The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) hosted its first-ever edition of the Arabic Communications Awards signaling a new dawn for the regional Arab-speaking brand and corporate communications practitioners. Attended by over 150 guests, the inaugural Arabic Communications MEPRA Awards was a welcome addition to MEPRA’s awards scheme having attracted over 20 public relations agencies and […]
Startup Growth Agency, Tailored Brands, announced it is rebranding to become Ventuure to evolve its mission to support Series A and B startups. Ventuure will combine strategic consultancy and investment readiness with agency execution to help UK, EU and US startups looking to scale. Born out of Microsoft for Startups, the team behind Ventuure have worked with over 300 […]
Stellar Ventures launched its first fund, SV Andromeda Fund LP, which recently held its final closing with over $23M in capital commitments and the mission to invest in the future of space technology. Drawing on the extensive network and technical expertise of aerospace engineering partner Stellar Solutions, Inc., Stellar Ventures is uniquely positioned to identify leading terrestrial […]
Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, announced the closing of a new $800m financing at a $6.7bn post valuation. The financing attracted strong support from both existing and new investors and will primarily be used to expand Klarna’s leading market position in the United States. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna stated, “It’s a testament to the […]
Crypto has captured the imagination of millions, if not billions, after the Crash of 2008. Whoever Satoshi Nakamoto is, and whatever his intentions were for inventing Bitcoin he inspired thousands of startups, each offering community-driven, decentralized financial tools that provide one benefit or another. We saw the emergence of new stars, followed by the first […]
The World Logistics Passport (WLP), announced at its second Annual WLP Global Summit it has almost doubled in size in its second year of operation – with its footprint now covering over 40 countries and nearly half (47%) of global trade – while WLP members including India, Vietnam and Kazakhstan, among others, are to adopt a new declaration to accelerate global trade. […]
In less than four months since its official launch, XCLUSIVERSE – the world’s first metaverse platform integrated with e-commerce, has set a world record with 2041 avatars being created at a physical event. This milestone was celebrated by the Official World Book of Record at Brand Minds Summit in Bucharest, Romania, an event that gathered over 6000 […]
Today, the #1 ranked university in Egypt in quality of learning – The Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) and RobotLAB, the leading educational robotics company, jointly announced signing a first-of-its-kind partnership between the parties to build an artificial intelligence and robotics lab on the campus. The AI LAB is the first and largest of […]
Dubai Investment Fund (DIF), one of world’s largest global independent investment funds and asset manager, that effectively manages financial resources through diversification into new asset classes, today announced the creation of ESG Investment Department. “Investing in areas, that will bring not only profits, but also long-term benefits for the whole community is one of our […]
Aurus, the decentralized precious metals tokenization platform launches its new headquarters in Dubai’s DMCC Crypto Center, introduces its new Board of Directors, and acquires a cryptocurrency trading license. Aurus’ open-ended blockchain ecosystem enables the tokenization of gold, silver, and platinum in a decentralized and sustainable manner. Aurus Markets DMCC, as the headquarters of Aurus in the MENA […]
