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SEF 2026 achieves highest participation till date
The ninth edition of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) concluded on a high note after witnessing a record 15,000 attendees, including 5,000 founders, who gained first-hand insights and inspi...
Qatar’s Hydrovest Technology secures QAR 1 million
Hydrovest Technology, a Doha-based company that develops climate-smart agricultural solutions, crops, and value-added products, today announced the successful close of an investment round totaling QAR...
IFZA partners with Aleria
International Free Zone Authority AG (IFZA) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Aleria, the pioneering force in sovereign AI and big data and an IHC Group affiliate, to advance the develop...
UAE unveils fully sovereign, next-gen reasoning system
G42, Cerebras Systems and the Institute of Foundation Models at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), today announced the release of K2 Think V2. This latest 70-billion par...
Vennre raises $9.6M to redefine private market access
Vennre, a wealth creation platform enabling HENRYs (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) to access private market opportunities, today announced the successful close of its Pre-Series A funding round, raising ...
Lucend raises $3.3M to maximize data center efficiency
Dutch startup, Lucend, formerly known as Coolgradient, announced that it has successfully raised $3.3 million in seed funding led by Remarkable Ventures Climate (RVC) and joined by Mitsubishi Electric...
NovaBuilder introduces self-hosted internal tool builder
NovaBuilder is an open-source, self-hosted internal tool builder designed for building and operating real-world business systems. Across many organizations, internal tools evolve organically: spreadsh...
Khalifa Fund supports 10 Emirati ventures at Gulfood
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) announced its participation in the 31st edition of Gulfood, taking place from 26 to 30 January 2026, at both Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai Exhib...
Savvy Games and NEOM to boost Saudi gaming startups
Savvy Games Group and NEOM came together to streamline the journey of Saudi gaming startups from incubation to acceleration. This joint initiative aims to strengthen the Kingdom’s end-to-end gaming ec...