THE MIDDLE EAST’S
1. Noor Sweid
Company: Global Ventures
Designation: Founder & Managing Partner
Nationality: Syrian-American
Headquarters: U.A.E.
Established: 2018
Sweid founded Global Ventures in 2018, before which she was chief investment officer at the Dubai Future Foundation. As of June 2024, Global Ventures had completed more than 66 investments, including 13 investments in digital health startups and 14 fintech companies. In October 2024, Global Ventures’ third fund was revealed to have a committed investment from Singapore-based Agility Global. Sweid is also a board director of Mondee Holdings and Renaissance Services, as well as the founding chairwoman of the Middle East Venture Capital Association, and a Finance Leaders Fellow of the Aspen Institute. She is also one of the judges on Shark Tank Dubai.