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Rank: #50
Elissa Freiha
Title: Founder & CEO
Nationality: Emirati
Company: Womena
Sector: Entrepreneurship
The founder of female-focused company Womena has invested in more than 35 companies. Freiha is also an executive producer at Womentum, a documentary series and a three-month acceleration program focused on women-led tech startups from across MENA. Womentum is the result of a partnership between Standard Chartered and Womena. Freiha helped to expand the business to Egypt by setting up official headquarters in Cairo.