United Arab Emirates

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17 May, 2024

Dubai's DFDF plans to deploy half corpus by this year across direct, fund-of-fund bets

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, aims to hit the halfway mark of its ......

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Healthcare

09 May, 2024

Kelix Bio to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities post Mubadala deal

Kelix Bio, an emerging markets-focused specialty generic biopharmaceutical company is looking to acquire five UAE-based pharma entities to further expand ......

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01 May, 2024

Why UAE's Nuwa Capital is reluctant to invest in these tech sectors

Nuwa Capital, a UAE-based venture capital firm, which is currently deploying its maiden $100-million fund in early-stage businesses, is keeping ......

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23 April, 2024

ADQ, Oman Investment Authority float VC fund to make bets in buzzing MENA startup market

Gulf sovereign wealth investors – Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and Oman Investment Authority – have jointly floated a tech-focussed venture capital ......

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Finance

27 March, 2024

VC investments in Middle East fall year-on-year but rise from pre-pandemic levels

Venture capital investments in the Middle East declined during 2023, albeit not too significantly, with the region appearing as a ......

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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 ......

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Finance

12 November, 2024

Former Investcorp executive floats own asset management firm

Mubadala-backed alternative investment firm Investcorp’s former top executive has rolled out an asset management firm that will deploy capital in ......

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Infrastructure

10 September, 2024

Gulf Capital partially exits bolt-on acquisition after eight years

Gulf Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm that manages over $2.4 billion in assets, partially monetised one of its bolt-on ......

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Finance

06 September, 2024

MENA Digest: Deal activity picks up with two big Series A funding

Fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region accelerated the dealmaking activity this week led by UAE’s Ziina ......

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30 August, 2024

MENA Digest: UAE startups lead fundraising activity this week

UAE-based startups led fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, securing early-stage investments. While Web3 ......