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Anghami Becomes First NASDAQ-Listed MENA Company After Historic Merger

The MENA streaming giant is set to make history in a deal with US-based SPAC, Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., which will help [...]

Egyptian AI-Powered Proptech RentUp Raises Six-Figure Investment

Coming via Japanese VC firm, Luqman Weise Capital, the investment will allow the startup to launch its platform as soon as this April. [...]

UK Venture Firm Hambro Perks Launches New $50 Million Fund to Invest in Early-Stage MENA Startups

The London-based firm will look to focus on fintech, healthtech and edtech with the Oryx Fund. [...]

UAE Micromobility Startup FENIX Looks to Continue GCC Expansion After Closing $5 Million Seed Round

After raising $3.8 million in November 2020, an additional $1.2 million investment positions the startup for its ambitious regional [...]

Open Banking Platform Tarabut Gateway Raises MENA’s Largest Fintech Seed Round of $13 Million

The Bahrain-born startup will push forward with ambitious expansion plans as it looks to lead the line in open banking both regionally and [...]

In Conversation with Neveen El Tahri: Egyptian Investment Veteran & Founder of 138 Pyramids

The founder of development finance initiative, 138 Pyramids, talks Egyptian youth, the art of listening and the ego of entrepreneurship in [...]

Meet the Winners of the French-Egyptian Startup Competition

Over one year, 150 applicants and a pandemic later, the winners of the first edition of the competition have been crowned - but this is [...]

Anghami Becomes First NASDAQ-Listed MENA Company After Historic Merger

The MENA streaming giant is set to make history in a deal with US-based SPAC, Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., which will help [...]

Dubai Launches Digital Platform to Streamline Startup Registration

‘Invest Dubai’ offers instant licenses and a whole library of information, as the emirate looks to diversify its ecosystem by attracting [...]

Egypt’s DilenyTech Secures Grant to Scale AI-Powered Platform for Breast Cancer Detection

The grant, from the ITIDA-affiliated ITAC programme, comes off the back of the startup receiving its third US patent as it looks to [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 10 Startups Chosen for the First ‘Google for Startups Accelerator’ in MENA

Out of over 500 startups, only 10 have been chosen for the tech giant's first ever MENA accelerator, as it seeks to identify the most [...]

Fatafeat Launches World’s First Fully Arabic Cooking Course App

The Arabic cooking channel found that two thirds of Egyptians lack confidence in the kitchen, inspiring the launch of the ‘Genius Kitchen’ [...]

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. [...]

A US Firm Is Turning Air into Bottled Water in the UAE Desert

The company could hold the key to producing large amounts of sustainable water in one of the region’s most arid lands, using only renewable [...]

Egyptian Book Summary App Akhdar Raises Six-Figure Investment from EdVentures

The startup will look to expand its library and introduce new smart learning experiences. [...]

Anghami Becomes First NASDAQ-Listed MENA Company After Historic Merger

The MENA streaming giant is set to make history in a deal with US-based SPAC, Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., which will help [...]

Egyptian AI-Powered Proptech RentUp Raises Six-Figure Investment

Coming via Japanese VC firm, Luqman Weise Capital, the investment will allow the startup to launch its platform as soon as this April. [...]

UK Venture Firm Hambro Perks Launches New $50 Million Fund to Invest in Early-Stage MENA Startups

The London-based firm will look to focus on fintech, healthtech and edtech with the Oryx Fund. [...]

UAE Micromobility Startup FENIX Looks to Continue GCC Expansion After Closing $5 Million Seed Round

After raising $3.8 million in November 2020, an additional $1.2 million investment positions the startup for its ambitious regional [...]

Open Banking Platform Tarabut Gateway Raises MENA’s Largest Fintech Seed Round of $13 Million

The Bahrain-born startup will push forward with ambitious expansion plans as it looks to lead the line in open banking both regionally and [...]

Moroccan Real Estate Portal Mubawab Raises $10M for Maghreb Expansion

Coming via its parent company, EMPG, the funding follows a $7 million cash injection in January, 2020 and positions Mubawab for its [...]

AUC Looks to Young Innovators for International Case Competition

The 24-hour online competition invites undergraduates to innovate and exchange ideas relating to the economic turbulence of the pandemic, [...]

Anghami Becomes First NASDAQ-Listed MENA Company After Historic Merger

The MENA streaming giant is set to make history in a deal with US-based SPAC, Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., which will help [...]

Google News Launches 2nd Edition of Middle East Journalism Challenge

For the second year running, Google News is inviting MENA's media sector to innovate the craft and industry of journalism. [...]

SRTI Park Launches MEA Energy Hub to Accelerate Energy Solutions

The Sharjah-based hub will look to bring all corners of the region to tackle everything from data power and asset inspection, while [...]