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Saudi PIF-owned Riyadh Air forms partnership with US carrier Delta Air

Infrastructure

10 July, 2024

Saudi PIF-owned Riyadh Air forms partnership with US carrier Delta Air

Riyadh Air has partnered with U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines as the Saudi startup carrier grows its potential network ahead ......

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UAE's Global Ventures gets bigger cheque from returning LP for third fund

Finance

09 July, 2024

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 ......

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In Charts: How Middle East PE-VC dealmaking fared in H1 2024

Finance

08 July, 2024

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 ......

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MENA Digest: Voice technology startup Intella,  edutech firms Jeel, El Kheta raise funds

TMT

05 July, 2024

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, ......

Oman's Asyad plans shipping unit's IPO, hires advisers

Infrastructure

05 July, 2024

Oman's Asyad plans shipping unit's IPO, hires advisers

Oman's state-owned logistics firm Asyad Group is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of its subsidiary Asyad Shipping Co by ......

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Lebanese VC Globivest's Jasmine Busson on new fund, healthcare focus and more

Finance

04 July, 2024

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 ......

Aramco, ADNOC reportedly weighing bids for Australia's Santos, analysts sceptical

Infrastructure

04 July, 2024

Aramco, ADNOC reportedly weighing bids for Australia's Santos, analysts sceptical

Saudi Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have been separately considering bids for Santos, Bloomberg News reported, sending ......

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BitOasis backer Wamda Capital joins CoinDCX cap table as common investor Pantera stays put

TMT

03 July, 2024

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 ......

Saudi sovereign wealth fund swings to $36.8 bn profit in 2023

Finance

02 July, 2024

Saudi sovereign wealth fund swings to $36.8 bn profit in 2023

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF swung to a profit of 138.1 billion riyals ($36.81 billion) in 2023, it said on ......

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MENA Digest: Connect Money leads fundraising; Smpl Holdings sets up VC fund

TMT

28 June, 2024

MENA Digest: Connect Money leads fundraising; Smpl Holdings sets up VC fund

Egyptian fintech startup Connect Money led funding activities in the Middle East and North Africa region this week. It raised $8 ......