Field note

What we learned running 240 startups through one incubator.

Throughput, cohort fatigue, and the mentor-network math nobody publishes.

May 2026 · 12 min→

Signal

GCC corridor liquidity: Q2 pulse.

Where regional check sizes are compressing, where they're widening, and the three sectors quietly overheating.

May 2026 · 6 min→

Playbook

Designing a FundReady sprint from zero.

A twelve-week arc that turns data-room chaos into term-sheet negotiation. The full operating rhythm.

Apr 2026 · 18 min→

Essay

Grant programs don't fail on capital. They fail on M&E.

The instrumentation gap that turns billion-dollar mandates into unauditable spend.

Apr 2026 · 8 min→

Field note

Sixty founder interviews, one uncomfortable pattern.

What early-stage teams in Riyadh, Cairo and Nairobi keep telling us — and what the programs still get wrong.

Mar 2026 · 7 min→

Signal

The quiet rise of vertical studios.

Sovereigns are stepping past horizontal accelerators. Here's what that shift looks like on the ground.

Mar 2026 · 5 min→

Playbook

How to size a mentor network — actually.

A capacity model for cohort ratios, mentor churn and the hidden cost of a bad match.

Feb 2026 · 10 min→