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19 startups selected for Visa Accelerator program – Africa
Visa has announced that 19 African startups have been selected to participate in the third cohort of the Visa Accelerator program – Africa. The startups represent 21 African countries and operat...
Outlier Ventures announces 10 teams in the FutureSpark Base Camp cohort in Riyadh
Outlier Ventures announced the selected teams that have joined the FutureSpark Base Camp accelerator program, which is taking place in Riyadh at Monsha’at.
Mastercard Academy launches online course for essential financial skills
Mastercard Academy has unveiled a free online financial literacy course: ‘Master Your Card: Finance Demystified’. Designed in partnership with the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth,
BCG reveals UAE’s net wealth reached USD 2.9 trillion
Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) annual global wealth report, Global Wealth Report 2024: The GenAI Era Unfolds revealed that the UAE net wealth reached USD 2.9 trillion in 2023. The UAE’s f...
33 innovators presented their AI solutions at the Llama Design Drive Demo Day
Thirty innovators, including 22 startups and eight AI development professionals, presented breakthrough AI-powered solutions at the UAE’s first Llama Design Drive Demo Day during an exclusive event at...
Chinese APT Group targeting linux systems
ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of a Linux backdoor, which they named WolfsBane and attribute highly to Gelsemium, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group. The backdoo...
Epson multi-purpose printers available on discount at White Friday Sale in the UAE
Epson has announced that two of its multi-purpose printers will be included in this year’s White Friday sales event, making them available to home and small business customers in the region at a...
Eyewa secures $100mln in series C round led by General Atlantic
eyewa, the region’s largest and fastest-growing eyewear retailer, has raised $100 million in its series C funding round, led by General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, and with participati...
Tiger Technology seeking $10M in Series A funding for global expansion
Tiger Technology, a leading European provider of hybrid cloud data management solutions, is seeking $10M in Series A funding to capitalize on its global momentum and accelerate growth. Founded in Bulg...