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Skipr raises $2 million to scale sovereign AI infrastructure
Skipr, the autonomous trust fabric for the age of AI, today announced the close of its USD 2 million seed funding round at a USD 10 million valuation. The funding supports the startup’s expansion from...
SambaNova Unveils SN50 Chip, Partners with Intel and Raises $350M to Accelerate Agentic AI
SambaNova has introduced its new SN50 AI chip, a processor the company claims delivers five times the speed of competing accelerators and is engineered specifically for large‑scale, low‑latency agenti...
Rewa launches digital rent payment and rewards app
Rewa has officially launched its digital rent payment and rewards app across the UAE, giving tenants a simpler way to pay rent and finally get something back from their largest recurring expense. The ...
BenQ launches new PC Monitors for Mac Users
BenQ has announced the extension of its MA Series monitors, including new flagship and 4K Nano Gloss versions designed exclusively for the Mac user experience. The expanded lineup demonstrates BenQ...
Private equity resurgence gathers steam
A resurgence in global private equity is gathering steam after a rebound in dealmaking last year that saw both buyout deals and exits surge ahead to register their second highest values on record. Aft...
ESET discovers first Gen AI-powered Android threat
ESET researchers have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to abuse generative AI in its execution flow to achieve persistence. It is the first time generative AI has been deployed in...
Stake raises $31M in an oversubscribed Series B round
Stake today announced it successfully raised $31 million in its oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Emirates NBD, with additional participation from MENA Venture Capital Fund, Middle East Ven...
SVC unveils Aian to boost Saudi Private Capital ecosystem
Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC) has announced Aian, a pioneering proprietary intelligence platform that further strengthens SVC’s role as a market maker for Saudi Arabia’s private capital ecosyste...
Plus VC’s Hasan Haider wins Top Venture Capitalist Award
Plus VC today announced that its founder and managing partner, Hasan Haider has been recognized with a Top Venture Capitalist Award 2026 at the Forbes Middle East Top Advisors & Investors Summit.