Mubadala’s Ibrahim Ajami on venture investment strategy in 2020 - a podcast by The National UAE

Ibrahim Ajami joins Kelsey Warner this week to talk about Mubadala's technology investment strategy in a year unlike any other. The head of ventures at Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment fund is looking at 25-year time horizons, longer than the typical private equity investor, and looking for ways to build bridges between Abu Dhabi and tech hubs around the world.

In this episode:
Mubadala and Silver Lake (0m 44s)

The 25-year Investment Strategy (6m 50s)

How was 2020 significant to Mubadala? (9m 00s)

Will the lessons we learnt from the pandemic stick? (14m 10s)

The UAE-Israel $3 billion Abraham Fund (16m 03s)

The Ajami Foundation for Beirut (17m 14s)

Read more on our website:

• Mubadala to invest $2bn in new technology partnership with Silver Lake

• Mukesh Ambani’s retail business receives $1bn from US equity firm Silver Lake

• Mubadala looks to beef up tech investments and boost Asia portfolio

• Covid-19 accelerates Mubadala's pivot to new technology investments, chief executive says

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