Abu Dhabi

News and Trends

EFG Hermes续inues Its Longest Streak Of Deals In A Year With Successful Completion Of Its Advisory On The Sale Of Bank Audi S.A.E. To First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

The acquisition will see FAB consolidate Bank Audi S.A.E's total assets of EGP85.6 billion (as of December 2020) and its well-established retail and corporate banking operations across a network of 53 branches.

Finance

Abu Dhabi-Based Access Bridge Ventures Launches With US$25 Million Fund To Support Early-Stage Startups In The MENA Region

Former International Finance Corporation (IFC) head for MENA and Pakistan Issa Aghabi on co-founding Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a MENA-focused early-stage venture capital fund.

News and Trends

Abu Dhabi Investment Office Launches AED2 Billion Innovation Program To Foster Innovation In The UAE Capital's High-Growth Sectors

Abu Dhabi looks to boost growth in sectors with a sustainable competitive advantage.

Technology

The Importance Of Digitalization For SMEs In The UAE

Do not be resistant to the new normal. Digitally empower yourself, and your business will perfectly fall into alignment.

News and Trends

India's FreshToHome Among 3 Startups Picked To Boost UAE's Agritech Capabilities

As a part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will provide financial and non-financial incentives totaling to $41 million to Pure Harvest Smart Farms, FreshToHome and Nanorocks

News and Trends

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development And Amazon Partner To Boost The Potential of Abu Dhabi-Based SMEs

The E-Empower program to offer more than 50 hours of interactive virtual learning content to entrepreneurs based in Abu Dhabi.

Starting a Business

The Role Emirati Women Can (And Should) Play In The UAE's Digital Transformation Strategy

"Technology is often viewed as 'a man's world,' but through my company, I hope we are changing that, and showing Emirati women that the UAE technology sector is a place where we belong."

News and Trends

ADIO And ADQ To Drive More Investments Towards Abu Dhabi's Technology Ecosystem

Using a combination of equity investments and incentives, ADQ and ADIO aim to provide opportunities to avail Abu Dhabi's digital infrastructure, regulatory framework, and R&D initiatives.

News and Trends

The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity Announces The 20 Finalists For The US$1 Million Global Maker Challenge 2020

Launched in 2019 in Abu Dhabi, the Global Maker Challenge by The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity now records a 200% increase in applications from around the world.

Starting a Business

A Launchpad For Success: How StartAD Has Bolstered Abu Dhabi's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

In three years, startAD has graduated 118 global startups that have raised US$50 million, secured over 50 pilots with corporations, generated $15 million in revenue annually, and created over 250 jobs.

Finance

Abu Dhabi Investment Office Invests US$5 Million In Shorooq Partners' Bedaya Fund To Support Early-Stage Startups In Abu Dhabi

ADIO's investment to be channelled to fintech, tech-enabled business services, platforms and software startups in Abu Dhabi.

News and Trends

Abu Dhabi Fund Mubadala to Invest INR 9,093.60 cr in Jio Platforms

This is Jio Platform's sixth deal with a technology investor, totaling its funding so far to INR 87,655.35 cr

Growth Strategies

Join NYT Bestselling Author Dr. Daniel Crosby To Learn How To Use The Behavioral Risks Framework To Get Ahead In Business (And Life)

Attending this session led by Dr. Crosby will thus allow you to learn concrete solutions for refining your decision-making processes increasing self-awareness, and constraining the fatal flaws to which most people are prone.

Growth Strategies

Learn The Silicon Valley Secret To Start (And Scale) Massive Companies With Blitzscaling Author Chris Yeh

克里斯叶是合作者,以及LinkedIn有限公司-founder Reid Hoffman, of Blitzscaling, the book that explains how to build world-changing companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and Airbnb in record time.

Growth Strategies

Learn How To Prove Your Intellectual Capital With Visualize Value Founder Jack Butcher

Entrepreneur Middle East and THEORY invite you to join Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher for a webinar on "Proving Your Intellectual Capital" on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 9.30pm GST.