Dilasha Seth

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Finance

05 April, 2024

Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund

Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium enterprises, is set to rope ......

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Finance

03 April, 2024

Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription

Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa, has marked the final close of ......

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Finance

01 April, 2024

DFDF to tread cautiously as VC in 2024 but bullish on LP bets

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), a backer of 24 startups and venture capital funds, outlined its “cautious venture capital approach” ......

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Finance

01 April, 2024

Why Dutch PE firm XSML Capital is limiting equity exposure in African deals

XSML Capital, an Africa-focused Dutch private equity firm, that backs small- and mid-sized businesses across Central and Eastern Africa, is ......

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Finance

29 March, 2024

Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund

Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded startups in the West Bank, Gaza, and ......

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TMT

29 March, 2024

MENA Digest: Egypt's Sprints, Bahrain's Ahlan raise funds, dealmaking slows down

Dealmaking slowed down sharply during the week amid Ramadan. Among the deals that did happen were early-stage fundraises by Egyptian ......

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Infrastructure

29 March, 2024

Exclusive: Rohatyn, DPI set to exit joint South Africa bet via strategic sale

US-based asset management firm The Rohatyn Group (TRG) and Africa-focussed private equity firm Development Partners International (DPI) are set to ......

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Finance

27 March, 2024

VC investments in Middle East fall year-on-year but rise from pre-pandemic levels

Venture capital investments in the Middle East declined during 2023, albeit not too significantly, with the region appearing as a ......

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Consumer

20 March, 2024

Morocco's CDG Invest Growth to strike a fresh bet from latest fund

CDG Invest Growth (CIG), the private equity arm of Morocco’s state-owned financial institution Caisse de Dépot et de Gestion (CDG), is ......

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Healthcare

20 March, 2024

African PE firm Admaius Capital Partners strikes third bet from debut fund

Admaius Capital Partners, a Rwanda-based private equity firm with a pan-Africa focus, has made the third deployment from its investment ......