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Dubai student Rahul Nambiar to expand his award-winning EdTech Startup, Jochi, to Dubai and beyond

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Jochi is planning to expand in the UAE and the GCC.

Jochi, was founded in late 2021, and was designed to support students with learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD, a growing problem caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its newest concept, 360 by Jochi – an all-in-one progress monitoring tool that enables educators to go from data to decisions in minutes – helps teachers enhance learning and support with real-time insights on student performance.

“After successfully developing, testing and commissioning Jochi, we are currently planning to expand our platform with a preliminary focus on Dubai, UAE and the Gulf,” Rahul Nambiar, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Jochi, says.

Rahul Nambiar, who lived most of his life in Dubai, UAE, says Jochi can help educators, students, and educational institutions to revolutionise their programming with data-driven confidence. “Dubai, where I grew up and studied, is the most advanced education market in the Middle East and it is also one of the most dynamic education sectors that is evolving through innovation and technology. The UAE Government has deployed significant resources in education, technology and innovation that are going to improve learning – directly transforming the country into a major education, technology and innovation hub. That’s why we would like our business to grow internationally from Dubai, UAE to the rest of the Middle East.”

More than 326,000 students study in 216 K-12 schools in Dubai, according to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the emirate’s education sector regulator.

Jochi started in 2021 by Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar – freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania. They started looking at ways to improve the learning experience for high-school students in the US. In response to first-hand experiences addressing the pandemic’s impact on support for neurodiverse students, Jochi 1.0 was born, with a focus on improving the learning outcomes for students with learning differences.

In their fourth year, Yash Dhir and Rahul Nambiar were awarded the University of Pennsylvania President’s Innovation Prize to continue their work post-graduation. They are scheduled to receive $100,000 in grant funding for the company, and a $50,000 living stipend each. In addition, Jochi will have a workplace in the Pennovation Center, University of Pennsylvania’s business incubator.

Rahul Nambiar studied in the Cambridge International School in Dubai where he topped the school for the GCSE exams. Following his GCSE exams, he went to boarding school in the UK prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution in the US.

As an undergraduate, Rahul served as a Teaching Assistant for a graduate-level courses, further demonstrating his technical and academic skills. Rahul graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with High Honours and was a 2024 Presidential Fellow. Rahul gained practical experience through internships at Rhombus and the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he worked as a Software Engineer.

“Our early success sparked a bigger question: what if every decision made by educators was informed by deep insights that were personalised down to each student? This vision became Jochi’s mission, transforming how schools leverage data to drive meaningful change. Today, we’re dedicated to helping schools make sense of their data, ensuring resources are directed where they’ll have the greatest impact on student outcomes,” he says.

Jochi has raised US$280,000 through grants from the University of Pennsylvania already. In addition to the President’s Innovation Prize, Jochi won $30,000 from the 2024 Venture Lab Startup Challenge, a competition for the top performing startups at the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania region. These prizes came from the University of Pennsylvania’s accelerator, and the Wharton School of Business. Jochi also won an additional $50,000 in grant funding from the Draper Foundation, a leading investment firm run by the legendary American investor, Tim Draper. Outside of funding, this award offers Jochi and Rahul direct access to the Draper Foundation’s network and resources.

Jochi’s next step is in the world of artificial intelligence. “Our goal is to use artificial intelligence to streamline the everyday responsibilities of educators so that they can refocus their attention where it’s needed the most – supporting students. By simplifying educators’ understanding and access to data with AI, we can transform the level of personalized support each student needs to unlock their unique potential. Technology can never replace the impact educators have on their students, but it can be an incredibly powerful assistive tool.”

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UIPATH INTRODUCES MAESTRO CASE TO ORCHESTRATE DYNAMIC, EXCEPTION-HEAVY BUSINESS PROCESSES ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE

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UiPath, Inc. (NYSE: PATH), a leader in business orchestration and automation, today announced Maestro Case, a new AI-native UiPath agentic case management capability. Available today as part of the UiPath Maestro™ business orchestration capabilities, Maestro Case extends governed orchestration and automation to complex and exception-laden case management, allowing enterprises to manage dynamic, long-running cases with greater visibility, control, and execution speed.

In a recent UiPath survey of nearly 600 C-Suite and IT practitioners at large companies ($1B+ in revenue), 52% reported that the presence of hybrid workflows—a combination of static, repeatable processes and dynamic, context-dependent processes—across their day-to-day operations. Those dynamic processes, such as customer requests, investigations, and approvals, are managed through disconnected emails, spreadsheets, and point solutions, creating delays, inconsistent outcomes, and limited visibility.

Without a coordinated view of a case, with people, systems, data, and AI agents in a single workflow, it becomes difficult to ensure the right actions occur at the right time. Additionally, the valuable context of those actions can be lost as the case moves through teams and the organization, impacting resolution speed, compliance, and transparency, making it harder to scale operations without increasing complexity.

Maestro Case is designed for enterprises living in hybrid environments that need more than orchestrating defined paths. As a new capability with UiPath Maestro, Maestro Case treats the case as a dynamic business entity that carries its data, participants, timeline, and execution context across stages, actors, and systems. Configurable case and stage management agents help move work forward, while robots, AI agents, and people execute tasks within governed workflows. Human review and escalation can be built into the process for exceptions, compliance needs, and decisions requiring judgment. Additionally, as an AI-native offering, Maestro Case is fully supported by any coding agent of choice across every stage of a case, including build, test, debug, deploy, and operate.

“Modern case management is no longer about tracking work—it’s about orchestrating dynamic complex processes, where exceptions are the norm,” said Raghu Malpani, Chief Technology & Product Officer, UiPath. “With Maestro Case, organizations can bring together people, AI agents, systems, and business processes into a single coordinated experience. Teams can resolve complex cases faster, adapt to changing business needs, and deliver the visibility, governance, and agility required in today’s enterprise environment.”

Early design adopters are already seeing measurable results, reporting a 60–80% reduction in average case handling time, a three-to-five times increase in cases resolved without human intervention, and SLA compliance improvements of more than 25 percentage points. One financial services adopter projects more than $12 million in annual savings from leveraging Maestro Case to automate dispute resolution and KYC case workflows.

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LINKSHADOW ACCELERATES AFRICAN EXPANSION THROUGH STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH REDINGTON

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LinkShadow, a leading AI-powered cybersecurity company, today announced a strategic pan-African distribution partnership with Redington, a leading technology aggregator and innovation catalyst. The collaboration marks a significant milestone in LinkShadow’s global growth strategy and will enable enterprises across Africa to strengthen cyber resilience through advanced threat detection, data security, and identity protection capabilities.

As organizations across Africa rapidly embrace cloud computing, artificial intelligence, digital banking, smart infrastructure, and connected services, cyber risk has emerged as one of the most critical business challenges facing enterprises today. The increasing sophistication of cyberattacks, coupled with expanding digital footprints and evolving regulatory requirements, is driving demand for intelligent, scalable, and integrated cybersecurity solutions that can provide visibility across increasingly complex environments.

Through this partnership, Redington will leverage its extensive regional channel ecosystem and market reach to bring LinkShadow’s next-generation cybersecurity platform to enterprises, government entities, critical infrastructure providers, and managed security service providers (MSSPs) across the continent. Together, the two organizations will empower customers to proactively identify threats, reduce security blind spots, accelerate incident response, and strengthen overall cyber resilience.

Founded with a vision to transform how organizations detect and respond to cyber threats, LinkShadow initially pioneered AI-driven Network Detection and Response (NDR) capabilities that provided deep visibility into network activity and threat behavior. LinkShadow is positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for NDR, further reinforcing its commitment to innovation and its ability to help organizations address evolving cybersecurity challenges. As enterprise attack surfaces expanded, the company broadened its cybersecurity portfolio to include Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), enabling organizations to discover, classify, monitor, and protect sensitive data across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Recognizing the growing prevalence of identity-centric attacks, LinkShadow further introduced Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), helping organizations mitigate identity compromise, privilege abuse, insider threats, and account takeover risks.

Today, these capabilities converge within CyberMeshX (CMX), LinkShadow’s next-generation cyber intelligence platform. CMX unifies network, data, and identity security into a single adaptive framework that delivers contextual visibility, AI-powered threat correlation, and actionable intelligence across the entire enterprise environment. By breaking down traditional security silos and integrating seamlessly with existing security investments, CMX enables organizations to build a more connected, resilient, and future-ready cybersecurity architecture.

“Trust has become one of the most valuable currencies of the digital economy,” said Jim Mathew, President, Africa & Egypt, Redington. “As organizations across Africa continue to invest in cloud, AI, and connected digital services, cybersecurity must remain at the heart of that journey. Through our partnership with LinkShadow, we are empowering our ecosystem with the intelligence, visibility, and expertise needed to support sustainable digital growth across the continent.”


“As cyber threats become more sophisticated, organizations need security platforms that not only detect threats but also provide the intelligence needed to respond quickly and effectively,” said Hishamul Hasheel, Vice President, Software Solutions Group, Africa, Redington. “By bringing LinkShadow into our cybersecurity portfolio, we are enabling partners throughout our regional ecosystem to deliver advanced threat detection and security analytics capabilities that help customers improve resilience, strengthen operations, and secure their digital transformation initiatives.”

Africa’s cybersecurity market continues to experience significant growth, fueled by increasing digital adoption, cloud-first initiatives, expanding critical infrastructure projects, and heightened awareness of cyber risk at the boardroom level. As organizations modernize operations and embrace emerging technologies, the demand for unified, intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions continues to accelerate.

“Redington’s appointment as LinkShadow’s Distributor for Africa is a significant step in expanding our channel-led growth across the region. With Redington’s strong partner ecosystem, market reach and value-added distribution capabilities, we will enable more partners to deliver LinkShadow’s AI CyberMesh Platform for Digital Trust to enterprises and governments, helping them strengthen cyber resilience and address evolving threats across Africa,” said Sajin Yousuff Kutty, Chief Partner Officer at LinkShadow.

As threat actors increasingly leverage automation, artificial intelligence, and sophisticated attack techniques to evade traditional defenses, organizations require cybersecurity platforms capable of correlating signals across network, data, and identity layers in real time. LinkShadow’s AI-driven architecture empowers security teams with deeper context, accelerated threat investigations, and improved operational efficiency, enabling them to respond faster and more effectively to emerging threats.

The partnership underscores LinkShadow’s continued investment in high-growth international markets and reinforces both organizations’ commitment to advancing cybersecurity innovation, digital trust, and cyber resilience across Africa’s rapidly evolving digital economy.

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UAE’S FIRST PUBLICLY NEURODIVERGENT-OWNED MENTAL HEALTH CENTER LAUNCHES IN DUBAI

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Uniquely You Mental Health Center, the UAE’s first publicly neurodivergent-owned and operated mental health clinic, has officially launched in Dubai. Founded by Elaine Maichin, an  American neurodivergent, CDA-licensed psychologist, a US-Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a licensed trauma therapist, the clinic has been established as a  neurodiversity-affirming specialized mental health center, designed to support clients from ages 13 to 60+, individuals  and families,  across healthcare, education and workplace settings in the UAE.

The launch comes as mental wellbeing becomes a stronger priority across the UAE. Cigna Healthcare’s International Health Study 2025 found that mental wellbeing in the UAE improved to 64%, with residents ranking it above physical wellbeing as their top health priority. The center was founded to offer care recognizing that every person has unique nervous system needs, which shapes how they process, and experience the world. Its approach brings together evidence-based therapy, trauma-informed care, and cultural responsiveness practice, with a strong focus on helping clients feel understood rather than reduced to symptoms or diagnoses.

The clinic supports clients navigating emotional, relational, workplace, and life-stage challenges. Elaine observed that many individuals were keen on seeking therapy to manage anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem concerns, parenting pressures, grief, major transitions, and overall psychological well-being.  Additionally, across the UAE’s multicultural community, people are also navigating relocation, expatriate life, loneliness, and limited support networks, not always knowing where to turn for timely care.

The launch of the clinic responds to these concerns as well as areas of mental health that remain underreported or misunderstood. Neurodiversity remains a key area, especially in how autism and ADHD can present in girls, women, adults, high-achieving professionals, and people who have spent years masking their differences.

Elaine Maichin, MSc, NCC, LPC, Psychologist (CDA) and Owner of Uniquely You Mental Health Center said: “Mental health awareness in the UAE has grown significantly, but many people still need spaces where their experiences are understood with depth, compassion, and respect. Especially, when it comes to neurodiversity, it is perceived as something that needs to be fixed or overcome, but it actually is a natural form of human diversity rather than deficits to be cured. Greater public awareness is needed around the importance of acceptance and individualized support. At Uniquely You, we are passionate about bringing neurodiversity-affirming, accessible, and genuinely responsive care into the heart of the community. We aim to help people feel seen, build practical skills, and access support that reflects who they truly are.”

Uniquely You’s range of services include, Individual Psychotherapy and Counseling Sessions, Family Therapy, Autism and ADHD Assessments, DBT Skills-Based Group Therapy, Training and Workshops, and Support Groups. These services are structured to address diverse clinical, developmental, and emotional needs across individuals, families, and groups.

The center prioritizes care that is collaborative, personalized, and guided by each individual’s goals and lived experiences. It works with individuals through a structured clinical process that begins with an initial consultation focused on understanding concerns, personal history, and therapeutic goals, followed by the development of a personalised treatment plan that defines clear objectives and direction of care. Moreover, neurodiversity-affirming care supports autistic individuals and those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, and other neurotypes in developing a deeper understanding of their unique ways of thinking, learning, communicating, and experiencing the world. This approach fosters self-awareness, self-advocacy, and wellbeing while helping individuals navigate school, work, relationships, communication, sensory experiences, executive functioning, and societal expectations in ways that honor their strengths, needs, and authentic identities. This aligns with Dubai Health Authority’s AED 105 million Mental Wealth Framework, a five-year plan built around ten initiatives focused on early detection, intervention, prevention, and community support.

Uniquely You MHC has also worked with organizations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi to support mental health awareness and employee well-being. The center is expected to expand its team over time, with future growth focused on adding more psychologists and increasing access to specialized services. The long-term vision is to grow Uniquely You MHC into a trusted UAE-based platform for neurodiversity-affirming mental health care, trauma-informed treatment, school collaboration, workplace wellbeing, crisis support, and community education.

To learn more about Uniquely You MHC, its services, and approach to care, visit https://uniquelyyoumentalhealthcenter.com/

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About Uniquely You Mental Health Center

Uniquely You Mental Health Center is a Dubai-based neurodiversity-affirming specialized mental health clinic and the UAE’s first publicly neurodivergent-owned and operated mental health center. Founded by Elaine Maichin, MSc, NCC, LPC, the center provides evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and neurodiversity-affirming care for clients from ages 13 to 60+, families, organizations, schools, and healthcare providers. The clinic supports people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation, neurodivergence, chronic health conditions, life transitions, workplace wellbeing, and family-related concerns, while creating a safe environment where clients feel respected, understood, and supported.

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