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.

Gulf Digest: Cypherleak, BILRS, Fanzword snag funding

TMT

29 September, 2023

Gulf Digest: Cypherleak, BILRS, Fanzword snag funding

Early-stage funding activity buoyed deal making in the Middle East during the last week of September. At least three UAE......

Infrastructure

25 September, 2023

Alpha Dhabi to buy water project developer as Gulf Capital exits

Alpha Dhabi Holding, an Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Metito ......

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General

22 September, 2023

Gulf Digest: Funding activity accelerated this week due to record seed round

Funding activity in the Middle East region during the week was propelled by an Abu Dhabi-based digital assets ......

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Infrastructure

21 September, 2023

Lebanese engineering firm Man Holding taps overseas investor for expansion

Man Holding, an integrated engineering, procurement and construction company in the Middle East and Africa, is in talks ......

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Finance

15 September, 2023

Nuwa Capital hits final close of maiden fund

Nuwa Capital, a UAE-based venture capital firm that invests in early stage businesses closed its maiden $100 million ......

TMT

15 September, 2023

Gulf Digest: Equiptal, Barakah snag funding; Chimera floats investment firm

Saudi Arabian tech startups Equiptal and Barakah drove funding activity in the Gulf region during the week to fuel ......

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Finance

14 September, 2023

UAE's VentureSouq taps another Saudi limited partner for new fintech fund

VentureSouq, a UAE-based venture capital firm, has roped in another Saudi Arabian limited partner (LP) for its second ......

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TMT

12 September, 2023

SoftBank-backed Cars24 aims to turn a corner in UAE, to weigh Saudi re-entry

Indian used-car online retailer Cars24 aims to turn its UAE operations profitable by the second half of 2024 and then ......

General

08 September, 2023

Gulf Digest: Startups myZoi, Kem raise funding; Pulsar Capital snaps up TruDoc

Funding activity in the Gulf region during the first week of September was propelled by startups across fintech, Web3 ......

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TMT

08 September, 2023

Exclusive: PE-backed Africa, India BPO iSon Xperiences roping in another investor

Business process outsourcing (BPO) company iSon Xperiences, which operates across Africa, the UAE and India, is roping ......