Inside MENA’s AI Deal Surge: Cross‑Border Scale and Smart Rollups
What Changed and Why It Matters MENA dealmaking is breaking from global slowdown trends. AI is the catalyst—both as a target category and as the tool reshaping how deals get…
Inside MENA’s hard-tech funding wave for chips, AI, and compute
What Changed and Why It Matters MENA capital is tilting from pure software to hard tech. Chips, compute, and AI infrastructure are now in scope. Two forces triggered the shift.…
Why top US VCs are seeding UAE AI startups now — and at speed
What Changed and Why It Matters US AI valuations keep climbing. Seed rounds in the US remain active, but investors are more selective. Meanwhile, the Gulf is wiring real money…