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20 November, 2024

Saudi VC SEEDRA onboards sovereign investor as LP for second fund

SEEDRA Ventures, a Saudi Arabia-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies and currently manages a portfolio of 26 startups, ......

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TMT

18 November, 2024

VC firm MEVP marks second full exit from Fund II, DPI reaches 118%

Gulf-focused venture capital firm Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), which invests in early and growth-stage tech startups and is currently ......

People

13 November, 2024

Long-time CEO of NEOM goes as Saudi Arabia scales back mega-projects

Nadhmi al-Nasr, the long-time chief executive of the $500 billion NEOM mega-project at the heart of Saudi Arabia's drive to ......

Infrastructure

12 November, 2024

Mubadala prepares for sale of Brazil iron-ore mines

Mubadala Capital said on Monday it has an ongoing internal process to ready the sale of Brazil's Porto Sudeste, an ......

TMT

11 November, 2024

Delivery Hero to list Talabat business in Dubai in December

Talabat, the Middle East business of Delivery Hero, will list on the Dubai Stock Exchange in mid-December, floating 15% of ......

Finance

08 November, 2024

Most Gulf central banks follow Fed in cutting rates

Most central banks of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cut key interest rates on Thursday, following the Federal Reserve's decision ......

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Finance

05 November, 2024

Ruya Partners aims final close of $250 mn private credit fund by December-end

Ruya Partners, the Gulf region’s first partner-owned private credit firm, is eyeing a final close of its $250-million target fund ......

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Finance

30 October, 2024

Artal Capital CEO on key sectors for maiden PE fund, deals, Saudi IPO market, and more

Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm Artal Capital, which manages assets worth $600 million, is eyeing deals in tech-based companies in six ......

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Infrastructure

25 October, 2024

MENA Digest: Prypco leads funding this week; Pargo, invygo, Mala also raise capital

The Middle East and North Africa region saw key funding announcements this week, led by UAE-based proptech startup Prypco, which ......

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General

18 October, 2024

MENA Digest: Global Ventures-backed Abhi leads fundraising this week

Abhi, a UAE-based fintech startup, which is backed by Global Ventures and VentureSouq, led fundraising activity in the Middle East ......