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RICH unveils outsource marketing service in the region
The veteran marketing executive Mike Rich launches RICH, one of the region’s first CMO-led marketing agencies. RICH introduces “outsourced marketing departments” – fully managed team...
Hub71 welcomes record AI startups in latest cohort
Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has onboarded its most AI-intensive cohort to date, welcoming 26 high-growth startups to its 17th Cohort. Together, these companies have raised over USD...
BCG, DFF and WGS unveils paradigm shift in global RDI
GCC governments are pinpointing Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) as pivotal to their national strategies, emphasizing the need for significant shifts in policy and engagement to adapt to th...
WheelsOn raises $12.5 million in latest funding round
WheelsOn, the UAE’s mobile-first car rental platform, has closed a $12.5 million funding round, including $2.2 million in equity from a group of MENA-focused private investors, including partners of X...
NAMA strengthens women’s role in financial stability
As Emirati women take on a growing role in the UAE’s economy, their impact is increasingly visible in business and finance. By 2024, women made up 46% of the workforce in the UAE and owned more than 1...
Intella secure $12.5 million in A round led by Prosus
Intella, the market leader in dialectal Arabic speech intelligence, today announced it has closed $12.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Prosus, with participation from 500 Global, W...
Influencers top the list for worst reputation in the UAE
According to Insight Discovery’s seventh annual Worst Reputation in the UAE survey, for the first time, social media influencers have been ranked as the UAE’s most distrusted profession. Influencers o...
Property Finder unveils the largest AI-generated hoarding
Property Finder unveiled the largest AI-generated skyline hoarding ever created in Dubai to mark the launch of its new brand campaign, “It All Starts Here.”
Africa’s Business Heroes selects 20 entrepreneurs for Semi-Finals in Dakar
The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, today revealed the Top 20 entrepreneurs selected to advance to the 2025 Semi-Finals, tak...