Author: Business Dunes

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia continued to dominate startup momentum while the UAE saw a new unicorn emerging amid mixed funding trends across the region at the beginning of July. Digital freight platform TruKKer, headquartered in the Kingdom, has raised $15 million in private credit investment from Ruya Partners through its Ruya Private Capital I fund.   The funding will be used to support the company’s expansion across regional markets, advance its proprietary artificial intelligence-enabled…

Founded in 2022 by Saud Al Qahtani and Canberk Donmez, Ninja delivers groceries across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. (Supplied) Q-commerce startup Ninja valued at $1.5bn following $250m funding. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East and North Africa region have witnessed a surge of startup funding rounds in recent weeks, underscoring the Kingdom’s pivotal role in driving technology investment and digital transformation across diverse sectors.  Saudi-based quick-commerce startup Ninja has raised $250 million in a funding round led by Riyad Capital, lifting its valuation to $1.5 billion and marking its emergence as the country’s latest technology unicorn.  Founded…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…