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Private Equity for everyone
Private equity (PE) is now accessible to everyone and in a world of stock market uncertainty and volatility, alternative ways of placing capital, such as private equity can help provide diversificatio...
Eleven Italian start-ups display their prowess at GITEX
Eleven Italian start-ups have started the week strong, showcasing their products and meeting potential partners at the opening day of the 39th GITEX Technology Week in Dubai.
Zurich launches global contest for promising startups
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has launched the second edition of its global ‘Zurich Innovation Championship’, offering startups from around the world the opportunity to work with the glo...
Khalifa Fund to highlight AI Mentor initiative at GITEX
The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) has announced its participation at this year’s edition of GITEX Technology Week from October 6 to October 10, 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Cen...
AI-powered healthcare app, Vita-Cam wins James Dyson Award
This year’s UAE’s national James Dyson Award winners plan to fill the current gap in healthcare by inventing readily available solutions, beginning with Vita-Cam. Invented by a team of Arab nati...
APCO Worldwide all set to ignite the startup world
APCO Worldwide today announced the launch of ignite, a scalable, dedicated integrated communications offering for startups, entrepreneurs and SMEs that will facilitate market entry, drive business gro...
Intelak’s Cohort 6 present bright ideas to redefine the travel industry
Intelak, the UAE’s aviation, travel and tourism-focused incubator, has announced the winners of the sixth edition of its incubation program. Intelak is led by Principal Partners GE, the Emirates...
$100M fund raised to invest in Tech Startups
Regional venture capital firm, BECO Capital, has today announced the successful close of its second fund at $100 million. This figure is well in excess of BECO’s initial $80 million target, driv...
iSTOX secures Series A Funding
iSTOX, the first regulated capital markets platform in any major financial center to support one-stop issuance and trading of digitized securities, announced that it has closed its Series A funding ro...