Middle East

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21 July, 2023

Gulf Digest: Tenderd, GetOutfit, YallaHub, Growdash raise early-stage funding

Funding activity in the Middle East accelerated in the third week of July, led mostly by the UAE-based startups such ......

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14 July, 2023

Gulf Digest: Kaso, Alma Health, Revibe get funding; Agthia sets up VC arm

Dealmaking accelerated in the Middle East region this week, led by a slew of fundraises by startups, besides an acquisition ......

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13 July, 2023

Planning India centre, eyeing 30% revenue growth after ZainTech deal: Adfolks' Mohan

Indian-origin entrepreneur Arun Mohan sold his UAE-based cloud engineering services startup Adfolks to ZainTech, the digital services arm of Kuwaiti telecom giant Zain Group, in May ......

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07 July, 2023

Gulf Digest: HR-tech firm Alfii gets pre-seed cheque; Nomu Group bags seed funding

Funding activity in the Middle East picked up pace in the first week of July after a subdued last week, ......

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30 June, 2023

Gulf Digest: Transportr gets seed money; Saudi accelerator VMS inks Egypt deal

Funding activity in the Middle East region slowed in the last week of June with the period marked with holidays ......

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23 June, 2023

Gulf Digest: Hashmove, InvestSky get cheques; two new VC funds take shape

Two UAE-based startups led funding activity in the Middle East in the week gone by even as two new venture ......

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People

22 June, 2023

From a failed Malayalam channel to selling two startups, how Arun Mohan made a mark in UAE

Barely weeks after popping champagne to celebrate the sale of his six-year-old bootstrapped and profitable cloud startup, the UAE-based serial entrepreneur Arun Mohan is back at work again.   But unlike the ......

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Finance

20 June, 2023

This Gulf VC is looking to invest in Indian gaming startups

Shorooq Partners, an early-stage tech venture capital investor in the Middle East, is evaluating investments in Indian gaming startups to ......

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Finance

16 June, 2023

PIF-backed Jada, Saudi Venture Capital make LP bets on Investcorp, Shorooq funds

Saudi Venture Capital and a unit of the Gulf kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund have made limited partner-style bets on two ......

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Finance

08 June, 2023

Dubai's MEVP sets sight on fourth VC fund's early final close, builds deal pipeline

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) hopes to wrap up fundraising for its fourth investment vehicle by the end of 2023, ......