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As the CEO of San Diego County's transportation planning agency, SANDAG, Hasan Ikhrata has done more than anyone else to shake up the conversation around our freeways. Ikhrata has pushed his own board of directors to let go of long standing plans to widen certain freeways. And he's jump-started a debate over charging drivers by the mile to fund a more sustainable system. ....
Aramcoâs Waâed signs agreement with Falak Investment Hub to increase Saudi startup funding Saudi Arabia-based Falak Investment Hub has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco, to increase venture capital investment for early and growth stage Saudi startups. This marks the fifth alliance by Wa’ed with a startup since December of last year, following previous cooperations with Oqal, Taiba Valley Companies, and Namaa Almunawara among others. The collaboration will also leverage Falak’s acceleration programme, angel network and entrepreneurial bootcamps. Founded in 2018 by Adwa Aldakheel, Falak offers VC investments as well investment-backed accelerator programme, and is claimed to have generated SAR550 million ($147 million) for the 17 startups in its portfolio. ....