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Hosted by Rajae Sahouri · business · AR
The Straight Up Start Up is an interview-based podcast that gives aspiring entrepreneurs and youth in the Middle East insight from the region’s brightest industry leaders on navigating the job market and how they can succeed in this ever-changing landscape. تركز القناة على إنشاء منصة تزود رواد الأعمال الشباب بمعلومات قيمة من شخصيات مؤثرة في مجالات وصناعات متنوعة تهدف إلى التأثير على منظورهم ومساعدتهم للتعرف على مجالات متعددة في سوق العمل و على الرحلتهم المهنية
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Straight Up Start Up is an interview-based podcast that gives aspiring entrepreneurs and youth in the Middle East insight from the region’s brightest industry leaders on navigating the job market and how they can succeed in this ever-changing landscape.
The Straight Up Start Up is hosted by Rajae Sahouri. The show has published 60 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Real Relationship Between Founders and Investors with Hisham Kassim" (31 August 2026, 64 minutes), "From Idea to Impact: How Banks Are Backing Startups with Hala Zahran" (13 April 2026, 44 minutes), and "Venture Capital & Conviction with Omar Sati رأس المال المغامر والقناعة: عمر ساطي" (13 February 2026, 68 minutes).
The Straight Up Start Up publishes roughly irregularly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 60 episodes.
Booking probability for The Straight Up Start Up is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Straight Up Start Up requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Straight Up Start Up's contact route on record: public web form.
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Rajae Sahouri hosts The Straight Up Start Up, a business podcast with 60 episodes published.
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Episode #18
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with corporate lawyer Hisham Kassim to explore the less visible side of venture capital: the founder-investor relationship, governance, fast scaling, legal risk, and what it...
Episode #17
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of The Straight Up Start Up, we sit down with Hala Zahran, Head of AB Xelerate at Arab Bank, to explore how corporate venture capital (CVC) is shaping the future of innovation...
Episode #16
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p> In this episode of The Straight Up Start Up, we speak with Omar Sati, Co-Founder of DASH Ventures, about what truly scales startups. From early-stage investing in MENA to today’s funding...
Episode #15
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, we speak with H.E. Eng. Sami Smeirat, Jordan’s Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, about turning national policy into real opportunity for startups and youth...
Episode #14
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of The Straight Up Start Up, we sit down with Hala Siraj — from Uber and Talabat to FENA Holding and MENA Devs. We dive into how she’s using her global tech experience to...
Episode #13
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This special episode is with one of Jordan's early entrepreneurs, Batoul Ajlouni who founded one of Jordan's early tech ventures and became a regional and global success.<br/> Today Batoul is...
Episode #12
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p >في هذه الحلقة الخاصة، أنضم إليّ أحمد فضل، مدير البرامج، وريم قسوس، رئيسة النمو في فيليج كابيتل، من العاصمة الأمريكية واشنطن</p><p >ناقشنا منظومة ريادة الأعمال في المنطقة وأهمية المؤسسات...
Episode #11
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this special episode, we interviewed a prominent tech entrepreneur, Kate Kallot. She is the CEO of Amini, an AI startup that is building environmental data infrastructure for Africa and the...
Episode #10
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of "The Straight Up Start Up", our guest Yazan Masaafeh, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of BusinessChat, talks about the significance of APIs when creating a startup in...
Episode #9
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p>في هذا الحلقة المميزة, تحدثنا مع محمد الزعبي شريك في نما فنتشرز, عن اخر ما تقدمه ريادة الأعمال في العالم العربي وخصوصاً في السوق السعودي. بالأضافة الى اهم الأمور التي تجذب مستثمرين رأس المال...
Episode #8
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, the co-founders of The Orenda Tribe come to teach us about societal impact through integrating art and storytelling into education. HRH Princess Noor Asem and Zaid Souqi share...
Episode #7
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p>ضيف الشهر أفضل وصفه بالجندي المجهول. حيث ساعد في تأسيس أبرز الشركات الناشئة في المنطقة ، والآن كرس عمله للمساعدة في احتضان وتسريع الشركات الناشئة في كافة انحاء الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا من خلال...
Episode #6
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, we're diving into the Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystem with Ramy Boujawdeh, the COO of Berytech, a startup and SME support hub in Beirut.<br/>في هذه الحلقة ، سنتعرف ونغوص في...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this special episode, we host one of the region's prominent entrepreneurs, Rami Darwish. Rami was passionate about increasing efficiency with desk-less workers by accurately measuring their...
Episode #4
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode, we hosted one of the most influential Jordanians in the education sector, Shireen Yacoub, CEO of Edraak, a massive open online course (MOOC) platform (as of the recording...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, we bring you one of the most influential venture capitalists in the region, Issa Aghabi. With more than 16 years of experience in the venture capital world, Issa provided us...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p >في هذه الحلقة ، ينضم الينا رائد أعمال مميز جدًا إلى البرنامج، باسل عريقات. باسل مهندس معماري يتمتع بخبرة تزيد عن 10 سنوات في الهندسة المعمارية. في وسط جائحة كوفيد، قرر باسل وفريقه اتباع مسار...
Episode #1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This season we brought you one of the most influential Arabs in the tech industry, Dr.Amr Awadalla.</p><p>From the heart of Cairo made his way up to leading positions in the most influential...
Episode #19
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This interview zooms into the future of education and Edtech in Saudi Arabia with two experts from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Arwa Shafi, co-leader of...
Episode #18
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This episode features the work of Beirut-based Berytech, an ecosystem for entrepreneurs that provides a dynamic environment for startups and SMEs, fostering innovation, technology, and...
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