A number of countries across the Gulf and Middle East and North Africa, including the UAE, are stepping up investments in companies and initiatives that develop local food supply chains.
Dana, which supports desert-tech and agri-tech startups with at least one woman founder, has agreed a deal with Masdar City to set up an R&D beta facility in Abu Dhabi.
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Mar 4
How global energy security is being reshaped amid US-Israel and Iran attacks
Missiles are flying overhead and being intercepted in the Gulf region. Days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, it fired back, sending waves of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israeli and US targets, including assets in the Gulf. The escalation quickly spread to regional ... Show More
23m 46s
Feb 25
The Ramadan economy: How UAE consumers are spending in 2026
Ramadan is a time of self-reflection, generosity, community and family, but it is also a period of intense consumer spending. Even as people fast from morning until dusk, spending rises across food and retail. In 2026, how people spend is shifting, with more people staying home, ... Show More
24m 13s
Feb 11
Understanding Sovereign AI and why governments are racing to build it
A new phrase is quietly reshaping how governments, businesses and even militaries think about the future of power: Sovereign AI. The term is appearing in policy papers, billion-dollar infrastructure deals, and national strategies from Washington to Beijing and increasingly across ... Show More
21m 52s
Jul 2021
How to weather the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship with Dana Baki, COO and Co-Founder of Munch:On
Today’s episode is with Dana Baki, co-founder and COO of Munch:On (formerly LUNCH:ON), a food delivery app and one of the region’s fastest growing tech companies. The company was selected as one of the Top 50 Hottest Tech Companies in the World by Techcrunch. Before starting MUNC ... Show More
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Aug 2023
EUVC #205 Omar Hassan, MTF, on Raising Capital in MENA
Today we have Omar Hassan with us. Omar is a General Partner at MENA Tech Fund (MTF), a $25m, Pre-seed/Seed stage venture fund in Dubai to back Middle Eastern & North African AgriTech, FinTech & B2B SAAS businesses in Egypt, Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia or UK tech with market fit in ... Show More
46m 31s
Aug 2021
Creating a social and personalized experience to connect restaurants with diners with Elmenus Founder, Amir Allam
Today’s episode is with Amir Allam, the CEO and Founder of Elmenus, a food discovery platform with over 12,000 restaurants and over 1.5 Million monthly users. Their mission is to share the best dishes in each city in the region by combining a social, visual and personalized exper ... Show More
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Mar 2024
E70: What is a hybrid kitchen and how to build one, with Jihad El Eit
'I have my termination letter framed in my office’ that is the first thing that Jihad said to me when I first met him. Jihad El Eit, is the Founder & Group CEO at Kaykroo, the region’s creator of home grown brands like Manoushe Street, the Good Bowl, Fern el Balad, the Pasta Cup ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2019
Amazon Prime launches in the UAE, SoftBank, Tenderd and FreshtoHome raise investment, Tez win the Visa Everywhere Initiative and more.
Here's what's happening in the tech, startup and VC universe today: 1.Web Summit in talks with UAE for global tech event by 2022 2.SoftBank in talks with Saudi, UAE & Oman for second $100 billion Vision Fund 3.Tenderd raises $5.8 million seed 4.FreshToHome raises $11 million Seri ... Show More
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