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Funding gaps, portfolio pivots, and AI’s shift in MENA venture capital
The retreat of global investors such as SoftBank and General Atlantic has left a noticeable funding gap
MENA corporate VC is GCC dominated with Saudi leading the race
Saudi accounted for 57% of the total corporate capital deployed in MENA over the past five years
Saudi VCs step in to fill a foreign investor gap
Some investors see the turbulence as the best time to invest
THIS MORNING: PIF reportedly sets up second office in China
PLUS- Financing to MSMEs up by 33% y-o-y in 2025
Startups looking to IPO in Saudi Arabia are plenty — but early-stage readiness remains an obstacle
Saudi’s venture-backed IPOs stand apart from peers thanks to high valuations and capital intensity
Mapping the ripple effects of the war on MENA venture capital -Magnitt
The region’s venture pipeline is vulnerable to retreating, shock-sensitive international capital
Rimal secures bridge round from Keheilan to design semiconductors at home
Rimal has six live contracts in the pipeline
Aramco Ventures backs post-silicon computing
ALSO- GBT secured SAR 5 mn in a pre-seed funding round led by Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Zamil and Sons…
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