The Akron Zips face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Friday as March Madness action continues, with the Red Raiders aiming to impose their defensive identity early in the tournament.
Mar 7, 2026; Provo, Utah, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Donovan Atwell (12) looks on during the second half against the BYU Cougars at Marriott Center. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Baker-Imagn Images
Texas Tech is known for its physical defense and half-court execution, often slowing the game down and forcing opponents into difficult possessions. That style has translated well in March in past years, making them a tough out.
Akron enters as a confident mid-major with a balanced offensive attack and the ability to score from beyond the arc. If the Zips can knock down shots and avoid turnovers, they could challenge Texas Techโs defensive pressure.
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Applications for the second cohort of the Madinah Tech Cultivatorย will close on March 22, 2026, marking the final call for founders, innovators, and technologists looking to deploy real-world solutions in one of the worldโs most historically significant and strategically evolving cities.
Launched in partnership with Madinah Amanah, the Madinah Tech Cultivator is designed to bring together global innovators to address real urban challenges facing the city today. Unlike traditional accelerators focused primarilyย on mentorship and investment readiness, the Cultivator is built around a different premise. Technology should be implemented, tested, and scaled within real environments where it can create meaningful impact.
Through this initiative, innovators gain the opportunity to pilot and deploy solutions directly within Madinahโs urban ecosystem, working alongside government stakeholders, infrastructure leaders, and city operators.
โAs cities evolve, innovation cannot remain confined to labs or pitch decks,โ said Saad Shafee, Co-Founder of Madinah Tech. โThe Madinah Tech Cultivator exists to bridge that gap. Our goal is to bring global innovators into the city, connect them with the right stakeholders, and create an environment where technology can be tested, implemented, and scaled to solve real challenges that impact everyday life.โ
As Saudi Arabia continues its transformation under Vision 2030, cities like Madinah are becoming critical testbeds for technologies that support sustainable growth, intelligent infrastructure, and improved quality of life for residents and visitors.
The Madinah Tech Cultivator focuses on innovations across key sectors shaping the future of urban living:
Sustainability and ecology
Smart city and urban life
Energy and climate technologies
Mobility and connectivity
Madinah Tech is operated by Gingo Foundation, whose mission is to support techโdriven innovation ecosystems and challenge the status quo of the global startup and venture capital ecosystem by redefining how innovation is built, funded, and scaled.
โPrograms like the Madinah Tech Cultivator demonstrate how cities can become living laboratories for innovation,โ said Anna Shevchenko, CEO of Gingo Foundation. โOur role is to help bring the right founders, knowledge, and ecosystem connections together so solutions are not just imagined but actually implemented where they matter.โ
The program offers selected startups:
Direct market access to pilot solutions in Madinah
Hands-on mentorship from global technology leaders and Saudi market experts
Strategic support to localize and deploy technology within the Kingdom
An equity-free model with no participation fees
By connecting innovators with public institutions, infrastructure leaders, and industry experts, the Cultivator aims to accelerate technologies that can serve both Madinah and other cities across Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
With the second cohort nearing capacity, organizers encourage qualified innovators from around the world to apply before the March 22 deadline.
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Immensa, a Dubai-born deep-tech company transforming how industrial spare parts are managed and produced through Digital Parts Passports, digital warehousing, and distributed manufacturing which includes 3D printing, has raised new funding to support its continued growth and international expansion ahead of its planned Series B round from Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), Global Ventures, and existing investors.
Founded in Dubai, Immensa enables industrial companies, particularly in the oil and gas and power sectors, to replace physical spare parts inventories with secure digital libraries of certified Digital Parts Passports. Parts can then be produced on demand through Immensaโs global network of qualified production partners, reducing downtime, storage costs, carbon emissions, and complex logistics.
โImmensa represents exactly the kind of advanced industrial technology that aligns with Dubaiโs D33 Economic Agenda, strengthening manufacturing capabilities, enabling near-shoring of supply chains, and accelerating the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies,โ said Nader Albastaki, Managing Director of Dubai Future District Fund. โAs a company built in Dubai with global ambitions, Immensa demonstrates how deep-tech innovation developed here can compete internationally across the Middle East, United States, and Europe, while supporting more resilient and sustainable industries.โ
Over the course of its operations to date, Immensa has built a growing digital library of qualified spare parts and optimized designs for additive manufacturing. Today, the company operates a subscription-based digital spare parts platform that allows clients to store inventories digitally and produce only when required. The company retains its manufacturing operations in Dubai and Dammam as centers of excellence.
Noor Sweid, Founder and Managing Partner of Global Ventures, said: โImmensa is revolutionising how supply chains work by enabling on-demand production of critical spare parts at scale. By localising advanced manufacturing while remaining integrated into global supply networks, the company is addressing a core vulnerability in how industries manage inventory, cost, and disruption. As Immensa enters its next phase of growth, it is well-positioned to play a meaningful role in strengthening supply chain resilience from Dubai to the world.โ
โWe built Immensa to rethink how critical industrial assets are supplied and maintained,โ said Fahmi Al Shawwa, Founder and CEO of Immensa. โInstead of warehouses full of rarely used parts, we enable companies to store inventory digitally and produce only what they need, when and where they need it. This investment supports our next phase of growth as we expand internationally and work with global industrial operators to modernize their supply chains.โ
Immensa currently serves major industrial operators around the world, reflecting the global relevance of its technology for asset-intensive industries. The new investment will be used to further develop the companyโs digital platform, expand its global production network, and support enterprise deployments with large industrial clients.
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