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DuBox Wins “BIM Project of the Year” at Construction Technology Confex & Awards 2025, KSA

Amana News - OCT 2025

DuBox, An AMANA Company, is proud to announce that we have been awarded BIM Project of the Year at the Construction Technology Confex & Awards 2025 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This prestigious recognition highlights our continuous drive toward digital transformation, collaborative excellence, and innovation in offsite construction. By leveraging advanced Building Information Modeling methodologies, we ensure accuracy, efficiency, and certainty across every milestone of project delivery. We extend our appreciation to our dedicated project teams, valued partners, and clients whose trust and collaboration made this success possible.

Bloc Smart Africa leads $1m round in South africa’s township Internet service provider

ventureburn - 28 september 2025

BLOC SA led the $1M pre-series A round, catalysing additional capital from Connectivity Capital, Atreyu Investments and a European Family Office together with existing investors who made follow-on investments. The proceeds of the funding will go toward scaling operations to increase presence in the existing markets and expand into new communities. TooMuchWifi is said to bridge the connectivity gap by bringing fast, uncapped and affordable fibre-backed Internet to under-serviced, densely populated areas of South Africa, like townships.

BLOC Smart Africa invests $360k in agritech start-up Afrikamart

ventureburn - 15 September 2025

West African agritech start-up Afrikamart has just announced the closing of a $850,000 seed round of financing from leading venture capital groups, including the BLOC Smart Africa fund managed by Bamboo Capital Partners, Orange Ventures, Launch Africa and Teranga Capital. The proceeds from the financing is said to allow the company to ramp-up its purchases from smallholder farmers across the country. Also, it allows for more efficient logistics management and last mile delivery of 14 fresh types of vegetables directly to street vendors and small retailers, restaurants and hotels in Dakar and Mbour, both in Senegal.

Pure Harvest Unveils 100% Natural Sauces Prepared with its Award-Winning, Locally Grown Tomatoes

PURE HARVEST NEWS - 1 NOVEMBER 2024

Pure Harvest Smart Farms (Pure Harvest), the region’s leading sustainable technology-enabled agribusiness farming high quality, safe, sustainably grown fresh produce, today announces the launch of its own brand of 100% natural tomato sauces. The range will be exclusively available at Spinneys and Waitrose outlets across the UAE for two months, before expanding to other retailers. Pure Harvest’s sauces are crafted with the company’s award-winning, sustainably farmed tomatoes and contain no added sugar or artificial ingredients.

Powder Beauty raises pre-Series A round

wamda capital - 26 August, 2024

UAE-based e-commerce platform Powder Beauty has closed its pre-Series A funding round at an undisclosed value, led by Sophia Collective and NKEHL, Nithin and Nikhil Kamath. The round saw participation from several regional angel investors, including Maha Taibah. The female-led startup, founded in 2018 by Ayat Toufeeq, Amina Grimen, and Marriam Mossall, offers its customers eco-conscious beauty products. This new funding will help Powder Beauty scale its operations in Saudi Arabia.

Kasha raises $21M Series B led by Knife Capital to expand health access platform across Africa

kasha news - 20 july 2023

As Africa’s youthful population continues to grow exponentially, it’s of the utmost importance that entrepreneurs create various healthcare solutions that will cater to the medical needs of the continent’s future. While the pandemic made investors pay attention to Africa’s private healthcare space, women’s health — a subcategory dominated by women founders that broadly addresses women’s menstrual and reproductive health — is subtly neglected.

Dubai’s bnbme enters holiday homes deal with Marriott Bonvoy

gulf news - 8 march 2023

The holiday home management company bnbme has entered an MoU with Marriott Bonvoy, whereby users of the latter’s brand program can access the homes managed by bnbme in the UAE and India. This agreement will allow guests to also earn Bonvoy points, as well as make payment through accumulated points.

“While this partnership will allow bnbme to showcase its set of properties to a different platform or travellers, it also credits our processes to be trusted by a brand such as Marriott,” said Vinayak Mahtani, CEO of bnbme holiday homes.

Proparco and Digital Africa join forces to provide a range of financing solutions for startups “Made in Africa”

CHOOSE AFRICA - OCTOBER 2022

Proparco and Digital Africa join forces to provide a range of financing solutions for startups “Made in Africa”. As part of its 2022-2025 roadmap, Digital Africa will support 200 African startups at different stages of their growth with a wide range of offers at their disposal. Thanks to a joint and sustainable mobilization with Proparco, new investment and support mechanisms are implemented to support tech startups “Made in Africa”.

Cameroon e-health Waspito raised $2.7M seed funding

techgist africa - 7 april 2022

An oversubscribed $2.7 million seed investment led by Launch Africa Ventures, Newtown Partners via the Imperial Venture Fund, BLOC Smart Africa managed by Bamboo Capital Partners, Orange Ventures, Saviu Ventures, Plug and Play, and BringCom will fund the first stage of this development, which will see the company expand its coverage across Cameroon and launch in Ivory Coast.

Cote d’Ivoire and Luxembourg investing in the African Technology Impact Fund

TechGist Africa February 17, 2021

The African Technology Fund will be funded by the Luxembourg and Cote d’Ivoire governments. Both Governments will invest €10M in Bamboo Capital Partners’ BLOC Smart Africa, towards a €100M technology impact fund. As part of the Smart Africa Alliance, a pan-African project to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development by investing in underserved African communities.

RESA Wearables Debuts its Custom Insoles at Costco and Commissions CTS/Mighty Touch to Produce Kiosks

PR NEWSWIRE - 03 NOVEMBER 2017

3D-printed custom insoles maker RESA Wearables, Inc. is debuting its patent pending custom insole manufacturing kiosks in 16 Costco Warehouse stores throughout the U.S., from October 20 to December 24, 2017.

The kiosks feature high-accuracy foot scanning and on-site, 3D insole printing technology. Customers can have their feet scanned, insoles designed to their exact foot shape, and a pair of medical-grade, custom insoles printed right in front of them.

RESA Wearables Brings Custom 3D Printed Insoles to Kiosks Around China

3DPRINT.COM - 22 AUGUST 2017

Insoles aren’t expensive, and they can be purchased at most shoe stores and pharmacies to help with foot pain and discomfort. Depending on their quality, off-the-shelf insoles do provide some degree of comfort, but they don’t fully address many issues, leaving wearers vulnerable to further problems in the future. That’s why custom 3D printed insoles have become so popular with so many people. There are now several companies that provide custom 3D printed insoles, and we’ve tested some out ourselves and been pleased with the results. It’s wonderful to be able to order a pair of insoles, receive them in the mail, and discover that they fit perfectly – but it’s something else to be able to see them 3D printed right in front of you.

Dubai-Based Logistics Startup Fetchr Raises $41 Million To Expand In The Middle East

FORBES MIDDLE EAST - 17 MAY 2017

fetchr announced today it raised $41M in a series B round, led by returning investor New Enterprise Associates, with participation from Majid Al Futtaim Holding, BECO Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Raed Ventures, Iliad Partners, Venture Souq, Swicorp and YBA Kanoo, which sold its courier service to Fetchr in March.