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DPI launches DPI Venture Capital with focus on Africa
Development Partners International (DPI) announced the launch of DPI Venture Capital, which will target investments in early-stage, growth-oriented technology businesses across Africa.
Global Prompt Engineering Championship on April 22-23
The Global Prompt Engineering Championship, organised by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DCAI), has returned for its second edition, announcing 24 finalists from 16 countries who will co...
Deloitte announces Middle East Technology FAST 50
Deloitte Middle East has released the results of the fourth edition of the Middle East Technology Fast 50 program, recognizing the fastest-growing technology companies across the region. The program r...
IFZA strengthen its partnership with BVMW
IFZA played a central role at this year’s Zukunftstag (Future Day) in Berlin, which was hosted by the Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft e.V (BVMW), the German Federal Association of Smal...
Sadq raises SAR 5.5 million led by X by Unifonic Fund
Sadq, the leading Saudi platform for digital signatures and integrated workflow authentication solutions, has announced the successful close of its Pre-Series A funding round, raising SAR 5.5 million....
PayPal and TerraPay expand access to cross-border payments in the region
PayPal announced a strategic partnership with TerraPay to enable real-time fund transfers for PayPal customers across the Middle East and Africa. This partnership aims to drive economic growth by maki...
Winners announced for ABB Startup Challenge 2025
Five pioneering startups have won ABB’s 2025 Startup Challenge by showcasing how their innovative approach could help make energy use smarter in industry, buildings, power grids and utilities. Selecte...
Newly created SILQ attracts $110 million in funding
ShopUp, Bangladesh‘s largest B2B commerce platform, and Sary, the leading B2B marketplace and services platform in the Gulf, have merged to form SILQ Group, creating the largest B2B commerce pla...
Standard Chartered announces the sixth cohort of Women in Tech Bahrain Incubation Programme
Standard Chartered Bahrain, in partnership with Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), announced the sixth cohort of its “SC Women in Tech” incubation programme in Bahrain. The programme will officially commence ...