Why I invest between the Gulf and Europe

Four markets, one desk

I am 28, and for 8 years I have worked between regions that most people treat as separate worlds. The Gulf, for me, means Dubai and Iraq. Europe means Greece and Türkiye. I do not run four separate strategies. These are four markets that talk to each other constantly, and my work is to listen to that conversation and put capital where it makes sense.

My background is Kurdish, Turkish and Greek. That is not a line I use for color. It shapes how I read a room in Baghdad, a contract in Athens, or a supplier call in Istanbul. Each of these places has its own idea of what a fair deal looks like, how quickly a decision should be made, and what a handshake actually commits you to. Living between those expectations means I rarely have to guess at them.

What the Gulf side teaches me

Iraq is where most of my ventures live. Pexus Technologies, where I serve as Business Manager, has been in Baghdad since 2014 and now runs a team of 20+ specialists across Baghdad and Tampa. Tryptophan brings cosmetics and makeup from international retailers to Iraqi doorsteps. Pexus Auto puts cars, parts, garages, roadside help and professional media in one place, in three languages. Every one of these depends on the same thing: demand in Iraq is real, and the infrastructure to serve it is still being built.

Dubai plays a different role. It is where capital, logistics and partners from across the region meet. I use it as a vantage point, a place to understand where the region is heading and to meet the people who will matter in the next deal. Much of what I later do in Iraq begins as a conversation in Dubai.

What the European side teaches me

Greece and Türkiye are where I look for supply, for standards, and for residence. P.A Golden Investment connects families from Iraq and the Gulf with real estate and residency routes in Greece. hotwheels.iq imports from Türkiye and Greece into Iraq. In both cases the European side provides something the Gulf side wants, and the work is in building a reliable bridge between them.

Europe also keeps me honest about process. Greek law, Turkish shipping and European consumer expectations all demand documentation and patience. I have learned to treat that as an asset rather than a cost. A venture that survives the European paperwork tends to be a venture that can survive most things.

What I look for

I do not have a formula, but I do have a pattern, and it has held across technology, real estate, trading and cosmetics.

• A product or service that people in one of my markets already want but cannot easily get
• A supply side in another of those markets that can serve it reliably
• A founder or team willing to do the unglamorous work of logistics, compliance and customer service
• A model I can test small before I commit large

That last point matters most to me. The ventures I back tend to begin as small, verifiable bets. If the bet works, I know why it worked. If it fails, I know what not to repeat, and I have paid a modest price for the lesson.

I do not invest in regions. I invest in the distance between what a market wants and what it can currently reach.

Why between, not in

People sometimes ask why I do not simply pick a single market and go deep. The honest answer is that my advantage lives in the space between them. A Greek property, a Turkish supplier, an Iraqi customer and a Dubai partner all belong to the same story once you can speak to each of them in their own terms. That is the work I enjoy, and it is where I intend to keep building.