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Nexthink reaches $1.1b valuation with Series D funding
Nexthink, today announced a $180 million Series D financing round reaching a valuation of $1.1 billion. Permira, through its Growth Opportunities Fund, led a $180 million Series D round alongside exis...
FinTechs on the rise despite potential risks
ESET today revealed that almost two-thirds (62%) of consumers worldwide use some form of FinTech app or platform. However, only 17% strongly feel that the quality of information available on the poten...
Acer launches new series of Swift notebooks
Acer has announced the launch of the latest Swift 5 and Swift 3 notebook models packed with Intel Tigerlake 11th Gen processors and Iris Xe graphics in the UAE.
Emirates and Sheraa to cultivate startup ecosystem
Emirates Airline joined hands with Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) as a official Strategic Partner of Sheraa and Emirates will offer discounted fares to and from its network of over 90 destin...
Leading Irish RegTech startup expands into UAE
Irish RegTech startup, DX Compliance has formally launched its operations in the Middle East from its new base in Abu Dhabi, UAE to introduce its disruptive technology and solutions to the rapidly exp...
ASUS launches world’s lightest OLED display laptop
ASUS today announced the launch of world’s lightest laptop with an OLED display, ZenBook 13 OLED (UX325) The new compact FHD OLED NanoEdge slim-bezel display on ZenBook 13 OLED takes visuals to ...
Algebra Ventures $90 million new fund targets Egyptian startups
Egypt’s leading VC firm, Algebra Ventures launched its $90 million second fund, dedicated to investing in startups with a focus on Egypt with an allocation for the MEA region. The company expects its ...
uMore becomes the first UAE based start-up accepted to TheVentureCity
UAE based startup, uMore announced that it has joined TheVentureCity’s Product-Led Growth Program, an international venture acceleration program that focuses on product, growth and access to cap...
Huawei AppGallery lends support to the regional startups
Huawei’s Eco-development department has launched the first edition of its program to support startups in the Middle East and Africa region. This first-of-its-kind initiative is designed to assis...