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DMGT is a British media conglomerate with interests in newspapers, television and radio, globally. DMGT's corporate venture arm is a Series A investor, looking to build relationships with founders leading high- growth companies across EMEA, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. In particular, they seek to back B2B companies in the information space (i.e. education, databases, health, agriculture, fin-tech). DMGT leverages its diverse business lines - across 40+ countries - to support the growth of portfolio companies. Noteable investments include: Wormhole IT & Socialmetrix. Illiad Partners is a new venture capital firm based in Dubai that partners with talented entrepreneurs and innovative technology startups across the MENA region to build the disruptive companies of tomorrow. They seek to invest in early stage startups in the internet services, digital media, mobile applications, e-commerce enablement, fintech, software- as-a-service and analytics space, in both consumer (B2C) and enterprise (B2B) segments. Leap Ventures is a growth stage venture capital fund in MENA, with offices in Beirut and Dubai. Leap seeks to invest in companies that leverage the MENA region's strengths, solve emerging market problems, or have the potential to scale globally. They generally seek to make investments in companies within the technology and innovation space that are at the growth or Series B fianancing stage, and typically invest between $5-10M USD. Reya Ventures is an angel fund passionate about investing in and working closely with entrepreneurs that are leveraging technology to build profitable and highly impactful companies, particularly in the EdTech and FinTech sectors. twofour54 Abu Dhabi is a tax-free media zone dedicated to helping like- minded companies and professionals take full advantage of the Middle East & North Africa region's current and future offerings in media sector. Their mission is to nurture media businesses and professionals by means of a fully integrated and supportive tax-free ecosystem that delivers world-class production services and talent development, ensuring the growth and sustainability of the region's media industry. REYAVENTURES

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