IFC to invest USD 1 mn in Palestinian Ibtikar fund: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing USD 1 mn in Palestinian VC fund Ibtikar, according to an IFC press release. The investment will allow Ibtikar, which focuses on accelerator-based investments in ICT startups, to close the USD 10.45 mn it needed to support some 25 startups over the next five years.