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
Egyptian venture capital firm Acasia gears up for second tech fund
Acasia Ventures, an Egypt-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage tech startups is set to roll out a second ......
Finance
Golden Gate Ventures' Lints on portfolio mix for first MENA fund, LPs and more
Golden Gate Ventures (GGV), a Singapore-based early-stage venture capital firm that launched a $100 million target ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Volume low this week; July funding amount jumps threefold
Startup funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week was led by UAE-based meals aggregator ......
People
Dubai Future District Fund sees change of guard as CEO steps down
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund is undergoing a change of......
Finance
African PE Mediterrania eyes final close of Fund IV with oversubscription
Mediterrania Capital Partners, a Malta-based private equity firm that manages assets worth $800 million, is aiming to ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Two Egyptian startups snag funding; Riyadh's Blend raises pre-seed round
Egyptian fintech startups led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region this week, even as ......
Finance
African PE firm Helios set to rope in returning LP for fifth outing
Helios Investment Partners, one of Africa's largest private equity firms that manages assets worth over $3 billion, ......
TMT
SPE Capital strikes first bet from latest fund, invests in African payments platform
Africa and Middle East-focused mid-market private equity firm SPE Capital has struck it first bet from its $350-million ......
Finance
AIIM closes pan-Africa Infra Fund IV with oversubscription
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure-focused private equity firm, has marked the final ......
Finance
South Africa's Maia Capital closes debut fund at one-third of initial aim
Maia Capital Partners, a mezzanine investment firm that aims to make impact investments in South African firms marked ......