Crowd Analyzer – Dubai-based social media monitoring platform acquires TaskSpotting
Dubai-based Crowd Analyzer, a partner company of Wamda yesterday announced that it has acquired the Dubai-based activation platform TaskSpotting.
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Basma – Beirut-based digital dental startup raises $1.2 Mn
The Lebanon, Beirut headquartered Basma has raised $1.2 in a seed funding round led by B&Y Venture Partners and Cedar Mundi Ventures
Climate action could avoid loss of $26 trillion by 2030 globally
Countries in the GCC must accelerate their efforts if they are to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
Gamiphy – Palestine-based user engagement & acquisition platform raises six figures
Palestine-based user engagement & retention platform Gamiphy yesterday (28 Jan) raised undisclosed six figures in a pre-Series A round led by Ibtikar Fund.
DIFC launches seamless Digital Onboarding Platform to improve ease of establishing business
DIFC, a leading international financial centre and top international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region...
Only 25% of Investors are Confident in Banks’ Digital Strategies according to Oliver Wyman
Financial services firms are trying to build the firm of the future, but their lack of progress is stoking deep skepticism among investors, according to Oliver Wyman
DMCC partners with CV VC to set up world’s largest crypto ecosystem
DMCC, Dubai's free economic zone yesterday announced its partnership with Switzerland's CV VC and CV Labs to launch Crypto Valley
Berkeley-based foodtech company Memphis Meats raises $161 Mn from Richard Branson, Prince Khaled, Softbank and others
The leading cell-based meat, poultry and seafood company Memphis Meats has announced the close of a $161 million funding round...
DIFC’s FinTech Hive reveals ‘Scale Up Programme’ for FinTech startups
DIFC’s FinTech Hive revealed the launch of a new funding accelerator programme for FinTech start-ups in the MEASA region...
Prince Khaled’s KBW Ventures invests in Singapore biotech startup TurtleTree Labs
The pre-seed round was led by Lever VC with K2 Global and KBW Ventures joining the round and backing TurtleTree Labs’ first raise
Dubai’s Global Ventures appoints Ex-Jamalon COO as the Operating Partner
Dubai-based Global Ventures appoints Said Murad as the Operating Partner. Murad is the former COO of Jamalon, a Jordan-based online books marketplace.
Morocco’s Mubawab raises $7 Mn from UAE’s Emerging Markets Property Group
Mubawab, Casablanca, Morocco-based real-estate platform last week raised $7 Mn from UAE's Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) to accelerate its growth.