• This photo taken on February 28, 2023 shows a man jumping over a bonfire in order to get rid of bad luck in Jieyang, in China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
    This photo taken on February 28, 2023 shows a man jumping over a bonfire in order to get rid of bad luck in Jieyang, in China's southern Guangdong province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
  • A train collision in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. AFP
    A train collision in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. AFP
  • Kenyan security officials burn illegally harvested sandalwood in Nairobi. EPA
    Kenyan security officials burn illegally harvested sandalwood in Nairobi. EPA
  • A farmer harvests wheat on the outskirts of Ajmer, India. AFP
    A farmer harvests wheat on the outskirts of Ajmer, India. AFP
  • A Christian Dior model on the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week. AFP
    A Christian Dior model on the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week. AFP
  • An anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, Israel against justice system reform. EPA
    An anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, Israel against justice system reform. EPA
  • A protest demanding an investigation into the Adani Group fraud near the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai. EPA
    A protest demanding an investigation into the Adani Group fraud near the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai. EPA
  • The Paul-Loebe-Haus office building at the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. AP
    The Paul-Loebe-Haus office building at the German Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. AP
  • Prince William and his wife Kate with the Prince of Wales's company at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berkshire. PA
    Prince William and his wife Kate with the Prince of Wales's company at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berkshire. PA
  • Indonesian police set up a barbed wire fence before a protest against the Omnibus Law in Jakarta. EPA
    Indonesian police set up a barbed wire fence before a protest against the Omnibus Law in Jakarta. EPA
  • Japanese ornamental dolls at Tomisaki Shrine for the Katsuura Big Hinamatsuri festival in Chiba. AFP
    Japanese ornamental dolls at Tomisaki Shrine for the Katsuura Big Hinamatsuri festival in Chiba. AFP
  • Artist Refik Anadol launches immersive installation ‘Glacier Dreams’ at Art Dubai 2023, Madinat Jumeirah. Getty
    Artist Refik Anadol launches immersive installation ‘Glacier Dreams’ at Art Dubai 2023, Madinat Jumeirah. Getty

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March 01, 2023

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COMPANY PROFILE

Name: Rain Management

Year started: 2017

Based: Bahrain

Employees: 100-120

Amount raised: $2.5m from BitMex Ventures and Blockwater. Another $6m raised from MEVP, Coinbase, Vision Ventures, CMT, Jimco and DIFC Fintech Fund

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Manchester City 2 (Laporte 45 2', Jesus 90 7')

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