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PaySelect to revolutionise the payment industry in UAE
PaySelect, the UAE’s first independent digital platform dedicated to simplifying the search for payment solutions, has launched with fifteen leading payment providers already on board. Designed ...
Hub71 launches Hub71 Startup Immersion Programme
Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has launched the Hub71 Startup Immersion Programme at Investopia Hong Kong, reinforcing its commitment to building cross-border bridges that accelerate ...
EmpowerME’s $6M initiative equips 86,000 regional youth
EmpowerME, in collaboration with the Starbucks Foundation and Alshaya Group, launched a $6 million initiative last year to empower 250,000 young people across nine countries in MENA and Türkiye. Since...
Emirati-founder unveils lifestyle booking platform, iReserved in the UAE
In a significant leap for the UAE’s tech and hospitality sectors, iReserved, the first smart lifestyle booking platform purpose-built for premium venues, is making its market debut. The Emirati-...
Zoom unveils AI Companion 3.0 at Zoomtopia 2025
Zoom Communications introduced a new era of productivity, intelligent collaboration, and connection, unveiling AI Companion 3.0 with powerful new agentic AI innovations across Zoom Workplace and Zoom ...
Upscale AI secures over $100 million in Seed round
Upscale AI, a new high‑performance AI networking company, announced the official launch of the company after being incubated by Auradine, a rapidly growing infrastructure player in the blockchain and ...
Canon provides a big stage for African content creators
Canon Central & North Africa (CCNA) brought together ten regional content creators from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania to participate in Canon Vision 2025 in Amsterdam. These creators, spanni...
UAE-based Luxury luggage brand Armoir raises $500K
Armoir, the luxury luggage company inspired by the heritage of French wardrobe trunks, today announced the close of a $500K seed funding round led by Salica Oryx Fund, with participation from Plus VC ...
Oncount raises $1.5M to simplify SMB accounting
Oncount, a Dubai-based accounting technology startup, has secured $1.5M in seed funding to accelerate the development and launch of Oncount’s proprietary AI-driven accounting platform, designed ...