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"IPO is a very healthy sign of market maturity," says @MEVPcapital's Chief Exit Officer, @RabihDeKhoury, on why IPOs are so crucial for the growth of the ecosystem. 📈 Catch the full discussion on "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" podcast Season 1 episode 8! 🎧 lucidityinsights.com/podcast… 🌐 Check out MEVP's portfolio companies: lucidityinsights.com/investo… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" is your exclusive masterclass series featuring top investors and thought leaders in #VentureCapital. Get the insights you need to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. 🚀 #LucidityInsights #Podcast #MENAStartups #MEVP #VentureCapital #SaudiArabia #UAE #GCC #MENA #GoingPublic #Listing #IPO

Saudi-based Ninja 🥷🏽 (@Ninjaappksa) has raised $250M in a round led by Riyad Capital, reaching a $1.5B valuation and earning unicorn status. 🦄 Read more:🔗lucidityinsights.com/news/ni… Check out Ninja’s total raised so far: 💰lucidityinsights.com/startup… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #QCommerce #SaudiStartups #Vision2030 #MENAtech #FundingNews #UnicornAlert

#LucysWeeklyRoundup — 1. Kumulus Water secures $3.5M Seed from Bpifrance, Plus VC (+VC) & others. ( 🇹🇳🇫🇷 | #WaterTech ) 2. Taawoni secures $1.6M funding from M Capital & others. ( 🇸🇦 | #EdTech ) 3. Thunder Code raises $9M Seed, led by Silicon Badia. ( 🇹🇳🇫🇷 | #AITesting ) 4. Cross Boundary Energy Access (CBEA) secures $5M investment from IFC to scale Africa’s mini-grid sector. ( 🇰🇪 | #RenewableEnergy ) 5. Speedata closes $44M Series B from Walden Catalyst Ventures, Intel Corporation CEO Lip-Bu Tan & others. ( 🇮🇱 | #AnalyticsProcessing ) 6. Zero Networks secures $55M Series C, led by Highland Europe. ( 🇮🇱 | #Cybersecurity ) 7. MIND secures $30M Series A, led by Paladin Capital Group & Crosspoint Capital Partners. ( 🇮🇱 | #AIDLP ) 8. Kamari Pharma secures $23M Series A, co-led by BRM Group & Pontifax Venture Capital. ( 🇮🇱 | #Biopharma ) 9. ShipBee raises $235K pre-seed, led by GrowthX ( 🇶🇦 | #LogisticsTech ) 💰 #MEAPT VC ECOSYSTEM UPDATES: 1. Stride Ventures expands in the GCC, with Saudi Arabia at the center of its growth strategy. ( 🇮🇳🇸🇦 | #VentureDebt ) 2. Nigeria launches AI Scaling Hub, backed by a $7.5M Gates Foundation grant. ( 🇳🇬 | #AIforDevelopment ) 3. EIGHTClouds closes $20M capital raise to back GCC F&B and hospitality growth. ( 🇦🇪 | #ConsumerInvestment ) 📢 Check out LucidityInsights.com for daily #FundingNews: 🔗 lucidityinsights.com?utm_sou… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Enjoy an exclusive 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 of 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 to Lucidity Insights with this special coupon below! Here's what you’ll get: ✔️ Access to our exclusive 750+ VC database ✔️ Expert insights tailored for MEA startups ✔️ Unlimited access to Special Reports, Videos, and more Use code【NEWSWAVE】at checkout and join our community today! 👇 🔗 lucidityinsights.com/pricing… Stay Hungry, Stay Humble, The Lucidity Insights Team 🚀 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #FundingAlert #MiddleEast #Africa #MENA #TechStartup #UAE #KSA #Israel #Tunisia #Kenya #Nigeria

🔹 #Egypt & #Algeria: Surpassing projected GDP figures, they showcase economic resilience despite broader global headwinds. 🔹 #Kenya & #SouthAfrica: Consistently among the top-funded startups, demonstrating investor confidence in their entrepreneurial ecosystems. 🔹 #Senegal & #Uganda: Beating expectations in startup funding, despite not ranking among Africa's largest economies—proving that supportive policies, infrastructure, and innovation hubs attract capital.

Raising money is important, but keeping control of your company’s future is even more critical. In our latest Perfect Pitch Podcast, Lucy Chow (@lucylschow) reminds first-time founders to think strategically. What are your thoughts on this advice? 🔗 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: lucidityinsights.com/podcast… ▶️ On YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=Ne9yzTih… ᯤ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5qe… 🎙️ Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… ♫ Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/10… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" is your exclusive masterclass series featuring top #Investors and thought leaders in #VentureCapital. Get the insights you need to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. 🚀 Unlock a world of startup wisdom with a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 month of 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 to the Lucidity Insights data platform! 🎉 Here's what you’ll receive: ✔️ Entry to our exclusive VC database with 750+ investors ✔️ Expert insights tailored for startups in the MEA region ✔️ Unlimited access to Special Reports, Videos, Masterclasses, and more To seize this opportunity, use code 'INFOBOOST' at checkout and join our thriving community today! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘄 🔗 lucidityinsights.com/pricing… Stay Hungry, Stay Humble, The Lucidity Insights Team 🚀 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #ThePerfectPitch #AngelInvestor #StartupAdvice

The hottest #Startup podcast in the Middle East is back! 🔥 '𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁' - 𝗘𝗽𝟯 features Maaz Sheikh (@Maaz_STARZPLAY ), CEO & Co-Founder of @STARZPlayArabia, MENA’s soon-to-be streaming unicorn. 🎙️ Tune in as he shares: • The secrets behind 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. • 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 before launch. • The 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in content and payments. Discover the full story behind #STARZPLAY’s rise, shaping the entertainment industry in the region. Watch the full episode now: ▶️ lucidityinsights.com/podcast… • 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: open.spotify.com/show/7f5q4X… • 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀: podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcas… 🌐 Learn about #StarzPlay's funding journey: lucidityinsights.com/startup… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Unlock your startup wisdom today with a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 of 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 to the Lucidity Insights data platform! 🎉 Here's what you’ll get: ✔️ Access to our exclusive VC database with 750+ investors ✔️ Expert insights tailored for startups in the MEA region ✔️ Unlimited access to Special Reports, Videos, Masterclasses and more To enjoy this offer, use code '𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗧' at checkout and join our community today! 🔗 lucidityinsights.com/investo… Stay Hungry, Stay Humble, The Lucidity Insights Team 🚀 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #StartupSuccess #Entrepreneurship #Localization #MiddleEastStartups #Podcast

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In our latest episode of 'The Perfect Pitch Podcast,' P1 Ventures' Managing Partners Mika and Hisham discuss why Africa's founders will drive the world's growth in the coming decades. 👇 🎧 Now streaming on LucidityInsights.com and all major platforms: ▶️ lucidityinsights.com/podcast… 🌐 Check out P1 Ventures' portfolio: lucidityinsights.com/investo…

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰.𝟯𝗫 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗖 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 📈 VC funding in #MENA has outpaced global trends, with the region's VC funding in 2024 surging 4.27x compared to 2019 levels. The #UAE continues to lead, driven by a US $1.5B deal between @Microsoft and @G42ai. In contrast, global markets like the US, Canada, and the UK have shown modest growth, while major Asian markets face declines. Do you think MENA will continue to defy global trends in the coming years? 💭 More at LucidityInsights.com: 🔗 lucidityinsights.com/infobyt… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #VentureCapital #GlobalTrends #EconomicGrowth #MiddleEast #NorthAfrica

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Signs of maturity in MENAPT's investment landscape? Here are the region's tech funding stats for Q1 - Q3 2024 compared to last year: From Q1 to Q3 2024, the #MENAPT region raised $6.73 Bn in total investments—a modest 0.5% 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 compared to the $6.69 Bn in 2023. But here's the twist: Deal volume plummeted by a staggering 44.6%. Only 622 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 were closed this year, compared to 1,123 in the same period last year. What does this mean? Investors are shifting their focus toward fewer, larger, deals, prioritizing high-value opportunities over volume. This points to a maturing market, where quality trumps quantity. Where do you see the market heading next? 📈 🔗 More on our website: lucidityinsights.com/infobyt… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #TechFunding #VentureCapital #InvestmentTrends #TechInvestments #Startups #TechEcosystem #MENA

Dubai's journey to becoming the world's greenest city is well underway. As highlighted in the new report 'Dubai’s Green Future: Powered by Renewable Energy', the Emirate’s ambitious efforts toward achieving net zero by 2050 are truly remarkable. Featuring key projects led by @DEWAOfficial, such as the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and Dubai’s first green hydrogen plant, the report showcases how the city is transforming its energy infrastructure. Read the synopsis by Erika Welch, our Chief Content Officer: 🔗 lucidityinsights.com/article… ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #LucidityInsights #DubaiNetZero #CleanEnergy #GreenEconomy #Sustainability #Renewables #HydrogenPower #2024Report #DEWA #GreenTech