e& and MEVCA Announce Three-Year Strategic Partnership to Strengthen the Middle East’s Venture Capital and Innovation Ecosystem
Abu Dhabi(News Desk):: — e&, a global technology group, and the Middle East Venture Capital Association (MEVCA) today announced a three-year strategic partnership to strengthen the venture capital and innovation ecosystem across the Middle East, the first partnership of its kind for the association.
The partnership brings together e&’s regional scale, digital capabilities, and corporate innovation agenda with MEVCA’s role as the leading industry body representing venture capital and private markets across the region. Together, both entities will collaborate to support knowledge sharing, ecosystem development, and engagement between corporates, investors, founders, and policymakers.
As part of the partnership, e& will serve as MEVCA’s first corporate anchor partner and join the association’s board, collaborating on industry research, curated events, thought leadership and ecosystem-driven programming to support entrepreneurs across the region. The collaboration will also support constructive dialogue between the private sector and policymakers to help enable a more connected, investable innovation environment.
Harrison Lung, Group Chief Strategy Officer, e&, said: “As the first technology group to join MEVCA’s Board, e& is committed to strengthening collaboration across founders, investors and corporates—helping create clearer pathways from innovation to scale and supporting the region’s digital and innovation ambitions.”
Noor Sweid, Chair, MEVCA, said: “We are pleased to partner with e&, a regional and global technology leader, as we continue to build a strong, connected, and forward-looking investment ecosystem. This collaboration reinforces MEVCA’s mission to serve as a platform for dialogue, insight, and value creation across venture capital, private equity, and the broader innovation economy.”
The partnership will be launched at the MEVCA Investors Summit 2026 at ADGM in Abu Dhabi. The summit brings together senior leaders from venture capital, private equity, corporates, and public sector stakeholders from across the region.-End-
