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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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 ......
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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 ......
Finance
Saudi PIF-backed Jada makes LP bet on female-led private equity fund
Jada Fund of Funds, which is backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has invested in an Abu Dhabi-based......
People
After scaling BookMyShow and Lenskart in the Gulf, what's Sudhir Syal up to now?
Sudhir Syal has promoted Irish band Westlife’s concert in Dubai and sold premium eyewear to the Arabs. He will soon ......
Infrastructure
EDF Renewables, Korea Western set to rope in investor for Oman solar project
French renewable energy company EDF Renewables and Korean Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) are in talks to secure ......
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Why Indian crypto entrepreneurs are flocking to the UAE
Last year, investment platform Pyse Fintech Pvt. Ltd added a layer of cryptocurrency and blockchain to its model. That ......
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Planning India centre, eyeing 30% revenue growth after ZainTech deal: Adfolks' Mohan
Indian-origin entrepreneur Arun Mohan sold his UAE-based cloud engineering services startup Adfolks to ZainTech, ......
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WazirX co-founder's Shardeum raises more funds ahead of launch
Nine months after raising seed funding of $18.2 million from over 50 investors, WazirX co-founder Nischal Shetty’s ......
People
From a failed Malayalam channel to selling two startups, how Arun Mohan made a mark in UAE
Barely weeks after popping champagne to celebrate the sale of his six-year-old bootstrapped and profitable cloud ......
Finance
This Gulf VC is looking to invest in Indian gaming startups
Shorooq Partners, an early-stage tech venture capital investor in the Middle East, is evaluating investments in Indian ......
