Silicon Overdrive Founders Series
Would you build a fintech empire by lending money to people banks won't touch? Mounir Nakhla did. In this AWS Founders Series session, we unpack how the founder of MNT-Halan went from financing tuk-tuks in rural villages to building one of Africa's most valuable fintech ecosystems, serving millions across Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and the GCC. We explore the early risks, the $1M/month burn rate, the pivot away from ride-hailing, the near-failures, the fundraising desert, and the deal-making instincts that helped him scale a billion-dollar company in markets most investors overlook.