AgriLLM The National

AgriLLM, an open-source large language model developed by ai71 in Abu Dhabi, is designed to advance global agricultural intelligence.

It is trained on deep agricultural data, including 150,000 agricultural documents, 50,000 research papers and 120,000 real farming questions and answers, and is designed for multilingual understanding.

COP 30

AgriLLM, developed with ai71 , CGIAR in collaboration with Embrapa and global partners, is creating the world’s first open-source large language model for agriculture, a digital public good designed to make localized, reliable agricultural knowledge accessible to all.

Sanabil Venture Studio launch

Sanabil Investments, a financial investment company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), continues their efforts to serve and further develop the Saudi Arabian startup ecosystem through their innovative Venture Studio

Careem food Saudi launch Arabian Business

Careem announces ‘healthiest’ Saudi food delivery service

Wamda

Careem, the region’s leading multi-service platform, announces the acquisition of MUNCH:ON in the UAE.

The National

Careem acquires UAE food delivery platform MUNCH:ON

Crunchbase

MUNCH:ON (Previously LUNCH:ON) wins 50 top tech startups 2019.

AgriLLM and Gates Foundation

International Affairs Office at UAE Presidential Court, in partnership with Gates Foundation launches AI ecosystem for global agricultural development

Prodcraft DIFC

Speaking engagement at DIFC, Dubai. I covered how product leaders can navigate ambiguity when starting from scratch building 0 to 1. And walked the audience through practical tools and frameworks to go from ideation all the way to scaling.

Careem food Saudi launch

Saudi’s healthiest on-demand food delivery service makes healthy eating easier and more accessible for all; available initially in Riyadh and Jeddah

Uber/Careem acquisition

We’re thrilled to announce our acquisition of MUNCH:ON, the subscription-based food delivery platform.

Arzan Venture Capital

MUNCH:ON, our Fund I portfolio company, got acquired by Careem and its offering will be rebuilt on the Careem super app.

Magnitt

Yet another remarkable MENA-based M&A play involving a big player, a rising Tech startup, and a future-forward business plan. The region's pioneering Super App and Multi-Service provider Careem has officially acquired UAE-based Food Delivery Tech startup MUNCH:ON

Film My Design

In efforts of kick-starting our initiative and simulating what we intend to do in Film My Design, we've invited 5 Egyptian designers and filmmakers to collaborate to tell 5 different design stories.