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August 17, 2022

Is this the time to start your own Startup in Canada?

Canada has been a diverse country from the very beginning, particularly in finance, business, culture, and language, and is a growing region for tech trends. Canada is also...

July 31, 2022

Expanding in the Gulf… “Venture Capital” is an adventure that leads to unexpected profits

The famous economic proverb "capital is a coward" has been a slogan for governments, investors, and businessmen for more than a century, especially in the...

July 7, 2022

Get In The Ring competition in the Sultanate of Oman

Wednesday 6th of July 2022, Pioneer Investors as local representative of “Unknown Group” organized and held the first-ever version of the “Get In The Ring Muscat” competition in the Sultanate of Oman...

June 5, 2022

Pioneer Investors, a Candidate for the Middle-East Startup Award as the Best VC of the year and SmartZi winner of the People’s Choice Award

Middle East Startup Awards is a part of the Global Startup Awards, providing an annual spotlight to those who dare to dream big and shape the way our future will look. Global Startup Awards is the...

May 29, 2022

Qatar’s Snoonu enters the Omani market and acquires Akeed for $10 million

Qatar's Snoonu Technologies has announced the Acquisition of Akeed, which is an Omani startup, in a first-of-its-kind deal. The founder of the Qatari company Snoonu, Hamad Al-Hajri, said that his company had acquired Oman's Akeed, to be the first regional acquisition of...

May 15, 2022

Comex… a name shines in the sky of the Sultanate

The Comex name has been shining for 30 years and is one of the largest technology exhibitions in Oman and the second largest in the region. In this exhibition, some governmental agencies participate annually to...

April 12, 2022

MENA startups raised $923 million in 1Q 2022

The first quarter of 2022 witnessed lots of venture investment deals in the Middle East and North Africa, which Saudi startups topped the deals in terms of the...

March 26, 2022

An Emirati-Turkish investment fund of $300 million to support startups in Turkey

Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ) and Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF) announced the launch of the ADQ-TWF Turkey Technology Fund with a capital of $300 million. invest in various venture capital funds and...

March 15, 2022

What is the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the future of venture capital firms?

The Russian-Ukrainian war has significant near-term and long-term economic and political implications, and we believe could unleash a new world order for the next five to ten years. This increased instability in the supply chain, inflation, and