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Nuwa Capital (Nuwa) was a venture capital firm based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. The business was founded in 2020 by Khaled Talhouni and his partners Sarah Abu Risheh, and Stephanie Nour Prince (they were later joined by Nitin Reen and Victor Sunyer). Together, they had a combined experience of nearly 20 years investing in over 300 companies, including some of the Middle East and North Africa's most successful startups. In a startup ecosystem as nascent as theirs, their track record eclipsed most other firms. By August 2021, Nuwa had achieved a first close on its fund and, in response to changing market conditions, pivoted their investment thesis to earlier stage startups. One of the industries they decided to invest in was foodtech, and they had been in advanced stages of conversations with Calo, a Bahrain based foodtech player. The team was conducting their already accelerated due diligence when they received word that another investor had just met Calo and was willing to take Nuwa's spot. Promising founders like Calo's were hard to come by and Nuwa had to decide quickly. The problem was that Calo did not, on the surface, fit Nuwa's thesis. However, it had the potential to only after a pivot. The case chronicles the founding of Nuwa and describes the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and investors in the Middle Eastern startup ecosystem, and Nuwa's decision to pivot their investment thesis. The case also explores how Saudi Arabia and Dubai stimulated the development of a startup ecosystem through a multi-pronged approach. The case then describes Calo, its industry, and Nuwa's investment thesis, and explores whether Nuwa should invest in Calo.