AI and Robotics in MENA

The AI market in the Middle East is expected to reach values of $114 million by 2021, but in the race to adapt, clear winners are already emerging. Here are three sectors currently being transformed by robotics and AI If they haven’t already, it’s safe to say everybody will come into contact with such tech…

The digital bodyguards

Jan Wendenburg, CEO of Certgate explains why smart isn’t the same as AI and consumer device security is no match for professional protection. What made you leap into the mobile security industry? Tell us more about your background. After various sales and marketing management positions at IBM, I co-founded a Venture Capital company specialising in IT startups…

It was fantastic. We met high-quality investors who you were able to introduce, we received the background of the investors, we knew the issues that they were looking for so that allowed us to quickly get to the point of our value proposition with those investors.

– Dan Doney, CEO, Securrency

Dan Doney, CEO, Securrency

Historically I haven’t found these conferences to be worthwhile. It’s going to sound like I’m playing to the crowd but this is the only time that I have been to a platform that was worth it and that’s because the Naseba staff works so hard to make sure the meetings do happen to recruit spontaneous interest and turn that into a meeting, it’s been phenomenal. This platform has brought us enormously down the road for the appropriate set of potential investors.

– Joe Peterson, CEO, Sure Inc.

Joe Peterson, CEO, Sure Inc.

ZTE

ZTE Devices is a handset and smartphone company that develops a range of mobile devices, tablets, broadband models, and hotspots and family desktop integration terminals. ZTE Devices has partnerships with more than 230 major carriers and distributors in over 160 countries and regions around the globe. It also has strategic partnerships with 47 of the…

VIVO CAPITAL

Vivo Capital is a healthcare-focused investment firm formed in 1996 with over $1 billion* under management. Vivo Capital is currently making investments from its $375M seventh fund into promising private and public healthcare companies in the U.S. and greater China. Vivo employs a unique multi-pronged strategy of identifying and working with companies with promising development…

TCL CORPORATION

TCL Corporation is one of China’s largest enterprise groups of consumer electronics on global scale, which owns four listed companies: TCL Corporation (SZ.000100), TCL Multimedia Technology (01070.HK), TCL Communication Technology (02618. HK), TCL Display Technology (00334.HK) and Tonly Electronics (01249. HK), with major consumer products including: color TV, mobile phone, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines,…

STEAMBOAT VENTURES

Steamboat Ventures was founded in 2000, and named after the famous Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie. Theatrically released in New York in 1928, Steamboat Willie was the screen debut of Mickey Mouse. It was also the first animated cartoon to use synchronized sound — a great innovation at the time. Our mission at Steamboat Ventures…

SEQUOIA CAPITAL

From idea to IPO and beyond, the Sequoia team helps a small number of daring founders build legendary companies. We spur them to push the boundaries of what’s possible. In partnering with Sequoia, companies benefit from our unmatched network and the lessons we’ve learned over 45 years working with Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, John Morgridge,…