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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Founder Shanti Mohan is learning the hard way that being a middleman between investors and startup founders isn’t an attractive VC bet in itself.

The Abu Dhabi investment firm just upped the AI stakes, private debt in the Gulf is having its moment in the sun, and other updates from this week.
The regional economy is expected to take a big hit in 2026, venture capital activity is starting to show signs of strain, and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has a new investment strategy.
Our story on SME IPOs and Beeline Capital Advisors has been taken down on receipt of a legal notice from Beeline Capital Advisors.