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Riyadh-headquartered fintech Hala has secured fresh funding from one of the leading global private equity firms TPG, The Information reported last week. The startup has not announced this deal publicly yet. Its last disclosed financing round was a $6.5 million Series A in 2021 which was led by Saudi’s Impact46. The specific details of the ...
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Qualcomm's interest in acquiring Intel is cooling due to the complexity of the deal, Intel's debt, and regulatory hurdles. However, according to Bloomberg, Qualcomm may still explore acquiring certain divisions of Intel to expand into markets like PCs and networking. Tom's Hardware reports: [T]he proposed acquisition faced significant obstacles, including Intel's $50 billion debt, dropping CPU market share, and its struggling semiconductor manufacturing unit, an area where Qualcomm lacks expertise.... Read more ›
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Jada, the Saudi fund of funds, by Public Investment Fund, has invested in the second fund of Seedra Ventures, a local fund manager that invests in startups across the Middle East & North Africa. The fund completed its first close in the second quarter earlier this year. The size of the commitment by Jada was ... Read more ›
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