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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...
12 startups shortlisted for Access Sharjah Challenge 2025
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) has unveiled the 12 shortlisted startups for the Access Sharjah Challenge (ASC) 2025, selected from over 4,600 applications representing more than 90 count...
AXD Space opens its doors for a new way of co-working
Located in the heart of Al Quoz‘s newest creative hub, Q East by Alphabeta Properties, AXD Space membership club has opened its doors and it‘s setting out to change the way co-working work...
Deloitte highlights new digital consumer trends
Deloitte has released its latest Digital Consumer Trends 2025 report, providing key insights into how consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are engaging with digital technology, media, and connectivit...