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BAQME founder & CEO Souren Arakelian on the future of urban mobility.

• Souren Arakelian • Season 3 • Episode 45

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Souren's career spans across esteemed institutions such as Merrill Lynch and Rabobank, where he excelled in investment banking and M&A.

Today, Souren leads the charge at BAQME, the first company globally to offer a free floating shared cargo bike service. At a young age, he moved to the Netherlands from Armenia. He currently lives in Amsterdam, but soon will return to Rotterdam. 


We'll cover the following topics:

  • The future of Urban Mobility;
  • Bootstrapping versus venture capital;
  • Making it Happen as a first time founder; 


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Lars Crama

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