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Alef Aeronautics’ flying car with street driving and vertical take-off ability impresses Tesla investors

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a… flying car? That’s right, folks. The future is now, and flying cars are (finally) a reality. To simplify the concept, a.

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Female-founded WATI raises $23M from Tiger and Shopify, powering WhatsApp for businesses

WATI (‘WhatsApp Team Inbox’) has secured $23 million in Series B funding. The investment round was led by Tiger Global (which backed Zaraye and CRED) with participation from existing investors.

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PIF establishes a regional voluntary carbon market company

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) launched the Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company with the Saudi Tadawul Group. The company will offer guidance and resources to support businesses and industries in.

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Google co-founder-backed Kittyhawk shuts down ambitious eVTOL business: Can other companies thrive in the challenging industry?

Recently, the well-known eVTOL developer Kittyhawk run by Google veteran Sebastian Thrun and backed by Larry Page, shut its doors. While a handful of companies are working towards bringing Jetsons.

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ConnexPay, a payments company for travel agencies and e-commerce providers secures €110M

ConnexPay, the first and only payments technology company that integrates payments acceptance and issuance in a single platform, has secured $110 million in growth equity. The investment was led by.

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Netherland’s AI chip startup Axelera snaps $21M for its game-changing platform

Dutch AI startup Axelera AI has announced the closing of $27 million in a Series A investment round. Previously, the company secured $12 million in seed funding last September. Who.

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This football legend just launched a new investment firm in Silicon Valley

Lionel Messi, one of the most well-known names in sports, is foraying into Silicon Valley. But you could be forgiven for thinking he’s been there the whole time. Messi has.

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Andreessen Horowitz backs Apex Space in $7.5M funding to develop small satellite bus

Apex Space, a Los Angeles-based startup that aims to produce spacecraft at scale better, has secured $7.5 million in a Seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (also backed Halliday and.

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SODIC offers to buy Orascom Real Estate for almost $125m

SODIC, Sixth of October for Development and Investment Company, submitted a preliminary non-binding cash offer for the potential acquisition of the entire share capital of Orascom Real Estate (ORE), an.

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BitOasis and Mastercard partner to launch crypto-linked cards across MENA

BitOasis, a cryptocurrency platform in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Mastercard have partnered to launch a series of crypto card programs in the region that will facilitate.

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