Dilasha Seth

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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Middle East Venture Partners wraps up Fund IV

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03 July, 2025

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 ......

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03 July, 2025

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 ......

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01 July, 2025

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 ......

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27 June, 2025

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 ......

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26 June, 2025

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 ......

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25 June, 2025

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 ......

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24 June, 2025

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 ......

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23 June, 2025

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 ......

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20 June, 2025

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, ......

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18 June, 2025

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 ......