USD 210k Raised through Episode 2 of the Region’s 1st Private-Public Investment Platform & Reality Show ‘Beban’ Season 3

USD 210k Raised through Episode 2 of the Region’s 1st Private-Public Investment Platform & Reality Show ‘Beban’ Season 3

Entrepreneurship-themed reality television show and the region’s 1st private-public investment platform ‘Beban,’ produced by Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, aired the second episode of its third season this week on January10th, 2024, on the region’s first and biggest video-on-demand platform ‘Shahid’ for free, Bahrain TV, SBC Channel, AlRai TV, and Oman TV. During the second episode, Saudi-based company ‘Seavo,’ which specializes in sustainable marine mobility, with its core offerings including Orca, an eco-friendly electric watercraft; a robust Fleet Management System aimed at optimizing commercial marine, founded by Aly Mohamed, has successfully fundraised USD 150k from Saudi private investor Basel AlAbdulkarim, Founder & CEO We Energy Group.While Achar It, a business that produces homemade Bahraini-flavored relishes and pickled sauces that are made with organic and natural materials without the use of food preservatives, founded by Ameena Abdulrahman, successfully fundraised USD 60k from Hope Ventures and Dr. Khalid Al-Tawil, a Partner at Select Ventures Dubai and a Super Angel Investor from Saudi Arabia.The episode witnessed 4 eager entrepreneurs from across the GCC pitch to a panel of investors for the opportunity to seize investment and business opportunities. Investors on the panel comprised avid investors from the private sector, including