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Registration open for Deloitte Middle East’s Technology FAST 50 Program
Registration is open to participate in the fourth edition of the Deloitte Middle East Technology Fast 50 program. Technology companies across the Middle East and Cyprus are invited to submit their for...
Dubai Culture and Google call for MENA Creatives Bootcamp – AI & Innovation Edition
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the open call for the second ‘MENA Creatives Bootcamp – AI & Innovation Edition,’ organised in collaboration with Google. The programm...
Zubair EDC explore ways to support the growth of SMEs
The Zubair Enterprises Development Centre (Zubair EDC), a social initiative by Oman’s Zubair Corporation, organised the final session of its ‘Tajribati’ series for 2024. The session, titled ‘Str...
Maiwa wins the She’s Next program in Bahrain
Visa, together with Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) and Bahrain Fintech Bay, announced Haya Al Jassim, Founder of Maiwa, as the She’s Next grant program winner for Bahrain. Handpicked from a pool of...
Intersec and Ignyte to launch Intersec Startup Arena
Intersec 2025 has announced its partnership with Ignyte, a digital platform developed by the Dubai International Financial Centre to help startups grow and expand globally from Dubai. Together, they w...
Collective Artists Network expands into Middle East
Collective Artists Network, India’s largest celebrity management company, announced the launch of its Dubai office, marking an expansion of its operations into the Middle East. As a company at the for...
Chainalysis acquires Hexagate for $60 million
Chainalysis has acquired Blockchain security company Hexagate for a reported $60 million. Hexagate provides web3 security solutions that detect and mitigate real-time threats, including cyber exploits...
Databricks raising $10B in Series J funding at $62B Valuation
Databricks announced its Series J funding to raise $10 billion of expected non-dilutive financing and has completed $8.6 billion to date. This funding values Databricks at $62 billion and is led by Th...
Netherlands launches 2.6 million euro fund to support young Iraqi entrepreneurs
The Kingdom of the Netherlands signed an agreement with Iraq Venture Partners (IVP) to launch the Second Phase of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) in Baghdad at a ceremony that was attended b...