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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DFDF CEO on funding trends and why MENA startups didn't see steeper valuation drop

Finance

10 July, 2024

DFDF CEO on funding trends and why MENA startups didn't see steeper valuation drop

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, has deployed over a ......

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Finance

09 July, 2024

UAE's Global Ventures gets bigger cheque from returning LP for third fund

Global Ventures, a UAE-based growth-stage venture capital firm that manages a portfolio of over 60 companies, has ......

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Consumer

08 July, 2024

Moroccan investment firm CDG Invest to bet on electronics retailer

CDG Invest Growth, the private equity investment arm of state-owned Moroccan financial institution Caisse de Dépot et ......

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Finance

08 July, 2024

In Charts: How Middle East PE-VC dealmaking fared in H1 2024

The number of private equity and venture capital deals in the Middle East region fell by almost a fourth in ......

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TMT

05 July, 2024

MENA Digest: Voice technology startup Intella, edutech firms Jeel, El Kheta raise funds

Egyptian voice technology startup Intella led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during ......

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Finance

04 July, 2024

Lebanese VC Globivest's Jasmine Busson on new fund, healthcare focus and more

Lebanese women-led venture capital firm Globivest is chugging fast towards the final close of its second fund, a top ......

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TMT

03 July, 2024

BitOasis backer Wamda Capital joins CoinDCX cap table as common investor Pantera stays put

UAE-based venture capital firm Wamda Capital, an early investor of BitOasis, has joined the cap table of Indian digital assets ......

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Finance

03 July, 2024

Mauritius PE firm Inside Capital marks first close of second fund

Inside Capital Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that backs growth-stage small and medium enterprises ......

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Infrastructure

02 July, 2024

QIA-backed Kasada set to pick its third hotel property in South Africa

Johannesburg-based hospitality-focused private equity firm Kasada Capital Management, which is backed by sovereign ......

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Healthcare

01 July, 2024

Dubai's TVM Capital backs healthcare player from Saudi-focused fund

TVM Capital Healthcare, an emerging markets-focused healthcare private equity firm, has backed a Saudi Arabian bio-......