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Saudi Jisr secures $30 million in Series A from Merak Capital
Jisr, the largest platform for digitising human resources operations in Saudi Arabia, has closed an investment round worth $30 million by Merak Capital. This marks the largest Series A investment roun...
Womenpreneur Her Perfect Pitch announces Top 30 contenders
After a process that involved reviewing over 500 applications and selecting the top 30 Womenpreneurs in South Africa for a panel review, we are thrilled to announce the Top 30 exceptional women from w...
Khalifa Fund and UICCA partner to equip SMEs
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), recently delivered a joint event, titled “Eco Eats: Building a Sustainable Food & Bev...
Funding for UAE Tech startups dropped by 49%
Tracxn, a leading global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: UAE Tech – Q3 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights i...
Financial wellbeing startup Mintago raises $4.75m
Financial wellbeing startup Mintago has closed a $4.75 million funding round to further enhance its platform and accelerate its growth across the UK. Mintago, a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-regul...
Visa launches $100 million Generative AI ventures initiative
Visa today announced a new $100 million generative AI ventures initiative to invest in the next generation of companies focused on developing generative AI technologies and applications that will impa...
RAKEZ and Amazon UAE collaborate to empower SMEs
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and Amazon UAE have entered into a strategic collaboration to enable businesses registered within the hub to sell their products to millions of customers across th...
GoDaddy introduces new WordPress site migration tool
GoDaddy announces the addition of its WordPress site migration tool built into its Web Hosting, Web Hosting Plus and Managed WordPress hosting products, to help its customers save time and money when ...
Intella secures $3.4M in pre-series A funding round
Intella, a MENA-based deep tech company, has successfully closed a $3.4 million Pre-Series A funding round that was led by HALA Ventures and Wa’ed Ventures, the Kingdom-focused venture capital fund wh...