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Saudi Edtech Startup GAGA Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Live Learning Platform
Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $4.2 million.
Founded in 2021...
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Kenya Probes Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy & Surveillance Concerns
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MENA Edition
Saudi Edtech Startup GAGA Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Live Learning Platform
Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $4.2 million.
Founded in 2021 by Abdullah...
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Nigeria’s Paga Appoints Opeyemi Oyinloye as Nigeria CEO | Tayo Oviosu Assumes Group CEO
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Airtel Surpasses 650 Million Users, Ranks Second Globally by Subscribers
India’s Bharti Airtel has surpassed 650 million customers, becoming the world’s second-largest mobile operator by subscriber base, according to GSMA Intelligence, as the telecom...
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Kenya Probes Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy & Surveillance Concerns
Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has opened an investigation into the use of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, citing growing concerns over privacy,...
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UAE Launches World’s First Commercial Upper 6GHz Network Ecosystem
The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the world’s first commercial upper 6GHz (U6GHz) network ecosystem, in a move aimed at accelerating...
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Saudi Edtech Startup GAGA Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Live Learning Platform
Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, bringing its total funding...
Kenya Probes Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy & Surveillance Concerns
Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has opened an investigation into the use of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, citing growing concerns over privacy,...
UAE’s Zypl.ai Raises $5.5 Million at $80 Million Valuation to Scale AI Credit Decisioning
UAE-based credit scoring platform zypl.ai has raised $5.5 million in a bridge funding round led by Carbide Ventures, with participation from investors including Eurasian...
UAE Launches World’s First Commercial Upper 6GHz Network Ecosystem
The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the world’s first commercial upper 6GHz (U6GHz) network ecosystem, in a move aimed at accelerating...
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Saudi Edtech Startup GAGA Raises $2.5 Million to Scale Live Learning Platform
Saudi Arabia-based edtech startup GAGA has raised $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, bringing its total funding to $4.2 million.
Founded in 2021 by Abdullah Alkharsani and Eyad Alshabaan, GAGA provides live, interactive online education for students aged...
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Kenya Probes Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Over Privacy & Surveillance Concerns
Kenya's Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has opened an investigation into the use of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, citing growing concerns over privacy, surveillance, and the potential misuse...
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Egypt’s Reme-D Raises $500,000 to Expand Room-Temperature Diagnostics Across Africa
Egyptian biotech startup Reme-D has secured $500,000 in funding from the Global Innovation Fund to expand production and distribution of its room-temperature stable molecular diagnostic kits across Africa, the...
