Funding to date: $116m in two funding rounds Investors: Checkout.com, Impact46, Vision Ventures, Wealth Well, Seedra, Khwarizmi, Hala Ventures, Nama Ventures and family offices Abdulmajeed Alsukhan does not shy away from challenges. The serial entrepreneur, a cancer survivor, has built one of Saudi Arabia's fastest-growing start-ups, alongside co-founders Turki bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Albabtain. Tamara – a buy now, pay later company – raised $110 million in early-stage venture capital funding last month and intends to establish a presence in every GCC market. The founders’ next mission is to expand across the Mena region, South-East Asia and in other emerging markets. Mr Alsukhan’s year-long battle with cancer at the age of 26 changed his perspective on life, including how to face challenges, persevere and make the best of any given situation.