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Submissions open for Orange Social Venture Prize
The 14th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has opened the submissions from yesterday, March 18, 2024. Candidates from the 17 countries within the Orange footprint have until Ma...
hrtech and iAccel GBI to propel HR Tech startups in the region
Singapore-based HR Technology Solutions and Analyst firm hrtech, has announced a strategic partnership with iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI) aimed at reshaping the HR tech startup sector in...
Oman’s Madayn launches ‘Explore’ platform
The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates “Madayn” has officially launched its geographic information system (Explore), marking a significant step in its ongoing efforts to provide an attractive...
ISSF increases investment in Propeller Ventures II to $5mln
The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has announced an increase in its commitment in Propeller’s second fund, Propeller Ventures II (PVII) a Jordanian venture capital fund specializing in...
Ogier adds transactional expertise to its team in Dubai
Ogier has added Ridhiima Kapoor as the Cayman transactional legal expertise to its team in Dubai. Ridhiima is a senior transactional specialist in Ogier’s Investment Funds and Corporate teams. S...
Perfect Corp. announces new upgrade to its Skincare Pro app
Perfect Corp. announced a groundbreaking advancement in its Skincare Pro app: the seamless integration of a cloud-based, comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. This innovative de...
Crown Farms partners with University of Washington for advance water-efficient irrigation methods
UAE-based startup Crown Farms, an organic farm management company, has finalized a new partnership agreement with the University of Washington Civil & Environmental Engineering (UW-CEE) department...
Classera consolidates its position in Edtech sector with new acquisition
Classera has acquired Solutions Expert for Information Technology as the company embarks on expanding globally to provide a comprehensive and integrated ecosystem for educational and training institut...
MBZUAI launches five new “first-of-its-kind” LLMs
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence’s (MBZUAI) Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is pioneering generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools by deploying “first-of-i...