THE MIDDLE EAST’S
1. Sonia Weymuller, Tammer Qaddumi, Sonia Gokhale; Suneel Gokhale
Company: VentureSouq
Designation: Cofounders & General Partners
Nationality: French; American; Canadians
Headquarters: U.A.E.
Established: 2013
VentureSouq has over 250 companies in its portfolio, focusing on fintech and climate. In June 2024, VentureSouq Fund II secured $2 million in investments from Jordan’s Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund. Weymuller also sits on the board of advisors of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and is a jury member and capital mentor for the Cartier Women’s Initiative. Qaddumi previously worked at the Office of Presidential Personnel at the White House in Washington D.C. Sonia Gokhale is also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries in the U.S. Suneel was previously senior legal counsel to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.