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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, ......

TMT

14 November, 2024

Saudi wealth fund PIF raises $1 bn from STC stake sale

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF has raised 3.86 billion riyals ($1.03 billion) from selling a 2% stake in telecoms firm ......

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 ......

Finance

30 October, 2024

Saudi PIF to be anchor investor in Brookfield's $2 bn Middle East fund

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be an anchor investor in Brookfield Asset Management's new $2 billion Middle East-focused private 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 ......

Finance

30 October, 2024

Saudi Arabian wealth fund PIF to cut overseas investments

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund plans to cut its overseas investments by about a third, its governor told a conference ......

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Finance

29 October, 2024

Gulf Islamic Investments raises additional capital to strike deals in GCC region

UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), which manages assets under management of over $4.5 billion across private equity, venture capital and real ......

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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 ......

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Finance

17 October, 2024

Jada-backed Artal Capital eyes final close of maiden PE fund by Q1 2025

Artal Capital, a Riyadh-based multi-asset investment firm that manages assets worth $600 million and marked the first close of its ......