Maendeleo Ventures Qatar (MVQ)
Maendeleo Ventures, LLC is a US company established in 2009. Maendeleo Ventures Qatar or MVQ is a Qatari national company located in Doha, Qatar and established in 2010. Both companies have shared ownership and legal ties. Our headquarters and primary base of operations are out of Doha, Qatar from which we manage our local and global operations. We choose Doha as our primary base of operations for its natural advantages like location, international workforce, an emphasis on technology and development, rapid economic development and the ability to act as an incubator market for business solutions that can then be expanded to other emerging markets.
As an Impact Venture Firm, Maendeleo Ventures follows a bottom-up strategy, identifying high growth opportunities that will spur sustainable economic growth. Our value building strategy is based on developing strong incentives to invest in the future. Thus we offer solid management practices that focus on communication, transparency, and ownership, and we develop reward systems that align incentives and focus on building long-term value. Additionally, we emphasize innovation and look for operational, business and technology strategies that are sensible yet innovative, emphasizing the 80-20 return. Though most of our work is in emerging markets because of the opportunities they offer, we do not limit ourselves geographically. We understand innovation and opportunity is needed everywhere.
We See Opportunity Where Others See Problems
ABRAHAM KAMARCK; MANAGING DIRECTOR;
Mr. Kamarck is a turn-around and change management professional. He founded Maendeleo Ventures, LLC with the vision that it would act as a vehicle to help change the world. Recently he provided technical assistance to the IFC-backed, Ghana Association of Leasing Companies to help them develop a business model for leasing in agriculture. He also works directly as a financial advisor to the Ghana Leasing Company (GLC) and export-focused West African SMEs via the West African Trade Hub. Prior to Maendeleo, Mr. Kamarck was the interim CEO and turn around manager with full P&L responsibility for a failed thermoplastics manufacturer in Bulgaria. He restarted the failed firm, repaired operational and organizational problems, prepared due diligence and brought in strategic buyers. Mr. Kamarck also ran strategic operations for a 1,000 plus personnel, military command focused on EMEA and served eight years as a US Navy pilot. Mr. Kamarck earned his MBA from the London Business School.
HAYA ABDULRAHMAN AL-GHANIM; MANAGING PARTNER;
Ms. Al-Ghanim comes from a long-line of entrepreneurs and is active in the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in the Middle East. Born and raised in Doha, Qatar, Ms. Al-Ghanim earned her BA in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology in the United States from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Upon graduation she returned to Qatar and was admitted into the Qatar Foundation’s two-year, graduate training, Qatar Science Leadership Program, preparing her for her next position as a Technical Research Executive at the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and then the role of Manager of Entrepreneurship. She has since spear-headed multiple technology based entrepreneur programs, managing the QSTP based Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (TIEP).
