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Start Up and Entrepreneurship

Founders in focus: Payman Eslami’s Soshianest bets on AI to tame shipping volatility

by Nivetha DayanandSeptember 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Shaker Zainal, Head of MBRIF

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Features

Exclusive: Shaker Zainal sets out MBRIF’s next phase after backing 190 startups and unlocking $817 million in capital

by Nivetha DayanandSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Hala

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, News

Saudi fintech Hala closes $157 million Series B at $900 million valuation

by Rene AndersonSeptember 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Kiren Kaur’s Infinite Minds Academy

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs to watch

Founders in focus: Kiren Kaur’s Infinite Minds Academy aims to redefine work for People of Determination

by Nivetha DayanandSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025

Pixonal

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs to watch

Founders in focus: Pixonal grew to $8 million with no investors. Its founder says that was the point

by Nivetha DayanandSeptember 4, 2025November 3, 2025

Plantaform’s Alberto Aguilar

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Companies to watch, Features

Founders in focus: Plantaform’s Alberto Aguilar is building the future of food security

by Nivetha DayanandAugust 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs to watch

Founders in focus: Sadry El Materi takes Ketrone into uncharted territory with the first legal AI agent in the Middle East

by Nivetha DayanandAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs to watch, Features

Founders in focus: How Gaurav Keswani turned a side hustle into a profitable UAE venture with big growth plans

by Nivetha DayanandAugust 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Start Up and Entrepreneurship, News

MENA startup funding hits $2.1 billion in H1 2025, driven by Saudi debt rounds

by Rene AndersonJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025

News

News you missed this week: UAE retirement savings, equity-free startups, marine protein bet, Saudi health sector shift, $250 billion SME push

by Rene AndersonJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Opinion, Start Up and Entrepreneurship

Analysis: What speed really means in a startup and why it’s not about being first

by Jigar Sagar, Serial Entrepreneur and Founder of TrilivJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

Explainers, Start Up and Entrepreneurship

In video: UAE sets sights on 20 unicorns by 2031 in startup push

by Nivetha DayanandJune 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Start Up and Entrepreneurship

Founders in focus: After burning out and starting over, Vikas Goel made EsportsXO investor-ready in Abu Dhabi

by Nivetha DayanandJune 13, 2025June 13, 2025

Opinion

Is your company sellable? Find out which category you fall into

by Mohammad Bin Humaidan, Director of Free Zone Licensing, Meydan Free ZoneJune 9, 2025June 9, 2025

Start Up and Entrepreneurship

Founders in focus: BIRD Collaborative’s Maitha Almatrooshi on building a business that cleans the ocean, one straw at a time

by Nivetha DayanandJune 5, 2025June 2, 2025

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