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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Finance

06 February, 2025

Decoding 500 Global's plans for new MENA fund for growth-stage bets

Venture capital firm 500 Global aims to make the final close of its new fund for the Middle East and ......

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Finance

05 February, 2025

Qatar Investment Authority makes first bet from $1-bn VC fund of funds

Sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has backed a local venture capital firm that invests in growth-......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Mediterrania Capital gets additional cheque from existing LP for fourth fund

Mediterrania Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity firm that manages assets worth $800 million, is set to ......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Pan-African PE firm AfricInvest taps returning LP for SME fund

Africinvest, a pan-African private equity firm that has invested in more than 200 companies over three decades, is set ......

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Finance

04 February, 2025

Flat6Labs set to onboard overseas LP for Africa Seed Fund

Flat6Labs, a Middle East and Africa-focused seed and early-stage venture capital firm that manages assets worth over $85......

TMT

31 January, 2025

MENA Digest: BioSapien, Ebana, five others nab funding cheques

Funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was led by early-stage deals, with startups from ......

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Finance

31 January, 2025

Israeli VC firm Peregrine Ventures mulls new early-stage fund

Peregrine Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm that manages assets worth $600 million, is considering the ......

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TMT

30 January, 2025

DPI, Verod-backed Pan African Towers set to acquire Nigerian firm

Nigerian telecommunications infrastructure provider Pan African Towers Ltd, which is owned by private equity firms ......

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Finance

29 January, 2025

French PE Amethis set to onboard returning LP for pan-African fund

Amethis, a French private equity firm that backs mid-sized businesses in Africa and Europe and manages assets worth ......

Healthcare

28 January, 2025

Abu Dhabi's PureHealth to buy 60% in Hellenic as CVC Capital partially exits

The UAE-based PureHealth Holding PJSC, the Middle East’s largest healthcare services provider, has struck a deal to ......