Wamda

Global

Wahed Invest acquires UK digital banking app Niya

Source: Reuters Wahed Inc, a U.S.-based Islamic-finance fintech startup backed by Saudi Aramco, will acquire Niyah Ltd, a British...

Wahed Islamic economy Aramco

Global

Spotii receives investment from Australia's Zip

UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Spotii, has received a strategic investment from Australia-based BNPL company Zip. Zip,...

Buy now pay later Spotii Zip

Global

Calega Ventures invests in India-based Callify.ai

Source: YourStory Mumbai-based smart calling platform for working professionals Callify.ai on Tuesday said it has raised a seed funding...

Callify.ai Calega Ventures Seed funding

Global

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures invests in US-based Dragos

Source: TechCrunch Cybersecurity firm Dragos has raised $110 million in its Series C, almost triple the amount that it raised two...

Dragos cybersecurity Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

Global

Alpha Wave co-leads $40 million Series C round in India's Cuemath

Source: VCCircle Math learning startup Cuemath has raised $40 million (Rs 297 crore) in its Series C round of funding led by...

Alpha Wave EdTech

Bahrain

India’s FreshToHome receives funding from ADIO

India-based online fresh fish and poultry marketplace platform FreshToHome, has raised financial and non-financial incentives from the Abu...

FreshToHome ADIO Investcorp

Global

Mubadala invests in UK-based MEL Science

Source: BusinessCloud MEL Science, a London-based, science-focused EdTech platform, today announces that it has secured $14m...

Mubadala Capital EdTech MEL Science

Global

MiSK Foundation buys 33.3% of Japan’s SNK for SAR 813 million

Source: Argaam The Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (MiSK) acquired a 33.3% stake in SNK Corporation, a Japanese video game...

SNK Acqusition video games

Bahrain

Investcorp invests in India's Xpressbees

Source: Reuters Bahrain’s Investcorp said on Sunday it has made an investment in Xpressbees, an Indian logistics startup, as part...

Investcorp ecommerce Series E

Global

Mubadala Capital leads $35 million investment round in Sweden's FirstVet

Source: Crunchbase Swedish startup FirstVet is expanding its on-demand video consultation platform in the United States after...

Mubadala Capital FirstVet

Global

How did a high school dropout become a billionaire?

The school dropout who becomes a successful entrepreneur seems like a typical Silicon Valley success story, but where the likes of Bill...

NikhilKamath Zerodha

Global

Mubadala invests in TIER

Source: Reuters SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2 has led a $250 million investment in Berlin-based e-scooter company Tier...

TIER micromobility e-scooter

Global

Library21 MEA acquires UK's Inspirational Development Group

Source: Arab News Library21 MEA Holdings Limited, a UAE-based education technology (edtech) company, has announced the acquisition of...

Library21 MEA Inspirational Development Group EdTech

Global

Mubadala leads $700 million funding for US-based Reef Technology

Source: Zawya AbuDhabi's Mubadala Investment Company has led a $700 million funding round for Reef Technology, a US-based...

Mubadala Investment Company Reef technology mobility and logistics

Global

The importance of a mobile friendly website design

Selina Bieber is the senior regional director for Mena, Turkey, and South Africa at GoDaddy With more than182...

how to

Bahrain

Dubai's ICD, Bahrain-based Investcorp invest in India's FreshToHome

Source: Money Control FreshToHome, an online retailer of seafood and poultry said on October 28 that it has raised $121 million in a...

FreshToHome ICD Investcorp

Global

KBW Ventures invests in US-based Back to the Roots

UAE-based KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, has participated in US-based startup gardening...

KBW Ventures Back to the Roots Organic Food

Global

How to communicate when crisis hits

Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Covid-19 exposed a truth communications practitioners have long known: no...

PR PR strategy

Global

UAE's Amanat invests in US-based BEGiN

Source: Gulf Business Dubai’s education and healthcare investment firm Amanat Holdings has made a Dhs18.4m ($5m) investment in...

Amanat Holdings EdTech

Global

Should you hire a freelance workforce?

Marwan Abdelaziz is the chief executive officer of Ureed.com Dell. Amazon. Xerox. SAP. What do these companies have in...

freelance Ureed

Global

Hub71, Bpifrance set to unlock funding opportunities for startups

Source: WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem powered by Mubadala Investment Company, has forged a strategic partnership...

Hub71 Bpifrance Funding

Global

You are going to fail and that's OK

Tarek Ghobar, founder of PointCheckout shares his experience of failing The startup world is like dancing around a huge minefield with...

Failure

Global

Emirex Exchange raises investment from Alpha Sigma

UAE-based Emirex Exchange has raised an undisclosed amount from US-based blockchain and crypto fund Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC). Founded...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Alpha Sigma

Global

UAE's Danube invests in India-based Financepeer

Source: Your Story Google-incubated education fintech startup Financepeer announced the closure of a fresh funding round of $3 million,...

Danube Group Education fintech startups

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