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King Saud University venture fund launches
The Saudi university's investment arm has formed the fund to invest in research emerging from the academic institution.
Feb 25, 2026Albesher to head Saudi insurer Tawuniya’s VC investment arm
Abdullah Albesher spent more than eight years at Aramco Ventures, the CVC arm of the Saudi oil company.
Feb 2, 2026Schnider joins commercialisation arm of Israeli university Weizmann Institute
Nofar Schnider cofounded and manages NuVC, a community of VC professionals in Israel.
Jan 29, 2026Saudi Arabia's KAUST university seeks global VC money after spinouts raise $1bn
The university is looking to widen funding further by engaging with corporations and global accelerator programmes such as TechStars.
Jan 22, 2026Saudi real estate developer Red Sea Global launches AI venture fund
The fund will target investments in AI startups based in Saudi Arabia.
Jan 6, 2026Assad joins investment arm of Saudi contractor Nesma & Partners
Haifa Assad has joined Imad Ventures as a senior investment analyst.
Dec 1, 2025UAE conglomerate Crescent Enterprises commits $68m to venture building arm
The Middle Eastern company has appointed serial entrepreneur Rakhil Fernando as the new head of the unit.
Oct 20, 2025Egyptian real estate firm Madinet Masr launches fund to boost innovation
The company will deploy an undisclosed amount over the next five years into real estate developments.
May 12, 2025Other News
Siemens Energy investment arm announces new hires and promotion
Siemens Energy Ventures has promoted one team member and recruited two more to work on its cleantech investments and venture clienting.
Feb 21, 2025The non-US AI startups competing with Silicon Valley heavyweights
DeepSeek's cut-price generative AI offering makes it a direct rival to OpenAI and its US peers, but it's far from alone. Here are some alternative startups from outside the US that have received corporate backing.
Jan 28, 2025Brazilian paper maker Suzano invests in AI land use startup Marvin to…
Suzano's investment arm has upped its investment in Marvin as the climate crisis puts landowners at increased risk.
Jan 13, 2025Swiss software company Hashgraph forms $100m Web3 venture fund
The fund will be managed by Hashgraph's venture subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates.
Dec 20, 2024Al Abri joins Omani utility Nama Group to manage investments
The move follows various roles in investment, business development and innovation.
Dec 6, 2024Al-Nasser promoted to senior principal of CVC at Saudi IT firm Elm
After three years working for the Saudi IT services and consultancy company, Khalid Al-Nasser has been made senior principal of CVC.
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