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WEEKLY ROUND-UP

$525M Property Finder deal, Revolut gets UAE nod, Noon eyes dual listing

LATEST STORIES

HALA raises $157M Series B from TPG’s Rise Fund, Sanabil and others

Tamara to secure at least $1.4B in debt financing from Goldman, Citi, Apollo; deal could reach $2.4B

Jordanian founder Amjad Masad’s Replit raises $250M at $3B valuation, launches Agent 3

Permira, Blackstone back Dubai’s Property Finder with $525M investment

How Lean Technologies builds around the merchant’s hierarchy of needs

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HALA raises $157M Series B from TPG’s Rise Fund, Sanabil and others

Tamara to secure at least $1.4B in debt financing from Goldman, Citi, Apollo; deal could reach $2.4B

Property Finder and the Last Mile of Venture Investing

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How Lean Technologies builds around the merchant’s hierarchy of needs

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🇦🇪 UAE

Permira, Blackstone back Dubai’s Property Finder with $525M investment

Revolut secures in-principle approval for UAE payments licence

Noon eyes dual IPO listing in Saudi Arabia and UAE within two years

🇸🇦 KSA

HALA raises $157M Series B from TPG’s Rise Fund, Sanabil and others

How Lean Technologies builds around the merchant’s hierarchy of needs

Tamara to secure at least $1.4B in debt financing from Goldman, Citi, Apollo; deal could reach $2.4B

🇪🇬 EGYPT

YC-backed Munify raises $3M seed to build cross-border neobank for Egyptians abroad

Valu H1 revenue up 94% to EGP 2.6bn; net profit rises 64% to EGP 341m

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