Ahmed El Alfi profile on Entrepreneur Middle East

Sawari Ventures, Flat6Labs, and Greek Campus founder Ahmed El Alfi’s career isbeing profiled in a glowing report by Entrepreneur Middle East. The piece pays particular attention on his charting of the VC environment during the calamitous period of the Arab Spring. El Alfi explains that two important changes, both presently occurring, will enable the startup scene in the MENA region to evolve into a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem. “Firstly, recognition by the traditional business community that startups can become legitimate players in the marketplace in the MENA region,” he says. That same shift in perception is taking place among talented people, since you now see senior and highly-qualified people leave big corporate jobs to join startups, he added.