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Consumer
Xponentia Capital invests in hair care brand Traya
Mid-market private equity firm Xponentia Capital, which has backed companies such as dining chain Barbeque Nation, fintech firm Easy Home ......
Finance
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 capital approach” ......
Finance
Payments platform Innoviti secures pre-IPO funding from existing investors
Payment-focused retail software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform Innoviti Monday said it has raised $4.8 million (Rs 40 crore) from its existing investors ......
Finance
Former Navy officer floats defence-focused early-stage fund
Former Indian Navy officer Navneet Kaushik, who served as the director of the Technology Development Board, has floated an early-stage ......
People
Saudi Venture Capital appoints Nora Alsarhan as deputy CEO
Riyadh’s state-owned Saudi Venture Capital (SVC), which manages assets worth $2.2 billion, has appointed Nora M Alsarhan, its chief investment ......
Finance
Palestinian VC Ibtikar Fund may get European LP for second fund
Ibtikar Fund, the conflict-stricken Palestine’s only venture capital firm, which backs early-stage Palestinian-founded startups in the West Bank, Gaza, and ......
General
Deals Digest: Funding momentum slows further in shorter week
Capital raised by private equity and venture capital-backed startups slipped for the second consecutive week, as overall activity was subdued ......
TMT
Bambrew, SydeLabs secure early-stage funding
Climatetech startup Bambrew and artificial intelligence (AI) startup SydeLabs secured early-stage funding, the companies said on Friday. Bambrew Bambrew has raised $7.2 ......
People
Venture Catalysts' accelerator platform 9Unicorns onboards new partner
9Unicorns, set up by incubator and accelerator Venture Catalysts, has appointed investor Vinod Keni as partner. As a part of his ......
TMT
MENA Digest: Egypt's Sprints, Bahrain's Ahlan raise funds, dealmaking slows down
Dealmaking slowed down sharply during the week amid Ramadan. Among the deals that did happen were early-stage fundraises by Egyptian ......