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
Middle East Venture Partners wraps up Fund IV
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Dubai-based venture capital firm known for backing early and growth-stage tech ......
Finance
European VC firm Speedinvest to onboard key LP for first Africa-focused fund
Speedinvest, a European early-stage venture capital firm, is likely to get on board a key limited partner for its ......
Finance
Fund closes slated for H2 2025 to fuel MENA private investment activity
Private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to rebound in the second half of ......
TMT
MENA Digest: AppliedAI, Related, Nowlun, Roomz.rent secure funding
UAE-based startups drove funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week. Abu Dhabi-based ......
Finance
Decoding digital VC platform Stryde71's investment game plan
Stryde71, the new venture capital arm of the UAE-based digital investment platform Stryde, is targeting one to two ......
Finance
QIA sets up $200-mn fund with Canada's Fiera Capital
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), a sovereign wealth fund that manages assets worth over $500 billion, has launched ......
Finance
Oman Investment Authority grows Asia exposure via fund-of-fund bets
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf nation, is gradually diversifying its fund ......
Finance
PE firm AfricInvest marks first exit from flagship Fund IV
AfricInvest, a pan-African private equity firm that has made growth capital investments in more than 200 companies ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Fintech startups Octane, XFOLIO, SaturnX bag VC funding
Egyptian fintech company Octane led startup fundraising activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, ......
Finance
Saudi Arabia's SIDF Investment Company backs PE fund in first overseas LP bet
SIDF Investment Company, an investment platform owned by the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, has made its first ......