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Sharif El-Badawi

Nader AlBastaki

Amer Fatayer

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Fintech

Art-Media-Entertainment

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Insurance Technology

Proptech

DFDF is a venture capital and  fund of funds that invests in new economy companies that will drive Dubai's future growth.

Ha'il

iyris

Agriculture

Agritech

iyris is dedicated to using technology to feed the world sustainably, focusing on innovative solutions to global food security and environmental challenges.

Abu Dhabi

NymCard

Banking

NymCard is a cloud-based issuer processor enabling financial institutions to build virtual and plastic card programs for their customers.

Augmented Reality

Social Network

Digital Media

Virtual Reality

VUZ is a social app that allows users to stream and experience XR and the Metaverse.

Mamo Pay

Financial Services

Digital Payments

Payment

Payments

Mobile Payments

Full-stack payment services platform for SMEs. First local UAE startup regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA"). Mamo’s ambition is to accelerate the MENA region towards digital payments and champion financial inclusion and literacy across economically diverse communities.

Mamo

Cairo

MoneyHash

MoneyHash aims to streamline the development and management of payments, acting as a dedicated payment team by offering a versatile cloud platform so businesses worldwide can focus on their core operations.

Zywa

DXwand

DXwand is a technology & AI passionate team curious about transforming businesses with AI to be their growth partner.

Zest Equity

Finance

Zest is building digital infrastructure to power private market transactions.

Zest Technologies DIFC

Valeo

Healthcare

Fitness

Wellness

Valeo allows you to optimize your health by empowering you to take control of your health using a personalized mobile health tracker.

Lune

Lune is a plug-and-play solution that enables companies to leverage their financial data for creating engaging customer experiences and obtaining valuable insights from customer spending patterns.

Wellx.ai

Insurance

Headquartered in the DIFC Innovation Hub, Dubai, UAE, Wellx is the Middle East’s first wellness-backed InsureTech. Founded by Vaibhav Kashyap and Javed Akberali, Wellx aims to disrupt the insurance landscape in the region by offering individuals, families, corporates and SMEs health insurance that incentivize engagement in various wellnessactivities such as gym visits, healthy eating, focusing on mental wellness, utilising wearable tech, and much more.

Kema

Invoice Financing

Kema is a B2B payments platform that aims to accelerate cashflow for SMEs in MENA.

FinFlx

Holo

Advisory and Consulting

Holo is the first digital mortgage platform in the Middle East with access to over 500 mortgage products for free.

iyris (formerly RedSea), the innovative AgriClimate Tech whose company helps growers globally increase crop yields, reduce input costs and risk, and extend growing seasons in some of the most difficult farming environments, announces the completion of a $16 million, Series A fundraise.

The round was led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund (“EIF”) - a San Francisco-based climate and sustainability fund supporting high-growth companies that drive a positive environmental impact. It was supported by current and new institutional investors, including Global Ventures, Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), Kanoo Ventures, Globivest, and Bonaventure Capital.

Proceeds will support increased sales coverage and the delivery of iyris’ strong international sales pipeline for SecondSky greenhouse covers and nets. It will also fund the continued development of its innovative heat blocking products and resilient plant genetics. The investment underpins iyris’ ongoing commitment to empowering farmers to sustainably mitigate the impact of climate change, address food security concerns, and achieve key UN Sustainable Development Goals.

iyris Completes $16M Series A to Boost Global Crop Yields and Sustainability

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