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in5 start-up funding grows to AED 8 billion as Dubai’s pro-innovation frameworks nurture growth

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  • Total funding raised by start-ups at Dubai’s leading incubator grows by 163% over 2023 figures
  • TECOM Group incubator to showcase ecosystem of more than 1,000 innovators, including Grambell and Estaie, at Expand North Star

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Funding raised by start-ups within TECOM Group PJSC’s entrepreneurship incubator in5 since its inception has crossed AED 7.8 billion as Dubai’s pro-innovation framework nurtures the growth of enterprises and talent. Announced on the sidelines of Expand North Star, the world’s largest event for start-ups and investors being held in Dubai on 13-16 October, the remarkable figure represents 163% growth over total funding raised as of 2023, demonstrating the accelerated growth of in5’s start-ups this year.

 

 

“Start-ups are powerful engines of long-term economic growth that tangibly benefits future generations,” said Majed Al Suwaidi, Senior Vice President at TECOM Group PJSC, on behalf of in5. “The funding milestone achieved by in5’s start-ups strengthens our mission to unlock entrepreneurial excellence by facilitating opportunities, partnerships, and investor engagement avenues. in5’s dynamic and global community is driving Dubai’s efforts to foster a globally attuned innovation landscape that achieves the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’.” 

in5 has nurtured more than 1,000 start-ups across the technology, media, design, and science sectors since its inception in 2013 by TECOM Group, the creator of 10 specialised business districts and vibrant communities in Dubai. This includes in5 Tech, housed at a dedicated in5 Innovation Centre at Dubai Internet City as well as in5 Media, based at Dubai Production City and in5 Design, based at Dubai Design District (d3). in5 Media’s active start-up numbers noted annual growth of 20% in the first half of this year as government initiatives to strengthen the regional creative economy, including Dubai Media’s vision to bolster the competitiveness of media institutions, attract a wider cohort of talent to the city.

in5 Science, which marked its first anniversary in June 2024, provides an enabling platform to more than 35 future-focused science start-ups. Launched in collaboration with Dubai Science Park, TECOM Group’s dedicated ecosystem for the life, energy, and environment sciences, in5 Science is cultivating a regional base of innovators in line with the Dubai Research and Development Programme’s vision.

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While global trends are indicative of a shift in start-up funding amid the prioritisation of sustainable ventures, funding for artificial intelligence (AI) companies has held steady in 2024. Shored up by strategies such as Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’, Dubai’s pro-innovation framework is enriching the regional pool of entrepreneurs harnessing technology to offer improved consumer services. This is underscored by the incubator’s recent success stories, including Ziina, a fintech start-up providing peer-to-peer payment for mobile apps, that raised AED 80.8 million in a Series A funding round in September 2024. Podeo, the world’s largest podcast distribution platform founded at in5, raised AED 19.8 million in a Series A funding round that same month.

in5 offers start-ups in technology, media, design, and science a platform to scale up with access to advisory, mentorship, and potential investment opportunities. in5 Tech is also home to the in5 Investor Hub, a space where angel investors, venture capitalists, and institutional investors can directly engage with start-ups at in5 for funding and partnership opportunities.

in5’s participation at Expand North Star is part of its commitment to spotlighting its innovative ecosystem to more than 1,200 global investors expected at the event, including start-ups such as AI-enabled communications specialist Grambell, based at in5 Tech, and flexible stay online travel agency (OTA) Estaie, incubated at in5 Media.

in5 is the start-up and entrepreneurship incubator founded by TECOM Group, which has contributed to Dubai’s economic ambitions for more than two decades through sector-focused districts including Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Science Park, Dubai Design District (d3) and Dubai Industrial City.

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About TECOM Group PJSC

TECOM Group has been developing strategic, sector-focused business districts across the emirate of Dubai since 1999. TECOM Group is well-positioned to continue playing an integral role in cementing Dubai’s status as a global business and talent hub.

The TECOM Group portfolio consists of 10 business districts catering to 6 vital knowledge-based economic sectors, including design, education, manufacturing, media, science, and technology. The Group provides a varied and tailor-made leasing portfolio – which includes offices, co-working spaces, warehouses, and land – to over 11,000 customers and more than 124,000 professionals.

TECOM Group offers additional value-added services to deliver a competitive and attractive environment for businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive in and to facilitate engagement between the districts’ community members. Government and corporate services are made available through an integrated smart services platform, ‘axs’, which enhances ease of doing business and provides community members with a seamless experience.

TECOM Group also provides industry-specialised facilities, including media production studios, laboratories, and higher education campuses. in5, its enabling platform for entrepreneurs and start-ups, offers innovation centres supporting tech, media, and design start-ups and SMEs. Its future-focused co-working spaces D/Quarters deliver stimulating work environments for tenants, and the ‘GoFreelance’ package serves freelancers.

For more information, please visit www.tecomgroup.ae.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) reported its third quarter 2024 results today. Investors can access the live third quarter 2024 earnings call at 8 a.m. ET today by webcast or dial-in as follows:

The earnings release, investor presentation, including an appendix reconciling non-GAAP disclosures, and Truist’s Third Quarter 2024 Quarterly Performance Summary, which contains detailed financial schedules, are available at Truist’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.truist.com/earnings. A replay of the call will be available on the website for 30 days.

About Truist

Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. As a leading U.S. commercial bank, Truist has leading market share in many of the high-growth markets across the country. Truist offers a wide range of products and services through our wholesale and consumer businesses, including consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, payments, and specialized lending businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top-10 commercial bank with total assets of $523 billion as of September 30, 2024. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.

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Kexing Biopharm made its appearance at CPHI Milan 2024: Launch Ceremony for Apexelsin® in EU market Successfully done

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SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On October 10th, the 2024 International Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Intermediates Europe Exhibition (CPHI Milan 2024), one of the largest and most influential pharmaceutical industry events globally, concluded successfully at the Milan International Exhibition Center in Italy. Kexing Biopharm, a Chinese high-quality biopharmaceutical outbound platform, made an appearance at the event and garnered widespread attention with its diverse product line and cutting-edge innovative strength.

Led by Kexing Biopharm General Manager Mr. Zhao Yanqing, Kexing Biopharm showcased an impressive array of products at the event, covering several therapeutic areas including oncology, autoimmunity, and metabolism. The showcased products included human erythropoietin (EPO), human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GC), combined Clostridium Butyricum and Bifidobacterium, live, albumin-bound paclitaxel (Apexelsin®), bevacizumab, infliximab, adalimumab, trastuzumab, liraglutide, and palbociclib etc.

It is worth mentioning that Kexing Biopharm held a launch ceremony for Protein bound Paclitaxel (Apexelsin®) in the European Union during the exhibition. The company has set a new production line according to the EU pharmaceutical GMP standards for Apexelsin® and has simultaneously carried out registration work in multiple countries. The product received the EU pharmaceutical GMP certificate in May this year and was approved for marketing in the EU at the end of July. It has begun shipping in August. Apexelsin® has officially entered the European pharmaceutical market, showcasing the company’s overseas expansion capabilities in the anti-cancer field. This is also a pivotal step in gradually enhancing its commercial presence abroad and progressively advancing the “globalization” strategy.

In addition, the partner in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, signed on site at the booth, marking a further deepening cooperation between the two sides. The representative of the cooperation party said that in the future, both sides will continue to promote the cooperation on more products and work together to advance the development of pharmaceuticals in the Middle East.

Kexing Biopharm will continue to adhere to the development vision of “innovation plus internationalization” and actively license in high-quality blockbuster drugs, and strengthen communication and cooperation with global partners and jointly promote innovation and development in the pharmaceutical industry.

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South Korea’s NIPA launches Korea IT Cooperation Centre UAE at Dubai Internet City to nurture globally impactful innovation

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  • Korea IT Cooperation Centre UAE, NIPA’s first hub in the Middle East, launched on sidelines of GITEX Global to nurture connections between Korean entrepreneurs and regional innovators
  • Spanning more than 6,500 sq.ft., the centre at the region’s leading tech hub will unlock the goals of Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’ and the UAE-Korea CEPA deal

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), backed by the Government of South Korea, has announced the launch of its Korea IT Cooperation Centre UAE (KICC UAE) regional office at Dubai Internet City on the sidelines of GITEX Global 2024, held at Dubai World Trade Centre on 14-18 October.

Reaffirming Dubai’s proposition as a globally vital business gateway, KICC UAE’s launch builds on the South Korean agency’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed during the 2023 edition of GITEX Global with Dubai Internet City, the region’s leading technology hub. The launch in Dubai marks NIPA’s first centre in the Middle East and represents the sixth hub in its global network, which covers Silicon Valley, Singapore, India, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City.

The regional office at Dubai Internet City, one of TECOM Group PJSC’s 10 sector-specific business districts in Dubai and the Knowledge Partner of GITEX Global 2024, will foster collaborative entrepreneurship and talent development initiatives by connecting Korean tech businesses and investors with regional innovators, inventors, and investors.

KICC UAE will assist Korean technology companies seeking expansion into the Middle East by establishing strategic relationships with key government entities and industry partners. The inauguration at Dubai Internet City was attended by Vice Minister Kang Do-hyun of the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT; Abdulla Belhoul, CEO of TECOM Group PJSC; and Ammar Al Malik, Executive Vice President of Commercial at TECOM Group PJSC and Managing Director of Dubai Internet City in the presence of senior officials and industry partners.

Commenting on the inauguration, Vice Minister Kang Do-hyun of the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT said: “The establishment of the first KICC centre in the Middle East, here in Dubai, UAE holds significant meaning. It stands as a concrete and impactful milestone in the digital sector, following the reaffirmation of bilateral cooperation during President Yoon Suk-yeol’s state visit to the UAE in January.”

Sung-Wook Hur, President of NIPA, said: “The launch of KICC UAE at Dubai Internet City marks a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering a thriving global innovation ecosystem. It will connect Korean entrepreneurs and enterprises with their UAE counterparts and leverage Dubai’s strategic location and thriving business environment. Our Dubai Internet City address will be a hub for innovators to collaborate on groundbreaking solutions with the potential to not only benefit the UAE and South Korea, but also make a lasting impact on the global stage.”

“Securing the global future will irrefutably require collaborative innovation given the pace of the tech industry’s evolution, and NIPA’s centre at Dubai Internet City is a window into a future shaped by such cooperation,” said Ammar Al Malik, Executive Vice President of Commercial at TECOM Group and Managing Director of Dubai Internet City. “KICC UAE underscores our district’s pivotal role as a platform for enterprises and entrepreneurs, ensuring talent development through new opportunities, partnerships, and markets. We welcome partners like KICC UAE in our endeavour to create a lasting impact through tech innovation and contribute to the global knowledge economy, as envisioned by the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’.” 

Spanning 6,535 sq.ft., the facility features seven private offices, 18 co-working spaces and meeting rooms, and a dedicated showroom to host around 100 employees and visitors, with a calendar of four key events planned during 2025. Seven resident companies, including Wrtn Technologies, DeepNoid, CoreMovement, Genians, Mobiltech, Weeds Korea, and Angelswing will be established at the KICC UAE, in addition to Esol Information & Communications and PineC&I, which will use the hub’s shared office spaces.

These companies are set to begin efforts to expand into the Middle Eastern market with KICC UAE, which will provide industry data and insights to facilitate the participation of Korean technology companies and professionals in the region through Dubai Internet City’s ecosystem.

Dubai Internet City’s cooperation with KICC UAE strengthens bilateral ties between the UAE and Korea, which in May 2024 signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to nurture constructive economic cooperation between both countries, building on their non-oil bilateral trade of AED 19.4 billion in 2023. The UAE-Korea CEPA contributes to the UAE’s vision to double its non-oil foreign trade to AED 4 trillion by 2031.

Dubai Internet City has led region’s digital transformation strategy for more than two decades, serving as a platform for more than 3,500 customers, including Fortune 500s and SMEs such as Google, 3M, Microsoft, and Careem, in addition to 29,000 of the world’s brightest tech professionals.

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Dubai Internet City is part of TECOM Group’s portfolio of sector-specific business districts, which also includes Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Science Park, Dubai Industrial City, Dubai Outsource City, and Dubai Design District (d3).

About TECOM Group PJSC 

TECOM Group has been developing strategic, sector-focused business districts across the emirate of Dubai since 1999. TECOM Group is well-positioned to continue playing an integral role in cementing Dubai’s status as a global business and talent hub. 

The TECOM Group portfolio consists of 10 business districts catering to 6 vital knowledge-based economic sectors, including design, education, manufacturing, media, science, and technology. The Group provides a varied and tailor-made leasing portfolio – which includes offices, co-working spaces, warehouses, and land – to over 11,000 customers and more than 124,000 professionals. 

TECOM Group offers additional value-added services to deliver a competitive and attractive environment for businesses and entrepreneurs to thrive in and to facilitate engagement between the districts’ community members. Government and corporate services are made available through an integrated smart services platform, “axs”, which enhances ease of doing business and provides community members with a seamless experience. 

TECOM Group also provides industry specialised facilities, including media production studios, laboratories, and higher education campuses. in5, its enabling platform for entrepreneurs and start-ups, offers innovation centres supporting tech, media, and design start-ups and SMEs. Its future-focused co-working spaces D/Quarters deliver stimulating work environments for tenants, and the “Go Freelance” package serves freelance talents.

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