Noor Sweid, the founder and managing partner of Global Ventures, says that a quarter of her firm's portfolio companies are EBITDA positive. In this interview from the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath, Sweid points out that a historic lack of capital in the region where she invests has forced startups to become more capital efficient, making it easier to for them scale.<br /><br />0:00 Introduction<br />0:29 Noor Sweid On Investing In The Middle East & Africa<br />2:23 Noor On Looking For Innovative Tech Solutions<br />4:08 Asking Questions For The Next Level Of Healthcare Industry To Emerge<br />6:13 How Can Companies Be More Capital Efficient? Noor Sweid Explains<br />7:12 What Noor Sweid Looks For When Investing In A Company?<br />7:58 What Is The State Of The Global Economy Right Now?<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
