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iAccel Gulf Business Incubator onboards Dr. Vivek Mansingh
iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI), a catalyst in UAE’s dynamic startup ecosystem, announces the appointment of Dr. Vivek Mansingh, a Stanford alumnus and global leader, as the new Chairman o...
Jada Fund of Funds invests in private credit with a $250 million fund
Jada Fund of Funds Company has announced its first investment in private credit with an investment in Ruya Partners’ $250 million (SAR 938 million) fund and commits to further support private cr...
Yabi raises $8m in seed funding round
Yabi has successfully raised $8 million in the seed funding round that also saw the participation of Al Wafra Al Thanya (Wafra II). The startup plans to use these funds to drive product development an...
Omani FoodTech startup KitchenomiKs raises $3.5mln for regional expansion
Oman’s leading FoodTech startup, KitchenomiKs, has raised $3.5 million in Seed and Pre-Series A funding to drive its regional expansion plans. Saudi Arabia is the company’s first target market, ...
Pioneering culinary incubation and satellite kitchen concepts in the UAE
The Co-Kitchens, a trailblazing culinary platform powered by Dubai SME-certified business incubator The Co-Spaces, is creating a buzz in the F&B industry by offering two distinct concepts catering...
Winners of Africa’s Business Heroes announced
Entrepreneurs hailing from Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt were in the top three following the final pitching session in the Grand Finale of the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH). Africa’s Business ...
UK-based startup ROVAR wins the Dubai Airshow VISTA Innovation Challenge
Dubai Airports has announced that the UK-based startup ROVAR has won the guest experience innovator challenge hosted at VISTA at Dubai Airshow 2023.
RAKEZ launches COP28 business set-up offer
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) introduces its ground-breaking COP28 business set-up offer to support sustainability and environmentally conscious entrepreneurs, demonstrating RAKEZ‘s unwav...
CheckRewards secures $1.2 million investment from Mitgo Group
CheckRewards, an innovative cashback service fuelled by cutting-edge machine learning technology, is entering the MENA region. Backed by a $1.2 million investment from the Mitgo Group, CheckRewards is...