronaldo Mouchawar and shares with us the incredible journey of a young innovator.