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At Money20/20 Middle East, Entrepreneur Middle East speaks with Zoho’s Saran B. Paramasivam about the company’s SAR 500 million-plus investment in Saudi Arabia, the importance of local data centres and data residency, and how integrated cloud technology and AI are shaping the future of business in the Kingdom.

"With 186 new developers licensed in Dubai in the first seven months of this year alone, and hundreds more having entered over the past two years, I expect the next eighteen months to be defined less by competition between developers and more by which of them find the right partners to build alongside."

Jake Dyson tells Entrepreneur Middle East how he’s leading a new era of innovation at Dyson.

The investment follows Paymob’s robust financial and operational performance in the last 18 months.

Several participating companies advanced to the next stage of evaluation for potential investment through Oraseya Capital’s SANDBOX Investment Program.

The funding will support the automation of more financial workflows and the company’s expansion into the United States.

The weeklong program will connect more than 35 founders with venture capital firms, institutional investors, family offices, and strategic partners from September 30 to October 7.

LMAX Group is the first client to join Standard Chartered Luxembourg’s digital asset custody platform.

From shipping and real estate to technology, education and investment, Aethon Group and Karma Developers founder Captain Pradeep Singh reflects on more than two decades of building businesses from Dubai, and the lessons in timing, risk, resilience and reinvention that shaped his journey

Pick a card, reveal the question, answer on the spot. Shorooq Partners Founding Partner Shane Shin takes on Entrepreneur Middle East’s ETV Q Cards at LEAP 2026.

Participants will receive access to Kitopi's kitchens, customer base and delivery network, as well as mentorship, content production and marketing support.

The renewed partnership is aligned with the UAE's National AI Strategy and broader digital transformation agenda.

Scaling a startup is not defined by a single milestone, but by the ecosystem that enables founders to keep growing.

Khalil Khamis, Managing Partner of Brain Bites SAL, discusses the company’s ambitions to build a new-generation F&B platform in Lebanon, beginning with the return of Pinkberry.

"We build businesses for the long term, so you should know that something will be coming all the time. Don’t be a child. Do you have enough capital, no debt, and good people? Are you honest with your customers and society? You have to do this every second of your life - not in your business quarters, but all the time.”

How global capital is redrawing the investment map in 2026

After his own health struggles exposed the fragmentation of healthcare, the serial entrepreneur set out to build an AI-powered platform that brings health guidance, monitoring, and professional support into one ecosystem.

With the 13th edition of the Middle East Film and Comic Con set to take place this month, Show Director Loy Pinheiro reflects on what it has taken to build the region’s largest pop culture festival (and why the event may not be far from hosting its own version of SDCC’s iconic Hall H someday).

“Our vision for OBEGI Home was always to create a design destination that is a source of inspiration for homeowners and professionals alike."

The group is also highlighting its global network capabilities across subsea, terrestrial and satellite infrastructure.

Over the next three to five years, Enhance aims to become the standard operating platform for the US$42 billion global personal training market.

Mike Champion and Annabelle Mander on building LEAP into a global stage for AI, investment and innovation

Without chasing headlines, venture capital, or conventional wisdom – how Augustus Media’s founder turned an idea born in Dubai into one of the region’s fastest-growing independent media companies.

Since its formation a few weeks ago, the Council has brought several initiatives to life, including a Youth Day activation at Amazon's Dubai office that connected Emirati entrepreneurs and homegrown brands directly with employees.

The collaboration will also enable the bank to explore partnerships with DFDF portfolio companies through structured pilots and potential commercial deployments.

Gregg Pearce, Head of SoHo and SME at du, explains why the next chapter of the UAE’s entrepreneurial growth will depend on helping founders move beyond fragmented systems, administrative overload, and startup-stage thinking.