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| 10.09.2025 | VC firm VentureSouq marks final close of second fintech fund | VentureSouq's leadership team
VentureSouq, an early-stage venture capital firm in the Middle East, has marked the final close of its second fintech fund.
The Dubai-headquartered VC firm has raised the targeted $50 million for VentureSouq (V... |
| 02.09.2025 | Exclusive: Etihad Airways CEO sees no rush for IPO with ample self-funding | Exclusive: Etihad Airways CEO sees no rush for IPO with ample self-funding
By Rajesh Kumar SinghSeptember 2, 20258:04 PM UTCUpdated ago
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| 01.09.2025 | Presight AI-Startup Accelerator Ignites Global Innovation in Abu Dhabi | Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company, has launched its inaugural AI-Startup Accelerator Bootcamp in Abu Dhabi, bringing together 10 promising startups from around the world for a transformative three-day program desi... |
| 12.08.2025 | ADQ's Zero Two joins Warburg Pincus as co-owner of Evolution Data Centres | (Photo from Pexels; by Panumas Nikhomkhai)
Abu Dhabi-based digital infrastructure firm Zero Two has invested in Evolution Data Centres to join private equity firm Warburg Pincus as co-owner of the Southeast Asia-focused data centre platform... |
| 01.08.2025 | Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ADFW 2025 Set to Double in Size at New Location | ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Chairman of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the largest... |
| 30.07.2025 | Aliph Capital appoints MD to lead Saudi operations | Hanadi Al Ali, MD, Aliph Capital
Aliph Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm that recently raised its debut fund, has appointed a managing director to lead its Saudi Arabian operations from its new office in Riyadh as it looks to deploy ... |
| 28.07.2025 | Grapevine: Kenro Capital, KKR, Nexus Venture Partners, ADQ, Java Capital in news | Premium
Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs
Kenro Capital eyes investment in Pine Labs, while KKR-backed Leap India prepares for an IPO which will give KKR a partial exit and Nexus Venture Partners is set to offload its stake in Zolostays. Meanwhile... |
| 21.07.2025 | China Recap | Back in the AI saddle | China Recap is a weekly roundup tracking Chinese companies expanding abroad, covering market entries, funding rounds, product launches, and global partnerships.
China’s corporate globalization strategy is evolving fast. Industry giants are ... |
| 17.07.2025 | Trendyol, Baykar CEO, ADQ and Ant International to develop fintech platform in Turkey | ANKARA :Turkey's Trendyol Group, Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund ADQ and Ant International have agreed to explore a potential joint fintech venture offering digital financial services in Turkey, the companies said on ... |
| 18.06.2025 | Salmon's $88 Million Surge: A New Wave in Philippine Finance | In the bustling heart of Manila, a financial revolution is brewing. Salmon Group Ltd, a rising star in the Southeast Asian financial services landscape, has just secured $88 million in funding. This isn't just a drop in the bucket; it's a t... |
| 17.06.2025 | Salmon Raises $88 Million To Grow Its Business In The Philippines, Sets Up A $150 Million Nordic Bond Framework Agreement For Scaling Up | MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 June 2025 – Salmon Group Ltd (“Salmon”), a leading emerging markets financial services firm, operating a financing company and BSP-regulated bank in the Philippines, announces the completio... |
| 29.05.2025 | Gridora signs inaugural MoU with Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre to accelerate delivery of transport infrastructure projects worth AED 35 billion | ABU DHABI, UAE, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Gridora, the new infrastructure platform established by ADQ, IHC and Modon Holding, has signed its first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC... |
| 26.05.2025 | Gulf PE firm Aliph Capital closes debut fund 20% below target | Premium
Huda Al Lawati, founder and CEO, Aliph Capital
Aliph Capital, a UAE-based private equity firm that backs mid-market companies in the Gulf region, has closed its first fund 20% below the original target amid a challenging fundraising... |
| 08.05.2025 | Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala's AUM jumps 9% in 2024 | Mubadala Investment Company’s assets under management jumped 9.1% last year to 1.2 trillion dirhams ($326.74 billion), it said on Thursday, as it stepped up investments into sectors such as technology, manufacturing, and private credit.
Mub... |
| 08.05.2025 | Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala's assets jump 9% in 2024 | Khaldoon Khalifa Al-Mubarak, managing director and group CEO, Mubadala
Mubadala Investment Company's assets under management jumped 9.1% last year to 1.2 trillion dirhams ($326.74 billion), it said on Thursday, as it stepped up investments ... |
| 29.04.2025 | Etihad Airways: Navigating Turbulence with Vision and Resilience | In the world of aviation, uncertainty is the only certainty. Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, is soaring above the storm clouds of tariff turmoil. While many airlines tremble at the thought of economic upheaval, Etihad's leadership sees ... |
| 28.04.2025 | Abu Dhabi doubles down on crypto as wealth fund, FAB, IHC join forces for new stablecoin | DUBAI :Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, conglomerate IHC, and the UAE's biggest lender by assets First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) are planning to launch a new stablecoin backed by dirhams, they said on Monday, as the Gulf country deepens its ... |
| 28.04.2025 | Etihad Airways shrugs off tariff turmoil, sees opportunities | Etihad Airways shrugs off tariff turmoil, sees opportunities
By Federico Maccioni and Jana ChoukeirApril 28, 202511:38 AM UTCUpdated ago
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| 17.04.2025 | ADQ, IHC and Modon form new infrastructure platform 'Gridora' to accelerate the development of strategic projects | The new entity, 'Gridora', will be a joint venture operating under Modon Holding
Gridora will collaborate with specialist partners and capital providers to advance the delivery of strategic infrastructure projects nationally, regionally and... |
| 01.04.2025 | India's used-car retailer Spinny raises $131m to scale NBFC business | India’s used-car retailing platform Spinny has raised $131 million in a fresh funding round led by US-based Accel Leaders Fund, as it looks to scale its newly launched non-banking financial company (NBFC) business.
The round also saw partic... |
| 28.03.2025 | MENA Digest: Valeo Health nets Series B; Nayla Finance, enza, Lumi AI get seed money | The Valeo Health team
Valeo Health, a UAE-based healthtech platform that delivers personalised real-time insights and tailored wellness solutions, led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa this week.
At least three fintech st... |
| 21.03.2025 | ОАЭ обязуются выделить $1,4 трлн на инвестиционную программу в США | ОАЭ взяли на себя обязательство по инвестициям после того, как в начале этой недели президент Трамп принял в Овальном кабинете советника по национальной безопасности шейха Тахнуна бин Заида и глав основных суверенных фондов благосостояния и... |
| 20.03.2025 | Abu Dhabi’s ADQ and American private equity firm ECP make $25 billion bet on powering U.S. data centers | ADQ oversees $249 billion in assets, while ECP has raised more than $31 billion in capital commitments since its inception in 2005.
The deal comes as ADQ chairman and United Arab Emirates national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed A... |
| 20.03.2025 | Abu Dhabi's ADQ ties up with ECP to invest over $25 bn in data centre energy projects | Credit: 123RF.com
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has partnered with U.S. private equity firm Energy Capital Partners to invest more than $25 billion in energy projects to power data centres, mostly in the United States.
The investments... |
| 18.02.2025 | Reliance Consumer takes soft drink brand Campa Cola to UAE market | Reliance Consumer Products Ltd, the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, on Tuesday announced the launch of its soft drink brand Campa Cola in the UAE at the ongoing Gulfood, the world’s largest F&B sourcing event.
Campa Cola, which has dis... |
| 31.01.2025 | Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ signing off from India bet with a bummer | Pro
Credit: 123RF.com
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ has pressed the sell button on one of its handful of private equity-style investments in India with little to show from the four-year-old bet, VCCircle has gathered. ADQ, which hasn’... |
| 21.01.2025 | Dfns: $16 Million (Series A) Raised For Expanding Crypto Wallet Infrastructure | Dfns – a leading wallet-as-a-service platform for crypto assets – announced it closed a $16 million Series A, led by Further Ventures (the venture arm of Abu Dhabi’s largest sovereign wealth fund ADQ). This funding round also included parti... |
| 16.01.2025 | Abu Dhabi's ADQ Sets Sights on Aramex: A Strategic Move in Logistics | In the bustling world of logistics, a new player is making waves. Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, ADQ, has launched a bold bid to acquire Aramex, a prominent logistics and transportation firm. This move is not just about numbers; it’s a ... |
| 13.01.2025 | Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund ADQ Offers to Buy Aramex The sovereign fund says Aramex can help grow economy. | At the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), Aramex announced a voluntary conditional cash offer from Q Logistics Holding, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's ADQ Development Holding (ADQ), to acquire up to 100% of the issued and paid... |
| 13.01.2025 | Abu Dhabi's ADQ plans to launch takeover of Aramex, boost logistics portfolio | Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ plans to launch a takeover offer for Aramex, bidding for the shares it does not already own in the courier firm, according to a bourse filing on Monday, as it works to bolster its logistics holdings.
The ... |
| 28.12.2024 | The Rise of Zhipu AI: A New Era in Conversational AI | In the fast-paced world of technology, change is the only constant. The latest shift comes with the appointment of Hu Yunhua as the head of ChatGLM at Zhipu AI. This move signals a new chapter for the company and the broader landscape of co... |
| 26.12.2024 | Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)? | The discussion around Chinese companies expanding to the Middle East has resurfaced over the past two years, but unlike the first wave in 2015, today’s entrants face more pressing needs: securing funding, accessing resources, and exploring ... |
| 12.12.2024 | UAE president names Blackstone's Gray, others to board of ADNOC investment arm XRG | A general view of the ADNOC headquarters in Abu Dhabi | Credit: Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan approved a board of directors for XRG, state oil giant ADNOC's new international inve... |
| 10.12.2024 | Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024 Opens with Top Financial Leaders in the 'Capital of Capital' | ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council, one of MENA's most anticipated four-day ev... |
| 05.12.2024 | UAE-based Aliph Capital makes second deployment from $250-mn vehicle | Premium
Credit: Aliph Capital
Mid-market focussed private equity firm Aliph Capital has made its second deployment from its inaugural $250 million fund, a day after it announced onboarding Riyadh-based Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) as a limit... |
| 28.11.2024 | BlackRock's Bold Move: Acquiring HPS Investment Partners | In the world of finance, deals are like chess moves. Each one can change the game. BlackRock, the titan of asset management, is making a significant play by acquiring HPS Investment Partners, a private credit manager. This deal, valued at a... |
| 27.11.2024 | ADFW Unveils Full Agenda for 2024 Edition, One of the Most Impactful Financial Gatherings of the Year | ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) has unveiled a compelling agenda for this year's event that will take place from 9th to 12th December 2024. ADFW 2024 – ADGM's flagship event with ADQ as its headli... |
| 18.11.2024 | Salmon Named Leading Fintech Group Philippines at the World Business Outlook Awards 2024 | MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Salmon, the fintech leader driving financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, has been recognized as the Leading Fintech Group Philippines at the esteemed World Business Outlook Awards 2024. Th... |
| 05.11.2024 | Tiger Global, General Catalyst-backed Spinny's FY24 revenue climbs 14%, loss shrinks | (L-R) Mohit Gupta, Niraj Singh and Ramanshu Mahuar, co-founders, Spinny | Credit: Spinny website
Spinny, a used car retailing platform backed by marquee investors including Tiger Global and General Catalyst, reported a rise of 14.3% in its ... |
| 07.10.2024 | PH consumer fintech startup Salmon raises $30m in latest funding round | Salmon, a Philippines-based consumer fintech startup backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ, has announced raising $30 million in its Series A-2 equity round. |
| 19.09.2024 | Mubadala, Aldar extend tie-up to own over $8 bn of assets in Abu Dhabi | Developer Aldar Properties and sovereign fund Mubadala have extended their partnership to own and manage assets worth over $8.2 billion across Abu Dhabi, as part of efforts by the UAE capital to boost its global appeal.
The deal aims to &qu... |
| 12.08.2024 | ADQ to pick up stake in auction house Sotheby's | Credit: 123RF.com
Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ and Sotheby's majority owner Patrick Drahi will invest $1 billion in the auction house in a deal that will see ADQ acquire a minority stake in the company, the fund and Sotheby's said on Friday.
F... |
| 28.04.2024 | ADQ Launches $180m Jasoor Fund to Boost Fintech, Edtech Innovation in MENA Region | Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ announced the launch of the Jasoor Fund, a new technology-focused investment fund, with a capital base of $180 million
The fund aims to drive digital transformation and economic growth across the region.
This initi... |
| 04.03.2024 | Qatar reportedly has a $100M fund for startups | Qatar unveiled its startup investment program at the recent Web Summit through its development bank. The program aims to attract seed and growth-stage tech companies seeking to establish or expand operations within the country. TechCrunch h... |
| 21.02.2024 | Aleph Farms partners with BBGI, Fermbox Bio in Thailand as part of ‘step-by-step de-risking process’ for cultivated meat | Israeli startup Aleph Farms has teamed up with biomanufacturing specialists BBGI and Fermbox Bio to produce cultivated meat in Thailand as part of its ‘asset-light’ growth strategy.
Construction of the facility, which will have a capacity o... |
| 02.08.2023 | Loft recebe novo aporte e finaliza rodada de US$ 100 milhões | Como parte de uma captação estruturada no terceiro trimestre de 2022, o Grupo Loft, unicórnio brasileiro de imóveis, acaba de anunciar que recebeu um aporte de novos investidores liderado por um “fundo soberano do Oriente Médio”, diz em not... |
| 18.08.2022 | Abu Dhabi’s Group 42 launches $10B fund to invest in ‘high-growth’ tech startups
Show your support for our mission by joining our Cube Club and Cube Event Community of experts. Join the community tha... | Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence firm Group 42, which is backed by Mubadala Investment Co. and Silver Lake Technology Management LLC, is setting up a new, $10 billion fund focused on technology investments in emerging markets.
The G4... |
| 06.07.2022 | BREAKING: Crop gene editor Tropic Biosciences banks $35m in fresh funding | UK ag gene-editing startup Tropic Biosciences has raised $35 million for its latest funding round, it announced today.
Swiss impact investor Blue Horizon led the bridge round.
ADQ, Bloom8 (previously Rage Capital), Skyviews Life Science, Su... |
| 10.01.2022 | How Abu Dhabi’s ADQ is creating the UAE’s largest healthcare platform | Credit: Pure Health |
| 16.11.2021 | Chinese VC Bits x Bites hits $100m final close with capital from Syngenta, Wilbur-Ellis | Chinese agrifoodtech VC firm Bits x Bites has closed its latest fund on $100 million with a string of food and ag corporates as well as investment players signing up as LPs.
Among those participating in the fund’s final close were Syngenta ... |
| 16.11.2021 | BREAKING: Chinese VC Bits x Bites hits $100m final close with capital from Syngenta, Wilbur-Ellis | Chinese agrifoodtech VC firm Bits x Bites has closed its latest fund on $100 million with a string of food and ag corporates as well as investment players signing up as LPs.
Among those participating in the fund’s final close were Syngenta ... |
| 16.09.2021 | Avista Capital Partners and Nordic Capital to sell Acino, a leader in advanced drug delivery technologies, to ADQ | NEW YORK and ZURICH, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading healthcare investors Avista Capital Partners ("Avista Capital") and Nordic Capital (through Nordic Capital CV1) today announced that they have entered into a definitive a... |
| 16.09.2021 | Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners to sell Acino, a leader in advanced drug delivery technologies, to ADQ | Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners to sell Acino, a leader in advanced drug delivery technologies, to ADQ Thu, Sep 16, 2021 08:17 CET
-- Ownership period defined by Acino’s transformation and growth to become leading provider of tru... |
| 20.08.2021 | India’s AgNext banks $21m Series A funding, delivers 5x return for exiting investor | AgNext, a provider of food quality assessment technologies, has raised $21 million in a Series A round led by Alpha Wave Incubation – a $300 million early-stage fund managed by New York-based Falcon Edge Capital and backed by DisruptAD, the... |
| 07.01.2021 | Abu Dhabi-based ADQ picks up minority stake in Biocon Biologics for $75 million | ADQ, a prominent Sovereign Fund of the Middle East, has picked up a minority stake of 1.8% in Biocon Biologics, the biosimilar subsidiary of Biocon for $75 million (nearly Rs 555 crore).
The transaction values Biocon Biologics at $4.17 bill... |
| 16.12.2020 | VC funding in solar 2020: perovskites, silicon and utility-scale foundations, plus lots of software | During the great thin-film PV scare of the late aughts, venture capitalists showered billions of dollars upon scores of largely undeserving solar startups.
The solar startup pipeline is smarter these days, as are, one hopes, the venture cap... |
| 13.09.2020 | Software is eating renewable power markets: cleantech investment roundup | Utility solar software gets $6 million
Terabase Energy is on a mission to drive down utility-scale solar power prices to below $0.01 per kWh by 2025. Using its software, automation and “digital-twin” modeling, the new company aims to modern... |
| 08.09.2020 | SenseHawk raises $5.1M to enhance its solar plant construction, O&M software | SenseHawk, a Software as a service company that helps customers develop, build and operate solar and other infrastructure sites, raised $5.1 million in Series A1 funding. SenseHawk’s cloud-based platform and application modules solve severa... |
| 21.05.2020 | The UAE-based ADQ launches a USD 300 million fund for early-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia | At a time when the novel coronavirus has paralyzed economies around the world, the deep-pocketed investors from the Middle East are on a lookout to invest in early-stage startups in India and Southeast Asia.
ADQ, the state-owned holding com... |
| 21.05.2020 | Abu Dhabi’s ADQ launches $300m fund for India, SE Asia startups | Premium
ADQ, formerly known as Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, has launched a new venture capital fund with a corpus of 1.1 billion UAE dirham (about $299.5 million) to invest in early-stage businesses in India and Southeast Asia.
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| - | ADQ | “ADQ is an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company mandated to accelerate the transformation of the Emirate into a knowledge-based economy. As an active and sustainable investor, ADQ seeks out attractive opportunities that support th... |
| - | Avista Capital Partners and Nordic Capital to sell Acino, a leader in advanced drug delivery technologies, to ADQ | — Ownership period defined by Acino’s transformation and growth to become leading provider of trusted and innovative pharmaceuticals in emerging markets —
New York, NY and Zurich, September 16, 2021 — Leading healthcare investors Avista Ca... |
| - | Portuguese founded Sword Health brings in $163 million at $2 billion valuation | Digitial musculoskeletal therapy provider Sword Health has raised $163 million in a Series D funding round, now giving the Porto-founded company a $2 billion valuation. The oversubscribed primary funding round closed at $163 million providi... |
