# Middle East

Iran war puts Europe’s air defence startups in the spotlight: ‘The gap is impossible to ignore’

A number of European startups like Tytan Technologies, Cambridge Aerospace and Frankenburg Technologies are aiming to build cheaper air defence systems

Middle East investors will remain ‘important’ source of capital, says top European LP

Iran war underscores the ‘urgency’ for Europe to build its defence capabilities, VCs say

“Iran, Israel and the US are using military technology that are still R&D-ing Series A startups in Europe,” says one VC

Gulf money is flooding into European startups — these are the most active investors

As investments from the Gulf grow in Europe, Sifted looks at the investors that are closing the most deals

4 tips for scaleup founders looking to break into the Middle East

Choose your entry point wisely, focus on mobile and don’t fall for stereotypes.

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.

Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering?

Islamic finance is ‘going digital’, hoping to better serve the world’s 1.8bn Muslims and to challenge its secular peers