Mobility · Emirate of Tomorrow

Mobility

Logistics, transport, and last-mile economics across the Emirate.

No. 008 · Mobility

Mudassir Sheikha Sold Careem to Uber for $3.1 Billion in a Region the World Forgot to Map

Careem started as a corporate car service in Dubai. It ended in one of the most important technology acquisitions in MENA history. Because Sheikha refused to stop at the obvious answer.

Careem

Mudassir Sheikha Sold Careem to Uber for $3.1 Billion in a Region the World Forgot to Map

No. 008 · March 16, 2026
Fetchr

The Operator Who Made the Customer the Address

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