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.
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Jada's streak of LP-style bets continues with investment in tech-based VC fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed Jada Fund of Funds Company has marked its sixth investment in second half......
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CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta on tax jolt in India, UAE plans and EBITDA aim
Amid regulatory uncertainty around virtual digital assets in India, crypto-exchange platform CoinDCX recently invested ......
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WellX co-founder Kashyap on attracting VCs amid funding winter, growth roadmap and more
The UAE-based insurtech platform WellX raised $2 million in seed funding in July from marquee Middle Eastern investors ......
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Verod Capital, AfricInvest pick up majority stake in iSon Xperiences
African private equity firms Verod Capital and Africinvest have partnered to acquire a majority stake in business ......
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Growth momentum to sustain, no need for India listing: MakeMyTrip's Rajesh Magow
Online travel services company MakeMyTrip listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the US in 2010 and considered the ......
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Did MakeMyTrip's Covid-driven Middle East expansion bear fruit?
In mid-2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe, travel and hospitality were one of the worst hit sectors ......
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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ups India exposure with new portfolio firms
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with assets under ......
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WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty on the double whammy of crypto bear market, tax in India
After wading through some tough headwinds last year, the Indian crypto industry is reeling. With the new taxation ......
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Hero Electric's PE fundraising flounders as EV sales slump, subsidy mess worsens
Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd’s efforts to receive capital previously committed by two alternative investment firms ......
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Buffeted by headwinds, WazirX looks at new revenue streams
Leading homegrown cryptocurrency exchange WazirX is struggling to break even, after a promising period of profitability ......