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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PIF-backed Jada, Saudi Venture Capital make LP bets on Investcorp, Shorooq funds

Finance

16 June, 2023

PIF-backed Jada, Saudi Venture Capital make LP bets on Investcorp, Shorooq funds

Saudi Venture Capital and a unit of the Gulf kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund have made limited partner-style bets on ......

General

09 June, 2023

Gulf Digest: E-marketplace Autobia snags funding; Brookfield to enter MENA market

Funding activity in the Gulf region during the first week of June was marked by two major deals by Saudi ......

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Finance

08 June, 2023

Dubai's MEVP sets sight on fourth VC fund's early final close, builds deal pipeline

Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) hopes to wrap up fundraising for its fourth investment vehicle by the end of 2023, ......

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Finance

31 May, 2023

Global Ventures' Sacha Haider on investment strategy, deal pipeline and more

UAE-based growth-stage venture capital firm Global Ventures, which launched its third fund earlier this year is scouting......

TMT

26 May, 2023

Gulf Digest: ZainTech buys cloud firm Adfolks; Baytonia, Lifemost, Clara get funding

Dealmaking in the Middle East during the week was led by the acquisition of the UAE-based cloud engineering services ......

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Finance

17 May, 2023

How Dubai Future District Fund's LP portfolio is different from direct bets

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), an evergreen venture investment and fund of funds that was created a year and ......

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TMT

16 May, 2023

Exclusive: Gulf Islamic Investments topping up India exposure

The UAE-based Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), which manages assets of more than $3 billion in private equity, venture ......

Consumer

12 May, 2023

Gulf digest: Middle eastern startup Chatfood gets acquired; fintech player Twig raises funds

Big ticket pre-seed funding rounds dominated the startup deal making activity in the Gulf region this week, led by a ......

TMT

05 May, 2023

Gulf Digest: e& buys Beehive; Tarabut, Squatwolf, Snoonu get VC funding

Funding activity in the Gulf region accelerated in the first week of May after a subdued April, led by a ......

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Finance

05 May, 2023

Gulf-focused DFDF gets India exposure via maiden Asian LP bet

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), styled as the region’s first evergreen venture fund-of-funds, has ventured ......