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  "id": 14799914,
  "title": "Activate Capital joins QIA’s Fund-of-Funds programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/activate-capital-joins-qias-fund-of-funds-programme",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/259393/business/activate-capital-joins-qias-fund-of-funds-programme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has announced that US-based growth equity firm Activate Capital has joined its $3 billion Fund of Funds program. Activate Capital invests in companies spanning various growth stages, focusing on energy technology, smart infrastructure, transportation, digital industry, supply chain resilience, and climate change adaptation.\n\nThrough this partnership, QIA aims to support Activate Capital's investment strategy in the Global South, with particular emphasis on sectors undergoing digitalization and decarbonization transitions. As part of the agreement, Activate Capital plans to establish its first international office in Doha, housing senior investment professionals, including a dedicated partner for the Qatari market.\n\nThe Fund of Funds program, launched by QIA in February 2024, seeks to attract leading global venture capital firms to the State of Qatar, enhance ties and knowledge exchange with the global venture capital ecosystem, and foster the development of startups in Qatar and the region. Dr. Mohsin Pirzada, Head of Funds Investment Department at QIA, highlighted that the Authority initiated the program to strengthen ties between Qatar and the global venture capital community.\n\nAnup Jacob, Co-Founder of Activate Capital, expressed enthusiasm about joining QIA as a limited partner and joining the company's Limited Partners Advisory Committee. He emphasized that his firm shares QIA's belief that technology-driven solutions are essential for transforming infrastructure systems globally. Jacob looked forward to a long-term partnership with Qatar Investment Authority. This latest addition to QIA's Fund of Funds program underscores the program's ongoing growth and attracts interest from prominent international investors in Qatar and the broader region.",
  "summary": "QNADoha Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announced that Activate Capital - a US-based firm specialising in growth equity investments within the energy technology and smart infrastr...",
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}