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Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures closes $60 million pan-African fund

Nigeria-based VC firm Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has concluded a final close of $60 million for its pan-African VC fund, led by...

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures VKAV

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Impact investing reshapes the future of the GCC economy

An article by Vikas Arora, Chief of Impact Investing at AVPN. In the realm of investment strategies, West Asia (Middle East) has long...

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Mena entrepreneurs' battle for a safer mental environment

An article by Omar F. Koudsi, Chief Business Officer & co-founder of Arab Theraby. The entrepreneurial landscape in the Middle East...

Opinion mental health

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Mena startups raise $254 million in March, pushing Q1 to $429 million

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) raised $254 million in March across 54 deals, up 186% month on month (MoM) from...

investments

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How can corporate venturing elevate Mena’s entrepreneurial landscape?

Written by Kevin Holliday (Managing Director) and Mohand Nour (Strategy & Partnerships Director) of C3, a UAE-based startup...

CVC corporate venture capital

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Why is it crucial to announce funding milestones?

Lucy Bradley, Brand Commander of Plug Communications If you are not visible, you are invisible. It might sound obvious, but I am...

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P1 Ventures closes $35 million for its second fund

US-based and pan-African VC fund P1 Ventures has completed the second close of its second fund at $35 million, aiming to reach $50...

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Women's role in Mena's green economy

Petra Jeffery, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Amidst the stark realities of gender...

Green Economy International Women's Day IWD

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“Ensa” women defy the invisible barriers in R&D space

Article written by Caroline el Nahas, Raya Khaty and Laura-Joy Boulos (PhD) When we first launched our research and development...

R&D Ensa Project International Women's Day

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Mena startups raised $88.7 million in February 2024

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region raised $88.7 million across 37 deals, a modest growth of just two per cent...

Investment

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Does Mena’s proptech sector still have room for growth?

Proptech, short for property technology, is steadily gaining momentum within the real estate sector across the Middle East and North Africa...

Proptech

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Mena startups raised $86.5 million in January 2024

This year has kicked off with a relatively modest funding raise of $86.5 million across 33 deals, a 34 per cent decrease year on year....

Investment

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Why you shouldn't make AI your exclusive startup driver

Rashit Makhat, is the director and co-founder, Scalo Technologies, the tech venture company based in Dubai In the rush to cash in on...

generative AI Scalo Technologies

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Saudi edtech iStoria closes Seed round at $1.3 million

Saudi Arabia-based edtech iStoria, has raised $1.3 million in a Seed round from Nama Ventures, Classera, Flat6Labs, BIM Ventures, and...

iStoria Nama Ventures Classera

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What are the startup investment trends in Mena?

Dr Jelena Janjusevic is associate professor at the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Dubai The Middle East and North...

Investment

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Dynamic leadership lies at the heart of innovation

Paul Almeida is the Dean and William R. Berkley Chair at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business The business...

Leadership

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Startup funding in 2023 slows down in majority of Mena markets

Startup funding in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) saw a decline in all but three countries. While the overall amount raised grew...

Investment

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Trends to expect in 2024

This year will be the year of reckoning for startups across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as global inflation continues to rise...

Predictions

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Debt financing pushes December 2023 investment to $1.15 billion

Sixty startups across the Middle East and North Africa region (Mena) raised a mammoth $1.15 billion, the highest amount recorded for the...

Investment

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Our top stories from 2023

This past year has been one of highs and lows for startups and investors across the Middle East and North Africa, from the ongoing economic...

Roundup

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COP28 beyond the negotiations: unleashing innovation and collaboration for climate action

Eva Morales and Samsurin Welch are the co-founders of HyveGeo In Dubai this year, the largest-ever attended COP in history saw a...

HyveGeo Cleantech COP28

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Will COP28 catalyse the region’s cleantech sector?

COP 28 has dominated almost every headline since its arrival in the UAE this year. Funds worth billions have been announced, new...

Cleantech Sustainability

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Startups in Mena raised $764 million in November 2023, highest amount recorded this year

Startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) have raised $764 million across 42 rounds in November 2023, a jump of 390 per cent...

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How generative AI can give companies a competitive edge

Hasit Trivedi is the CTO of digital technologies and global head of AI at Tech Mahindra Generative artificial intelligence...

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