Funding
Dubai’s Biggest Bank Is Letting AI Startups Loose on Its Systems, and That’s Actually Good News
Emirates NBD and Techstars have launched an 'Acceleration-to-Enterprise' partnership in Dubai that plugs AI and FinTech startups directly into the…
AI’s biggest funding round ever: Anthropic just raised $65B and surpassed OpenAI
Claude creator Anthropic just raised a record $65 billion, catapulting its valuation to $965 billion and surpassing OpenAI’s $852 billion…
WHOOP raises $575 million in Series G funding with major GCC expansion
WHOOP secures record $10.1 billion valuation with Qatar Investment Authority and Mubadala backing its first Middle East R&D lab in…
New UAE platform gives restaurants up to AED 10M without debt or equity
Platform offers UAE restaurants up to Dhs 10 million upfront capital without loans or equity stakes. Instead of traditional debt,…
Kris Fade is now a cofounder… in your pocket
Radio host and Dubai Bling star Kris Fade takes an equity stake in AI startup idea-L and joins as Strategic…
Abu Dhabi just made launching a startup a lot easier
At its Impact Event 2025, Hub71 launched Initiate for early-stage founders, expanded Hub71+ AI with 15 partners, and announced new…
Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025: How Dubai Holding Is Turning Circular Ideas into Scaled Pilots
Dubai Holding’s Associate Director of Philanthropy, Tala Khlat, explains how the Innovate for Tomorrow Impact Accelerator is driving sustainability, supporting…