Dilasha Seth

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Finance

08 January, 2024

In Charts: How Middle East sovereign funds are cementing their global dominance

Sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations deployed more capital in 2023 than the year before ......

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Manufacturing

04 January, 2024

Saudi SWF Public Investment Fund strikes first 2024 bet in MENA paper industry

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign investor Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a bet for minority stake in a paper manufacturing and ......

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TMT

29 December, 2023

Flashback 2023: How startup dealmaking panned out across the MENA region

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has recorded a surge in startup activity over the last few years ......

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Finance

20 December, 2023

Alibaba-backed eWTP Arabia Capital gets new LP for $1 bn fund

Beijing and Riyadh-based eWTP Arabia Capital, which is in the process of raising its latest tech innovation vehicle, is set ......

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General

19 December, 2023

NB Ventures' Bhatnagar on new fund, tweaked thesis, India's growth potential and more

Dubai-based NB Ventures, an India-focussed early-stage venture capital investor, is looking to float its latest investment vehicle by early 2024.  The ......

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TMT

18 December, 2023

Gulf Digest: Deal momentum, M&A activity rise; Lendo leads value race

Dealmaking in the Middle East region picked pace in the second week of December, led by a slew of acquisitions ......

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TMT

18 December, 2023

Jada's streak of LP-style bets continues with investment in tech-based VC fund

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed Jada Fund of Funds Company has marked its sixth investment in second half of 2023, ......

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TMT

28 November, 2023

CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta on tax jolt in India, UAE plans and EBITDA aim

Amid regulatory uncertainty around virtual digital assets in India, crypto-exchange platform CoinDCX recently invested in Dubai-based crypto exchange BitOasis. However, ......

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27 October, 2023

WellX co-founder Kashyap on attracting VCs amid funding winter, growth roadmap and more

The UAE-based insurtech platform WellX raised $2 million in seed funding in July from marquee Middle Eastern investors such as ......

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18 October, 2023

Verod Capital, AfricInvest pick up majority stake in iSon Xperiences

African private equity firms Verod Capital and Africinvest have partnered to acquire a majority stake in business process outsourcing (BPO) ......