Michael Lints spoke with the Entrepreneur Middle East. This interview is part of Startup Funding - Investor Insights Every Entrepreneur Needs by Entrepreneur Middle East, a series where the MENA region's leading venture capitalists share practical advice to help founders navigate the challenges of building and scaling a startup. The Qatar venture ecosystem has evolved significantly and currently has strong momentum. Several programs—such as Qatar Development Bank's investments, incubation and acceleration programs, Qatar Investment Authority's Fund of Funds, QRDI's innovation grants, and QSTP—offer a unique combination of capital, expertise, and fertile ground for building an organic ecosystem.
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Michael Lints sat down with Bloomberg TV anchor Joumanna Bercetche and discussed the growing opportunity for healthcare innovation to take place in the GCC and, more specifically, Abu Dhabi. Governments across the GCC are encouraging collaborations with healthcare tech companies through regulation, commercialisation and partnerships. Michael emphasized the opportunity the region is offering for international companies to expand to.
Part of the Wall Street Journal Series, Eye on Qatar, spoke about the opportunities for startups and venture capital funds in Qatar. ​
“We leverage Qatar as a hub for our portfolio companies to expand to for commercialization and R&D and are looking forward to investing in Qatar-based startups,” says Lints, managing partner at Golden Gate Ventures. “Our fund sees opportunities in technological innovation for traditional industries with sizable impact to the region such as healthcare, oil and gas, manufacturing, financial services, energy, supply chain and logistics.”
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Broken Chains was a winner of the Los Angeles Film Awards. The LAFA team interviewed Broken Chains' directors Aaron Stewart and Michael Lints. Congratulations on a very successful directorial debut! Before we dive into the making of Broken Chains, please tell us a bit about yourselves: what sparked your interest in filmmaking? The events in 2020 inspired Aaron and me to think of a way to address the racial wealth gap on screen. Although Aaron has experience in making videos, for me, it was driven by social impact. Film was the best way for me to express my concerns about the racial wealth gap and allowed us to share our story with a wide audience.
Michael Lints is a thought leader with Robbreport. On paper, Michael Lints is a stereotypical venture capitalist with a story we’ve all heard before. Formerly a technology entrepreneur in the Netherlands, he built a successful business – a data centre service – that got acquired in 2007, became seriously minted in the process (our words, not his) and decided that the funds would be put to good use helping other up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Today, he is a partner at Golden Gate Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in start-ups across Southeast Asia.
Michael Lints was interviewed by the Financial Times about his research with INSEAD University about the exit landscape and venture capital liquidity dynamics in Southeast Asia. Quoted from the Financial Times:
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