Wamda

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HUB71 partner with Stride Ventures to support entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's tech ecosystem, Hub71, has partnered with Stride Ventures to back startups in Abu Dhabi. Through this partnership,...

Hub71 Stride Ventures

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UAE launches $300 million Falcon Foundation to develop open-source AI

UAE-based Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council...

Falcon Foundation Technology Innovation Institute Advanced Technology Research Council

U.A.E

UAE fintech Kema raises $2 million pre-Seed

UAE-based fintech Kema has raised a $2 million pre-Seed round, led by Speedinvest with participation from the Dubai Future District Fund...

Kema Fintech

U.A.E

Dubbing platform CAMB.AI raises $4 million seed

UAE-based AI dubbing startup CAMB.AI has raised $4 million in a Seed funding round led by Courtside Ventures, along with TRTL Ventures,...

CAMB.AI AI Dubbing

U.A.E

The Digital Hotelier closes $1 million Seed round

UAE-based traveltech The Digital Hotelier, has closed a Seed round of $1 million from the Silicon Valley-based VC firm Plug and Play,...

Hope Ventures Beban the Digital Hotelier

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Plant & Equipment acquires UAE’s Global Equipment Trading

UAE-based contech Plant & Equipment has acquired Global Equipment Trading for an unknown sum. Founded in 2018 by brothers Saleh...

contech Plant & Equipment Global Equipment Trading

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UAE’s Cypher Capital co-leads $2.4 million investment in bitsCrunch

UAE-based crypto investment firm Cypher Capital, has co-led a $2.4 million investment round in German blockchain company...

Cypher Capital bitsCrunch

U.A.E

Crysp Farms secures $2.25 million pre-Series A round

UAE-based agritech Crysp Farms, has secured a $2.25 million pre-Series A round, led by Gate Capital with participation from other...

Crysp Farms Gate Capital agritech

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Akkrue Capital secures Seed round led by DHF

UAE-based asset management platform Akkrue Capital, has raised an undisclosed Seed funding round led by DHF Capital S.A. Founded by...

Akkrue Capital DHF Capital

U.A.E

UAE’s G42 pledges new investment in newly-born AI startup Analog

UAE-based AI and cloud computing giant G42, has allocated an undisclosed investment in the Abu Dhabi-headquartered AI company...

Analog G42 AI

U.A.E

Silkhaus closes pre-Series A round to accelerate expansion plans

UAE-based proptech Silkhaus, has raised a multi-million-dollar pre-Series A financing from San Francisco-headquartered Partners for...

Silkhaus Proptech Partners for Growth

U.A.E

Cargoz raises Seed funding to accelerate expansion into Saudi market

UAE-based logistics solutions provider Cargoz, has secured Seed funding for an unknown amount, led by Nama Ventures with the...

Cargoz Nama Ventures Logistics

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Maalexi raises $3 million in pre-Series A led by Global Ventures

UAE-based agriculture-focused fintech Maalexi, has closed $3 million in pre-Series A funding. The round was led by Global Ventures,...

Maalexi Global Ventures Agriculture

U.A.E

Phoenix acquires 25 per cent stake in Lyvely

UAE-based cryptocurrency mining and blockchain company Phoenix Group PLC has acquired a 25 per cent stake in the social networking and...

Phoenix Group Lyvely

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Micropolis Robotics to file for IPO, plans a $37 million fundraise

Dubai-based robotics manufacturer Micropolis Robotics announced plans to file for an initial public offering on the New York Stock...

Micropolis Robotics

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UAE’s fintech Qashio partners with Emirates Skywards

UAE-founded fintech Qashio has partnered with Emirates and flydubai’s loyalty programme, Emirates Skywards. The new partnership...

Qashio EMIRATES

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UAE’s Zeroe raises $2.2 million Seed round

UAE-based cleantech Zeroe, has raised $2.2 million in a Seed round led by Indonesian investor Owen Rahadiyan. Founded in early 2023 by...

Zeroe Cleantech Decarbonisation

U.A.E

Sukooni: a local approach to mental healthcare

Mental health has long been considered taboo in the culture of the Middle East, and so has seeking help. With the rise in telehealth...

mental health Sukooni

U.A.E

Trends by LuckyDodo secures $1 million investment

UAE-based analytics platform Trends, backed by LuckyDodo, has secured $1 million in funding from several investors at the DIFC...

Trends LuckyDodo SAAS

U.A.E

UAE’s Terra raises $2 million Seed

UAE-based electric mobility company Terra, has raised a $2 million Seed round from a group of angel investors. Founded in 2021 by...

Terra

U.A.E

US-based Mercer acquires UAE’s The Talent Enterprise

US-based talent and workforce management enterprise has acquired The Talent Enterprise (TTE), a psychometric and talent assessment...

The Talent Enterprise

U.A.E

UAE’s Fundbot raises $1.5 million Seed

UAE-based fintech Fundbot, has raised a $1.5 million Seed round led by Hambro Perks Oryx Fund, with further support from Aditum...

Fundbot Fintech B2B lending

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The evolution of Wally, from expenses tracking to personal finance AI

Resilience is often highlighted as an important skill for entrepreneurs to have and few have shown as much resilience as Saeid Hejazi and...

wally Fintech ChatGPT

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Midori raises $200,000 pre-Seed at COP28

UAE-based climate tech, Midori Network has secured $200,000 in a pre-Seed funding from Kirill Veselov, an angel investor and former...

Midori Network Climatetech in5

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