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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NB Ventures gears up to hand-hold Indian startups foray in Gulf
Dubai-based NB Ventures, a venture capital firm which invests in growth-stage startups in India, is now working towards ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Saudi startup co-founded by ex-Zomato exec, SaaS firm Blink get funding
Saudi tech startups Omniful and Blink led dealmaking in the Middle East region in the first week of December. Both ......
Finance
Saudi's Jada FoF strikes another LP-style bet for tech SMEs in MENA, Asia
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund-backed Jada Fund of Funds has made its fifth limited partner-style investment in......
Infrastructure
Dubai Future District Fund allocates 20% corpus to climatetech in MENA
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), Middle East’s first evergreen venture capital fund of funds, has committed ......
Finance
Ruya Partners hits halfway mark for debut private credit fund, eyes final close
Abu Dhabi-based Ruya Partners aims to make a final close of its maiden private credit fund by the second quarter ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Flow48, Immensa, four others amass over $75 mn in funding
The UAE-based fintech startup Flow48 grabbed the biggest funding cheque in the Middle East this week while two other ......
Manufacturing
KIA-owned Kuwait Investment Company exits oil and gas firm
Sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA)-owned Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) has exited oil and gas ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Jada makes first LP bet on private credit fund
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed Jada Fund of Funds has made its first limited partner-style ......
TMT
Gulf Digest: Modus Capital backs eight startups; Anghami, PureHealth in M&A deals
Dealmaking in the Middle East during the week was marked by key mergers and acquisitions. The UAE-based online streaming......
Finance
Dubai's NB Ventures floating VC fund with India partner after making LP, direct bets
Dubai-based venture capital firm NB Ventures, which makes direct bets on growth-stage startups as well as limited ......
