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MENA Digest: UAE startups lead weekly funding; investment activity slows in June
At least three UAE-based startups secured venture capital funding during the week, even as the overall deals activity in the ......
Consumer
SVC, Jada-backed PE firm acquire stake in Saudi edtech company
Saudi Venture Capital (SVC)-backed private equity firm Olive Rock Partners has acquired a strategic stake in a leading Saudi Arabian ......
Finance
In Charts: UAE dominates PE-VC activity in H1 2024 but Saudi Arabia makes a leap
The United Arab Emirates continued to dominate private equity and venture capital deals activity in the Middle East during the ......
Finance
Africa-focused Helios Investment taps offshore investor for climate fund
Helios Investment Partners, one of Africa's largest private equity firms, which manages assets worth over $3 billion, is set to ......
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 ......