Zainal founded Arzan VC in 2013, before which he worked at the Global Investment House’s private equity department. The firm made its 47th investment in U.A.E.-based ERP provider Hulexo in August 2024 ...

أصبحت منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا مركزًا حيويًا للابتكار وريادة الأعمال، وأسهمت في تشكيل بيئة ديناميكية للشركات الناشئة. وفي العقد الماضي، أدى قطاع رأس المال المخاطر دورًا محوريًا في ...

The richest people on Earth are not immune to the coronavirus. As the pandemic tightened its grip at the start of 2020, global equity markets imploded, tanking many fortunes. As of March 18, when ...

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While there is a small presence of online television channels in the MENA region, quantity is trumped by quality. Three entries feature on this ranking with the UAE, Qatar and Russia each represented.

Vision Ventures’ portfolio includes Rain, Tamara, Chefaa, and Trella. In October 2024, the firm participated in a seed round for Saudi Arabia-based proptech and fintech Ejari, which closed at $14.65 ...

AlKadi launched Khwarizmi Ventures in 2018, where Al-Turki joined as a managing partner in October 2020, and Almojel in 2023. The firm partnered with Egypt-based Khazna to expand its services into ...

Ghandour founded Wamda in 2010 after successfully exiting Aramex, which he cofounded and led as CEO for nearly 30 years until 2012. In June 2024, Wamda Capital led U.A.E.-based AI startup qeen.ai’s ...

Al Hammadi and Hamdy have been leading Further Ventures since 2022, which invests in software, fintech, and Web3. Its portfolio includes Aurem, Soter Insure, CredibleX, Tungsten Custody Solutions, ...

El Alfi and Al-Sonbaty cofounded Sawari Ventures in 2010 and a year later launched the startup accelerator Flat6Labs. Flat6Labs was the most active investor in MENA in the first nine months of 2024, ...

Sweid founded Global Ventures in 2018, before which she was chief investment officer at the Dubai Future Foundation. As of June 2024, Global Ventures had completed more than 66 investments, including ...

Alidi assumed his current position in 2021. Wa'ed Ventures is the $500 million venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, which had a portfolio of over 75 companies in sectors including AI, semiconductor, ...