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Builder.ai announces $250M Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority
Builder.ai announced an investment of over $250 million in Series D funding led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) taking the total amount raised by the company to over $450 million with an up to 1.8x increase in its valuation.
Winners of the Aviram Awards announced
Forbes and Aviram Foundation recently announced the winners of the Aviram Awards at a glittering award ceremony held last week in Marrakech, Morocco. The ex-president of the USA, Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker at the award show.
Barilla and Plug And Play invite applications from Ag-tech and Food-tech startups
Barilla renews and strengthens its commitment to innovation in food with Good Food Makers, a global accelerator for Ag-tech and Food-tech startups whose ideas will shape the more sustainable future of food.
Sekoia.io raises €35M in Series A
Sekoia.io, the European cybertech company that develops the Sekoia.io XDR (eXtended Detection & Response) platform for real-time detection of cyberattacks announces that it has raised €35M from Banque des Territoires, European investor Bright Pixel (former Sonae IM) and its historical investors Omnes Capital,
Dubai to host the grand finale of Eureka! GCC 2023
Dubai is set to host the grand finale of Eureka! GCC 2023, Asia’s largest business model competition, later this month in the presence of the UAE’s Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.
Cybersecurity startup, Entro raises $6m in seed funding
Entro, a cybersecurity startup offering secrets security and management, recently announced $6 million in seed funding led by StageOne Ventures and Hyperwise Ventures. Founded by CEO Itzik Alvas and CTO Adam Cheriki to address secret-based breaches, Entro continuously monitors and protects secrets and programmatic access
Top 5 search engines for internet‑connected devices and services
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya, Head of Awareness & Research at ESET gives a roundup of some of the handiest tools that security professionals can use to search for and monitor devices that are accessible from the internet
Village Capital highlights the high growth potential
Village Capital, in partnership with the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF), has released a report titled – Unlocking the Pipeline MENA: Getting High Growth Potential Ventures Investment Ready. The insights report explores the key themes and trends impacting the early-stage venture ecosystem
Starmus and ESET to focus on the future of our planet
Starmus, the global festival of science communication – and the brainchild of astrophysicist Garik Israelian, PhD, and Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, who also has a PhD in astrophysics – has announced it will turn its gaze from the stars to the future of planet Earth taking its seventh edition to Bratislava in 2024.
US Mission to the UAE, startAD concludes 3rd edition of Academy for Women Entrepreneurs
startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator powered by Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), along with the US Mission to the UAE, held a closing ceremony on May 10 at the NYUAD campus to mark the completion of the third UAE edition of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) UAE program.
Lazarus DreamJob campaign targets Linux users
ESET researchers have discovered a new Lazarus Operation DreamJob campaign targeting Linux users. ESET Research was able to reconstruct the full chain, from the ZIP file that delivers a fake HSBC job offer as a decoy up until the final payload: the SimplexTea Linux backdoor distributed through an OpenDrive cloud storage account.
Egyptian startup CardoO to showcase its IoT consumer electronics products at GITEX Africa
Egyptian startup CardoO, a fast-growing brand for IoT consumer electronics, announced today its participation in GITEX Africa 2023 and the launch of its new IoT mobile app. The Egyptian-based startup is set to revolutionize the market by providing outstanding, price-efficient smart devices that enhance people’s day-to-day lives.