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UAE-based Iliad Partners launches $50m MENA VC Fund
UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the launch and first close of its $50m Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I.
PLATMA secures $2.2 million in pre-seed funding round
PLATMA, the AI Business Automation Platform that transforms natural language into functional workflows and business processes, has successfully completed its pre-seed funding round, securing $2.2 mill...
Renew Capital invests in Tunisia’s Konnect
Konnect is a payment gateway pioneering digital payment solutions in North Africa, authorized by the Central Bank of Tunisia. Their platform offers seamless payment links, e-commerce plugins and a rob...
jalebi.io and Olive Gaea to tackle global food waste crisis
UAE-based startups jalebi.io and Olive Gaea have announced a strategic partnership to combat the global food waste crisis. Valued at $1 trillion annually, food waste is a major contributor to greenhou...
Ethara and OnetoWatch launch UAE’s first sports and entertainment innovation hub
Ethara, the region’s leading event management and venue operator, in collaboration with sports investment specialists OnetoWatch (1TW), has announced the launch of the Ethara 1TW Innovation Hub (E1H),...
Over 90 family offices converge for Family Office Summit
The Family Office Summit brought together 275 attendees from nearly 90 family offices, over 50 family holdings, and numerous other financial leaders to not only strengthen the region’s position as a h...
UAE’s leading newspaper, Khaleej Times introduces money-back guarantee for advertisers
UAE’s leading newspaper, Khaleej Times, has announced an initiative to enhance advertisers’ confidence and deliver measurable results. Under the new Brand Increase Guarantee Program, marke...
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival is back on 1st Feb 2025
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) is all set to ignite the entrepreneurial ecosystem on February 1st and 2nd, 2025, at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP).
SAYeTECH wins the MEST Africa Challenge 2024
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) has announced SAYeTECH as the winner of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2024. The MAC 2024 grand finale marked the culmination of the c...