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Funding announcements, articles, and podcasts from across the Divan network.
Adaptis raised $4 Million Seed Round
Adaptis, a platform that aligns sustainability and profitability for building owners and operators, announced continued growth following its $4 million seed round led by Building Ventures with notable participation from MetaProp, 2048 Ventures, Powerhouse Ventures, and Blue Vision Capital.
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This AI Tool Wants to Simplify Video Editing
Meet VEED.IO.
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AI Startup Raises One Of The Biggest Series A Rounds Ever For Middle Eastern Company
Arya Bolurfrushan is the CEO and founder of AppliedAI. He recently raised a $55 million Series A round into the company.
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AppliedAI closes $55 million Series A, led by G42
Founded in 2021 in the UK by Arya Bolurfrushan and relocated to the UAE in 2022, AppliedAI utilises AI to process medical billing records and insurance claims faster and more accurately than traditional outsourcing firms.
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Meet Adam Foroughi AppLovin (+100B$ company): mobile game boom, bootstrapped to profit, 5G opp, app discovery unicorn
Adam Foroughi, AppLovin Co-Founder & CEO, shares insights on the mobile gaming boom, early bootstrapping to profitability, massive opportunities in 5G, handling fraud, privacy, parenting, commitment to culture & other lessons from building his app-discovery unicorn.
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Tabaghe 16 Meetup | Dubai 🇦🇪
A Tabaghe 16 community meetup in Dubai.
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Meet Amir Movafaghi, CEO of Mixpanel, who shares the remarkable journey from crisis to success
Born in Iran and an early Twitter employee, Amir witnessed Twitter's explosive growth from 100 employees with zero revenue to 4,500 employees generating $2B. At Mixpanel, he faced a critical challenge: a 50% customer churn rate. Under his leadership, Mixpanel achieved a dramatic turnaround, boosting retention to 90% and elevating NPS scores from single digits to nearly 60.
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Hostaway raises $365M at $925M valuation
Hostaway raises a $365M round at a $925M valuation.
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