Middle East
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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
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 ......
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 ......
TMT
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 ......
TMT
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 ......