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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MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund

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19 April, 2024

MENA Digest: Penny Software, Fortis, U-topia raise funds; Beltone VC launches $30-mn fund

Funding activity picked up in the Middle East and North Africa region this week after slowing down of action during ......

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Finance

18 April, 2024

Sanad gets LP top-up for MENA-focused MSME debt fund

The Sanad Fund for MSME, an impact investment fund that provides loans and equity financing to local financial ......

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Finance

18 April, 2024

African PE firm Medu Capital sets target for new fund's final close as LP base shifts

Medu Capital, one of the most active private equity firms in South Africa, aims to mark the final close of ......

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Consumer

17 April, 2024

South Africa's Vuna Partners picks up minority stake in local consumer player

South Africa-based mid-market private equity investor Vuna Partners struck a fifth deal from its debut investment ......

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Finance

15 April, 2024

In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds

The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about......

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Finance

12 April, 2024

Helios lets go of billion-dollar Africa PE fund strategy, floats smaller flagship

Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Africa that curtailed its half-a-billion-dollar ......

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Finance

08 April, 2024

Jordanian climate infra-focused PE firm Catalyst Investment gets European LP

Catalyst Investment Management, a Jordan-based private equity firm focused on renewable energy and climate ......

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Finance

05 April, 2024

Francophone Africa-focused Janngo Capital set to get LP for startup fund

Janngo Capital, a Francophone Africa-focused multi-stage venture capital firm that backs tech-based small and medium ......

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Finance

03 April, 2024

Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription

Adenia Partners, a Mauritius-based private equity firm that focuses on mid-sized businesses across Africa marked the ......

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Finance

01 April, 2024

DFDF to tread cautiously as VC in 2024 but bullish on LP bets

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), a backer of 24 startups and venture capital funds, outlined its “cautious venture ......