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Portfolio company Embrace has partnered with honeycomb.io to bring web and mobile user context to Honeycomb’s platform. Built on OpenTelemetry, this is the kind of open, composable observability the industry has needed.

📢 Today we're announcing our strategic partnership with honeycomb.io, and we couldn't be more excited!! 🙌 Engineering teams that care about user experience and business impact now have exactly what they need: purpose-built mobile and web RUM in Embrace, fully connected to the high-cardinality backend observability that Honeycomb has mastered. Every team working from the right data, in tools purpose-built for their expertise, on a shared OpenTelemetry foundation. This is what a truly composable observability stack looks like in practice. Performance and reliability, for every user, on every screen. Learn more about what makes this strategic collaboration so special: https://lnkd.in/gXAsWGXv

Trailer is out💥 Ep 3 | MilkStraw AI Helping Companies Cut Cloud Costs by 50%. In this trailer, Jawad Shreim 🥛 and Sonia Gokhale dive into the story of a startup built during uncertain time, helping companies survive rising cloud costs while navigating rapid AI disruption. We will discuss: • Turning startup failure into a new opportunity • Why companies are under pressure to reduce costs • How businesses are saving up to 50% on cloud spend • Building practical AI products without the hype • Why great products still win in difficult markets Stay tuned for the full episode dropping soon!

Live commerce is rewriting how the Gulf shops, and Siin | سين is leading that shift with $3M raised. 6 GCC markets live. Founded by Hesham AlSaati, Ahmed Allawi, and Khaled Albalooshi, a team of operators who’ve done it before. Proud to co-lead this round alongside Shift Group, with participation from Plus VC (+VC), OQAL Angel Investors Network| مجموعة عقال للمستثمرين الملائكيين and a great group of regional investors. We’re proud to back them as they build the trust and safety layer for social commerce in the Gulf. #VenturSouq #startups

Siin | سين has secured new funding, bringing its total capital to $3M, led by VentureSouq and Shift Group, reinforcing its expansion in the live commerce space across the GCC. The platform enables real-time, interactive buying and selling experiences, scaling in under a year across six GCC markets with strong engagement and marketplace growth. The new funding will accelerate regional expansion and strengthen its seller ecosystem, positioning Siin as a key player in the future of social commerce. Read more: Read more: https://lnkd.in/deKbKN3n #LiveCommerce #SocialCommerce #Ecommerce #Startups #MENA #GCC

✦ Bahrain-born e-commerce platform Siin | سين has secured new funding, bringing its total capital raised to $3 million. ✦ The round was led by VentureSouq and Shift Group , with participation from Plus VC (+VC) , OQAL Angel Investors Network| مجموعة عقال للمستثمرين الملائكيين, and regional investors. ✦ Founded in 2024 by Ahmed Allawi, Hesham AlSaati and Khaled Albalooshi, Siin enables users to buy and sell through live-streamed, interactive shopping experiences. ٍRead more :https://lnkd.in/dt79n4SN

We are pleased to announce that MOZN has been recognized as an IDC Innovator, as Agentic AI redefines financial crime management in the Middle East. This recognition highlights the strength of MOZN’s AI‑native, enterprise intelligence platform built to help institutions stay ahead of regulatory change with confidence. The assessment positions MOZN as one of the few providers redefining financial crime and compliance by operationalizing Agentic AI and unifying fraud prevention and AML on a single platform. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/d3vjPjPA نسعد” بالإعلان عن تصنيف “مُزن" ضمن قائمة مبتكري "IDC" في الذكاء الاصطناعي التوكيلي لإدارة الجرائم المالية. في تأكيد على قوة منصة مُزن لإدارة الجرائم المالية والمدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي، لتمكين المؤسسات من مواكبة المتطلبات التنظيمية بثقة. ويضع هذا التصنيف شركة مُزن ضمن عدد محدود من الشركات التي تطور حلول مبتكرة في إدارة الجرائم المالية والامتثال، من خلال تحويل الذكاء الاصطناعي التوكيلي إلى قدرات تشغيلية ملموسة، وتوحيد مكافحة الاحتيال وغسل الأموال ضمن منصة واحدة. لقراءة المزيد عن هذا التقرير: https://lnkd.in/dhHX_XUS

Tammer Qaddumi & Maan Eshgi.