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SE Ventures announces €500 million Fund II for tech start-ups-500
SE Ventures today announced a €500 million Fund II focusing on climate and industrial technology. Backed by Schneider Electric this move builds upon a 2018 Fund I to bring SE Ventures to €1 billion of...
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund closes for US$140 million
NEC Corporation has completed the final close of the “NEC Orchestrating Future Fund”, an ecosystem-type corporate venture capital (CVC) fund established in December 2021 for US$140 million...
ITIDA partners with 500 Global to boost Egypt’s startup ecosystem
Egypt’s IT Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is partnering with 500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, to bring the latter its range of programs to Cairo with the strategi...
‘SC Women in Tech’ program launched in KSA
Standard Chartered and Falak Investment Hub has announced the launch of the first cohort of the ‘SC Women in Tech’ program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Applications for the program will begin from ...
Bahamut group targets Android users with fake VPN apps
ESET researchers have identified an active campaign targeting Android users, conducted by the Bahamut APT group. This campaign has been ongoing since the start of this year. Malicious spyware apps are...
UAE-Israel Business Council and FemForward launch mentorship program
The UAE-Israel Business Council joined hands with FemForward, Israel’s unique three-month junior-to-manager program designed to support women in advancing their careers in the tech sector, to la...
Jingle Pay partners with Mastercard to drive financial inclusion
Jingle Pay has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide innovative digital payment solutions that will drive financial inclusion. Jingle Pay users can now access the power and scal...
MxHub announces the launch of MX100
MxHub, Dubai’s newest Innovation Center and Incubator has announced the launch of MX100, a multimedia metaverse event scheduled for December 20, 2022 next to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai UAE. The e...
Etisalat UAE announces the Hello Business Pitch competition
Etisalat UAE has announced that it is inviting ideators and start-ups to pitch their next big business idea at the third edition of the ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition, providing an inn...