Lina Gallagher

📢 Big news at Journify We’ve doubled our valuation, 5x’d our revenue in six months, and expanded across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the broader Gulf. Today we’re proud to welcome Shorooq, Bunat Ventures, and Plug and Play Tech Center as strategic investors as we scale the next generation of AI-powered data infrastructure. This funding is not just a milestone. It is fuel to scale what we’re already seeing in-market: 📈 182% ROAS increase for Jarir Bookstore on Meta 📉 44% drop in CPP for Baytonia on TikTok ⚡ Real, measurable impact by activating first-party data across Meta, TikTok, Snap Inc., Google, and more. As cookies disappear, privacy expectations rise, and AI reshapes how we engage customers, brands need smarter, faster, more ethical ways to grow. That is exactly what we’re building. Grateful to our customers, investors, partners, and team for helping bring this vision to life. 🔗 Full story here: https://lnkd.in/dnKAYy9K #AI #FirstPartyData #Marketing #GCC #Data #Growth

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Yesterday, an entrepreneur told me something simple but devastating: “We didn't fail because it was a bad product. We had to shut down because we weren't paid on time.” And the numbers back him up. In the UAE, 58% of B2B invoice value is overdue - and SMEs, already operating on the thinnest margins, feel it most. Cash flow dries up. Energy shifts from building to chasing. Growth stalls before it even begins. This isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s a systemic drag on innovation, jobs, and national competitiveness. In the UK, where SMEs face a similar challenge, policymakers have just unveiled the toughest crackdown on late payments in 25 years: - Maximum payment terms of 60 days, reducing to 45 - Audit committees legally required to scrutinize payment practices - Fines worth millions for repeat late-payers - Mandatory interest charges on late payments Why? Because late payments cost the UK economy £11 billion a year and shut down 38 businesses every day. Now imagine the scale of impact in the UAE, where SMEs make up 94% of businesses and over half of non-oil GDP. Yes - invoice factoring, AI-powered receivables, and fintech solutions can help. But at its heart, this is about fairness and trust. When an SME delivers on time, they deserve to be paid on time. It’s time for us to follow suit: - Embed transparency into payment practices - Hold large firms and public entities accountable - Build a culture where “on-time payment” is as sacred as “on-time delivery” Because the real test of how much we value small businesses isn’t in speeches or strategies. It’s in whether we pay them what we owe, when we owe it. #UAE #SME #Payments

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G42 may soon finalise a big #AICompute deal with Frankfurt-headquartered Northern Data Group, says a new Bloomberg report! Abu Dhabi’s G42 may soon gain access to nearly half of Northern Data’s 23,000 GPUs to supercharge its European AI ambitions, according to Bloomberg sources. G42 opened London-headquartered subsidiary 𝗚𝟰𝟮 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 & 𝗨𝗞 in June. 👉 The move would support G42's new G42 Europe & UK subsidiary and follows new data centre announcements in France and Italy. 👉 Northern Data’s Njoerd cluster in London is ranked the 26th most powerful commercial supercomputer globally by Top500. 👉 Deal terms are not yet finalised, per Bloomberg’s unnamed sources. Such a partnership could help Core42 meet near-term compute demands while G42 Group builds out data centres across Europe. 🡆 🡆 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 the full story on 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 https://lnkd.in/dx4HqqWp 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴? 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬 🔔 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦. Subscribe to the weekly 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 email news digest: https://lnkd.in/dfkbFeVz Subscribe to the weekly 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗔𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 email news digest: https://lnkd.in/dfkbFeVz Subscribe to my monthly 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 marketing newsletter: https://lnkd.in/daxbKnJh #MiddleEastAINews [ 𝖳𝖾𝗑𝗍 50% AI Created 50% 𝖧𝗎𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝖢𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 | Image credit: Northern Data ]

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🌐As a strategic location with ease of compliance and tax benefits, many startups are setting up second offices in the UAE. 💼 Also more VC funds are started moving to the UAE and establishing offices here, increasing fund access for startups. Most interesting thing is different emirates are rolling out various accelerator programs targeting high-potential startups at very early stages. These accelerator programs are one of the best choices for founders to launch or experiment in the UAE market. One of the most promising among them is the 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐲 Hub71, supported by Techstars. This 12-month program is ideal for 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 and offers: ✅ AED 250K in cash via a SAFE note. ✅ AED 250K worth of in-kind services, ✅ A guided 3-month track with Techstars mentors, ✅ Potential top-up of AED 250K for high-performing startups. 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬: ✔️ Office space. ✔️ Licensing & visa support. ✔️ Marketing, legal & financial advisory. ✔️ Housing & health insurance. ✔️ Workforce & back-office support. ✔️ Growth marketing & upskilling. 📍 At least one founder is expected to relocate to Abu Dhabi to access the full benefits. 🗓️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 8, 2025, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 2026. 🔗 Application Link :https://lnkd.in/gPxhAt54 #UAEStartups #Hub71 #Techstars #AccessProgramme #MiddleEastInnovation #StartupFunding #GCCStartups #ScaleInUAE #Founders #StartupAccelerator #AbuDhabiTech

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