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      Mohammed Al-Emadi

      Mohammed Al-Emadi

      Executive Director of Incubation & VC Investment

      Qatar Development Bank

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      Mohammed Al-Emadi is Executive Director of Incubation & Venture Capital Investment at Qatar Development Bank (QDB), where he leads a QAR 1 billion targeted venture capital and strategic investment platform spanning fund investments, direct venture capital investments, and private equity opportunities.
      In addition to overseeing the platform’s investment strategy, portfolio management, restructuring and capital deployment activities, Mohammed leads several of Qatar’s flagship innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives, including the Qatar FinTech Hub, the Creative & Cultural Industries Hub, and QDB’s Incubation & Acceleration ecosystem. Through these platforms, he plays a key role in advancing Qatar’s innovation economy and private-sector development agenda.
      Mohammed has led the development of major national initiatives, including the Qatar Venture Capital Strategy and the establishment of Qatar’s first private venture capital investment management platform. He also contributes to national economic and financial sector policy development through the Third National Development Strategy (NDS-3) and the Third Financial Sector Strategy (3FSS).
      Prior to QDB, he held roles with Shell and QatarEnergy LNG (formerly Qatargas). He currently serves in the investment committee, other executive committees at the bank, boards of several portfolio companies and investment vehicles. Mohammed holds an MBA in Global Finance & Banking from Swiss Business School, an LL.M. in International Law & Foreign Affairs from Hamad bin Khalifa University, and a B.A. in Accounting & Finance from Leeds Beckett University, and has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School, London Business School, and the University of Oxford.

      Speaking at SFF 2026

      • 1:30–2:00pmFri 20 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium

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        The Napkin Pitch Is Dead. What Gets an Emerging-Market Fintech Funded?

        FutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium

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        Capital hasn't left emerging-market fintech. It has just stopped funding the napkin. In the first half of 2026, Southeast Asian fintechs raised US$682 million and MENA fintechs raised US$617 million. In both regions a single round took a third or more of the total, and the number of deals fell sharply. Investors now want real revenue and a short road to profitability before they commit. Investors from the Gulf and North Asia sit alongside two Southeast Asian fintechs to compare what each market rewards, which metrics get a term sheet signed and what founders should ask of the investors they bring onto their cap table.