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Climate-controlled greenhouses growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the Gulf

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Trase is the AI platform where construction projects are approved, inspected and paid for.

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Super app for rides, food and grocery delivery and payments across North Africa

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Former tech investor who co-founded Pure Harvest to grow fresh produce in Gulf greenhouses

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Noureddine Tayebi

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Stanford PhD and ex-Intel engineer who returned to Algeria to build a super app

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Mechatronics engineer and third-generation builder digitizing how construction projects in…

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