Dilasha, based in Dubai, reports on the Middle East and Africa's investment ecosystem, focusing on LPs, private equity, and venture capital. With 12+ years in New Delhi, she specialized in macroeconomic policy and broke significant stories on international trade and taxation.
Finance
Beenext's Asia fund gets LP-style commitment from Saudi investor
Beenext, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs startups in India and South East Asia, has secured a limited ......
Finance
Dubai VC firm COTU Ventures hits final close of debut fund
COTU Ventures, a Dubai-based early-stage venture capital firm, has marked the final closing of its debut investment ......
TMT
Dubai's MEVP scores maiden ‘dragon' exit and first full harvest from second VC fund
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Dubai-based venture capital firm which invests in early- and growth-stage tech ......
Finance
GlobalLogic, Pine Labs co-founder's VC fund Leo Capital loops in Gulf LP
Early-stage venture capital firm Leo Capital, which backs technology-based startups across India and South East Asia, ......
Healthcare
Verod Capital snaps majority stake in Nigerian fitness chain; CardinalStone exits
West African private equity investor Verod Capital has struck sixth deal from its third investment vehicle, picking a ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Basserah, nybl merge; The Cloud, gaming startups raise funds
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region recorded a spurt in dealmaking activity during the week, marked by a ......
Finance
Jada strikes year's first LP bet in Riyadh-based PE vehicle
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed Jada Fund-of-Funds has struck its first limited partner bet this ......
Infrastructure
Mubadala-backed Investcorp set to float another India real estate fund
Global alternative asset manager Investcorp, which manages assets worth $1 billion (Rs 8,300 crore) in India, is set to ......
Finance
DFDF backs Africa VC fund in tenth LP-style bet
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has struck its tenth ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Kema, Logidoo raise early-stage capital, Sowt buys Rising Giants Network
Startup dealmaking in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was led by a couple of early-stage funding ......