Generation Start-up: Saudi Arabia’s Tamara sets sights on expansion beyond the Mena region

Generation Start-up: Saudi Arabia’s Tamara sets sights on expansion beyond the Mena region

Abdulmajeed Alsukhan does not shy away from challenges. The serial entrepreneur, a cancer survivor, has built one of Saudi Arabia's fastest-growing start-ups, alongside co-founders Turki bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Albabtain.

Tamara "“ a buy now, pay later company "“ raised $110 million in early-stage venture capital funding last month and intends to establish a presence in every GCC market. The founders"™ next mission is to expand across the Mena region, South-East Asia and in other emerging markets.

Mr Alsukhan"™s year-long battle with cancer at the age of 26 changed his perspective on life, including how to face challenges, persevere and make the best of any given situation.