Dilasha Seth
Finance
DFDF CEO on funding trends and why MENA startups didn't see steeper valuation drop
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, has deployed over a quarter of its initial ......
Finance
UAE's Global Ventures gets bigger cheque from returning LP for third fund
Global Ventures, a UAE-based growth-stage venture capital firm that manages a portfolio of over 60 companies, has brought on board ......
Consumer
Moroccan investment firm CDG Invest to bet on electronics retailer
CDG Invest, the investment arm of Moroccan state-owned financial institution Caisse de Dépot et de Gestion (CDG), is set to ......
Finance
In Charts: How Middle East PE-VC dealmaking fared in H1 2024
The number of private equity and venture capital deals in the Middle East region fell by almost a fourth in ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Voice technology startup Intella, edutech firms Jeel, El Kheta raise funds
Egyptian voice technology startup Intella led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the week, ......
Finance
Lebanese VC Globivest's Jasmine Busson on new fund, healthcare focus and more
Lebanese women-led venture capital firm Globivest is chugging fast towards the final close of its second fund, a top executive ......
TMT
BitOasis backer Wamda Capital joins CoinDCX cap table as common investor Pantera stays put
UAE-based venture capital firm Wamda Capital, an early investor of BitOasis, has joined the cap table of Indian digital assets ......
Finance
Mauritius PE firm Inside Capital marks first close of second fund
Inside Capital Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage small and medium enterprises across Southern and Eastern Africa, ......
Infrastructure
QIA-backed Kasada set to pick its third hotel property in South Africa
Johannesburg-based hospitality-focused private equity firm Kasada Capital Management, which is backed by sovereign investor Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), is set ......
Healthcare
Dubai's TVM Capital backs healthcare player from Saudi-focused fund
TVM Capital Healthcare, an emerging markets-focused healthcare private equity firm, has backed a Saudi Arabian bio-generic drugs manufacturing company, marking ......