Episode notes
She turned Sharjah into a global hub for entrepreneurship, ignited more than 450 startups, and helped unlock nearly $300 million in investment. Now, with the $273M Emirates Growth Fund, HE Najla Al Midfa is scaling UAE-born companies to the world stage.
In this episode of She Leads, Najla reveals:
- The bold choices that defined her journey, from being one of the first Emirati women to study abroad to pioneering the UAE’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- How she transformed Sharjah into a magnet for talent and ideas through the Sahrjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) and the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival.
- The vision behind the Emirates Growth Fund and how it seeks to propel home-grown businesses to scale.
- The criteria that determines whether a founder thrives or fails
- Her unshakable belief in intuitio ...