Dubai, UAE [5th Aug, 2025] – Alaan, the Middle East’s leading spend management platform for businesses, has raised $48 million – one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the history of the region.
The round was led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) with significant participation from the founders of 885 Capital, Sudeep Ramnani & Jai Mahtani, Y Combinator, 468 Capital, and Pioneer Fund. The round was heavily oversubscribed and includes both primary and secondary funding.
Dubai, UAE – August 06, 2025 — Zoho Corp., a leading global technology company, today revealed that, as per its latest survey titled The UAE Retailer Survey, conducted by Zoho Commerce, 70% of UAE retailers are now integrating digital tools into their physical stores, signalling a major shift toward omnichannel retail. The survey, which gathered insights from over 300 businesses, highlights the key trends, opportunities, and challenges in the UAE’s retail segment.
“The retail sector in the UAE is taking a more holistic and intelligent approach to commerce,” says Prashant Ganti, Vice President, Global Product Strategy, Finance & Operations, Zoho. “Our study shows retailers are building unified experiences by combining other online and offline channels, reflecting a trend in how a modern consumer purchases. As the country’s retail sector continues its digital evolution, businesses that invest in the right tools, including AI to enhance buyer experience will lead the next wave of growth. Zoho is committed to supporting this evolution with our solutions like Zoho Commerce that help businesses build, market, and manage their online stores with ease, provide personalised customer experiences, and sell globally across multiple channels.”
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Riverbed Observability Bookings experience 92% Growth in First Half 2025
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – August 6, 2025 – Driven by a new era of compounding data and applications growth, Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, today announced the launch of its new AI-powered intelligent network observability solutions, significantly enhancing network visibility for enterprise IT teams and enabling them to proactively identify and resolve problems in real-time before they escalate into business challenges.1 The new solutions will deliver even greater value for the Riverbed Platform, and build on strong market momentum –with Riverbed observability bookings growth of 92% year-over-year (YoY) in the first half of 2025. With this launch, Riverbed is ushering in a new era of intelligent network observability, shaped by the realities of increasing enterprise complexity and grounded in the emerging requirements of a seamless digital experience.
Acquisition accelerates Cloudera’s mission to enable enterprises to take back control of their data estates across any environment
Dubai, UAE, August 5, 2025 – Cloudera, the only data and AI platform company that brings the cloud anywhere, today announced its acquisition of Taikun, a leading platform provider for managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With this move, Cloudera accelerates the deployment and delivery of the complete Cloudera platform, including Data Services and AI anywhere – from the public clouds to on-prem data centers to sovereign and air-gapped environments – all through a unified control plane.
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