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500 Startups Veteran Bedy Yang Appointed as New Managing Partner for MENA

Alongside other new personnel, Yang will be leading new funds and initiatives, following the announcement that current managing partners, [...]

Fintech Express: Mastercard Launches New Programme for Fintech Startups in MEA Region

Open to fintechs of all kinds, the three-pronged programme aims to help launch and expand the startups driving the digital economy. [...]

Yodawy and MetLife Form Milestone Partnership to Create One-Stop-Shop for Medical Services Online

The Cairo-born app is teaming up with the global healthcare provider for a multi-year partnership that will provide Egyptians with an [...]

Virtuzone Teams up with Fintech Startup Zbooni to Offer Customers Whatsapp Payment Solutions

Customers of Virtuzone, a company formation specialist, will also have access to Zbooni’s social commerce platform. [...]

Saudi Arabia’s KAUST Launches MENA’s First Conscious Investor Programme

The six-week, pan-regional fellowship aims to enable the next generation of investors to make impactful investments in the GCC. [...]

Softmills: The Consultancy Firm Incubating Egyptian Startups to Stand Out in a Tech-Hot World

We speak to one of the founders of the burgeoning consulting firm, gaining insight on how tech ventures are the talk of every town. [...]

Isqan: How Two Friends Elevated the PropTech Game in Egypt

We speak to the founders of Isqan on the road to creating what could be Egypt's biggest proptech accelerant to date. [...]

IFC: COVID-19 is Shifting Our Thinking About Mental Health in Egypt, Particularly in the Workplace

The International Finance Corporation's Gender and Private Sector Lead in MENA, Sammar Essmat, writes about the mental health factor of the [...]

9 MENA-based EdTech Startups That Have Led Online Learning During the Pandemic

What was once a shiny new tool, is now a dire necessity. Edtech's taken the world by storm during the pandemic, and entrepreneurs all [...]

Egypt Launches New Programme to Train 100,000 Egyptians in Web Development, Data Analysis & More

The Egyptian Ministry of Communications and IT has launched the programme to better equip participants' for the job market. [...]

25 Under 25: The Entrepreneurs Reshaping Egypt's Startup Landscape for the New Decade

They're changing mindsets, challenging the status quo, fusing high-tech to the traditional, freshening up stale sectors and hustling their [...]

Kashat Is the First Egyptian Mobile App to Give Small Loans

Lending as little as EGP 100 to as much as EGP 1,500, Kashat is the first to be licensed for nano-finance. [...]

Uber Shuts Down Uber Eats Operations in All Middle East Markets

Uber Eats will shut down in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, while UAE operations will transition to Uber subsidiary Careem. [...]

This American-Egyptian Startup Found a Solution to the Shortage of Doctors

After scoring their seed round and launching in Egypt, these founders are hoping to make your healthcare journey a lot simpler. [...]

What Would You Do If You Found Your Startup’s Doppelgänger?

While he surfed the world wide web for new startups, Startup Scene's Ahmed Budalama found two e-commerce platforms whose resemblance was [...]

500 Startups Veteran Bedy Yang Appointed as New Managing Partner for MENA

Alongside other new personnel, Yang will be leading new funds and initiatives, following the announcement that current managing partners, [...]

Fintech Express: Mastercard Launches New Programme for Fintech Startups in MEA Region

Open to fintechs of all kinds, the three-pronged programme aims to help launch and expand the startups driving the digital economy. [...]

Yodawy and MetLife Form Milestone Partnership to Create One-Stop-Shop for Medical Services Online

The Cairo-born app is teaming up with the global healthcare provider for a multi-year partnership that will provide Egyptians with an [...]

Virtuzone Teams up with Fintech Startup Zbooni to Offer Customers Whatsapp Payment Solutions

Customers of Virtuzone, a company formation specialist, will also have access to Zbooni’s social commerce platform. [...]

Saudi Arabia’s KAUST Launches MENA’s First Conscious Investor Programme

The six-week, pan-regional fellowship aims to enable the next generation of investors to make impactful investments in the GCC. [...]

Yalla Group Becomes First UAE-Based Tech Startup to Be Listed on New York Stock Market

The startup behind MENA-focused social networking platform Yalla hopes to raise $139.5 million through American Depository shares. [...]

Changelabs Egypt Demo Day Returns with 13 of the Country’s Most Innovative Startups

An eclectic mix of fintechs, healthtech and edtechs make-up Changelabs Egypt’s second cohort. [...]

Applications for MITEF’s 14th Arab Startup Competition are Now Open

After managing to complete its 13th edition during the pandemic earlier this year, the regional platform returns to help empower a new [...]

500 Startups Veteran Bedy Yang Appointed as New Managing Partner for MENA

Alongside other new personnel, Yang will be leading new funds and initiatives, following the announcement that current managing partners, [...]

Energy Giant Saudi Aramco Invests in US Blockchain Startup Data Gumbo

The investment marks the second between the two parties, following 2019’s Series A round. [...]