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.
Finance
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
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 ......
Finance
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, ......
Finance
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
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
TMT
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
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
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
