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FUTURE

Can Hydroponics Save Egypt’s Farming Industry? This Green Startup Thinks It Can

25 Feb 2020
We paid this innovative farm’s founder Omar El-Etriby a visit to find out exactly how and why he’s on the cusp of revolutionising Egypt’s third largest industry. [...]
This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Automotive Platform Seez Scores $6 Million Series A From Wamda

17 Feb 2020
Seez will use this investment to access the $10 billion industry that second-hand automotive e-commerce is. [...]
Insur-Tech Startup Addenda Raises Six-Figure Bridge Round, Plans on Launching New Lines
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Singaporean Eureka Scores $20 Million, Plans to Enforce Its Presence in the MENA Region

17 Feb 2020
The investment will help the AI startup deliver in their current markets - which include the Middle East. [...]
UAE’s Ministry of Health to Launch Medicine Counterfeit Detection App
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Jordan's Mobile Games Publisher Tamatem Raises $3.5 Million to Expand Abroad

16 Feb 2020
With a success story of over 75 million downloads and 3.5 million monthly active users, Tamatem plans to expand beyond its regional boundaries. [...]
Amazon’s PAYFORT Partners With EFG Hermes Company for Instalment Payment for Shoppers
MENA ECOSYSTEMS

Amazon’s PAYFORT Partners With EFG Hermes Company for Instalment Payment for Shoppers

25 Feb 2020
The new feature helps shoppers buy now and pay later. [...]
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This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds
BEHIND THE STARTUP

This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds

25 Feb 2020
CUP MENA has been able to partner with the likes of Dunkin Donuts. [...]
Insur-Tech Startup Addenda Raises Six-Figure Bridge Round, Plans on Launching New Lines
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

Insur-Tech Startup Addenda Raises Six-Figure Bridge Round, Plans on Launching New Lines

24 Feb 2020
This investment will allow the Emirati startup to explore smart reconciliation contracts, among other things. [...]
UAE’s Ministry of Health to Launch Medicine Counterfeit Detection App
BEHIND THE STARTUP

UAE’s Ministry of Health to Launch Medicine Counterfeit Detection App

24 Feb 2020
The app allows users to detect whether or not a medicine is counterfeit by scanning the barcode. [...]
This UAE-based App Helps People in Remote Areas Get an Education
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

This UAE-based App Helps People in Remote Areas Get an Education

23 Feb 2020
Ustad has helped people living in refugee camps or under-serviced areas. [...]
Epilert: The Tunisian Invention Helping People with Epilepsy
BEHIND THE STARTUP

Epilert: The Tunisian Invention Helping People with Epilepsy

23 Feb 2020
Epilert sends a signal to the friends and family of people with epilepsy when they start experiencing a seizure. [...]
New Entrepreneurs Based in Dubai Get Instant Bank Accounts
INVESTMENTS & NEWS

New Entrepreneurs Based in Dubai Get Instant Bank Accounts

22 Feb 2020
Thanks to blockchain technology, freelancers and entrepreneurs in Dubai will soon be able to open bank accounts in a blink. [...]


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AUC Angels on a Mission to Fill the Investment Gap

Founding Director of AUC Angels and AUC Venture Lab Ayman Ismail tells us about his reflections on the investments landscape in Egypt. [...]

Peer-to-Peer Shipping Startup Hitchhiker Joins Africa’s Leading Online Travel Agency Travelstart

The partnership marks the first integration between an online travel agency and a peer-to-peer shipping startup. [...]

Emirati Codengines Scores Investment from Dubai Cultiv8’s $100 Million Tech Fund

This investment will allow Codengines to expand its distribution of legal digitisation services across other markets in the Gulf. [...]

New Entrepreneurs Based in Dubai Get Instant Bank Accounts

Thanks to blockchain technology, freelancers and entrepreneurs in Dubai will soon be able to open bank accounts in a blink. [...]

This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds

CUP MENA has been able to partner with the likes of Dunkin Donuts. [...]

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. [...]

Dubai-Based Fuel Delivery Startup Cafu Sets to Launch in Cairo

Imagine a gas station on wheels. [...]

Egyptian Online Furniture Marketplace Homzmart Raises $1.2 Million Seed Round

Less than two months after launching, Homzmart has raised on of the biggest seed rounds by an Egyptian startup. [...]

Life After Glovo: Local Alternatives to the ‘Order Anything’ App

The market is huge and there is room for other alternatives. [...]

Egyptian Health-Tech Startup Vezeeta Set to Expand Outside of the MENA Region

Looking to widen its scope of footprint, Vezeeta looks to operate in two huge markets in Africa and South East Asia. [...]

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. [...]

6 Signs your Startup Could Be Among the 90% that Fail

We speak to Farah Ehsan, Falak Startups’ programme manager about the mistakes she has seen startups make that foretell a misfortunate [...]

Good People and Kijamii Merge Into GP&K, Forming MENA’s Largest Independent Network

The newly formed network will operate under the name ‘GP&K’, with its companies providing their digitally-excellent services to [...]

Ebtessama Launches Egypt's First Job-Hunting Website For Disabled People: Majidah.org

The website is named after a social worker and an advocate for disabled peoples’ rights. [...]

AUC Angels on a Mission to Fill the Investment Gap

Founding Director of AUC Angels and AUC Venture Lab Ayman Ismail tells us about his reflections on the investments landscape in Egypt. [...]

Peer-to-Peer Shipping Startup Hitchhiker Joins Africa’s Leading Online Travel Agency Travelstart

The partnership marks the first integration between an online travel agency and a peer-to-peer shipping startup. [...]

Emirati Codengines Scores Investment from Dubai Cultiv8’s $100 Million Tech Fund

This investment will allow Codengines to expand its distribution of legal digitisation services across other markets in the Gulf. [...]

New Entrepreneurs Based in Dubai Get Instant Bank Accounts

Thanks to blockchain technology, freelancers and entrepreneurs in Dubai will soon be able to open bank accounts in a blink. [...]

This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds

CUP MENA has been able to partner with the likes of Dunkin Donuts. [...]

Can Hydroponics Save Egypt’s Farming Industry? This Green Startup Thinks It Can

We paid this innovative farm’s founder Omar El-Etriby a visit to find out exactly how and why he’s on the cusp of revolutionising Egypt’s [...]

Amazon’s PAYFORT Partners With EFG Hermes Company for Instalment Payment for Shoppers

The new feature helps shoppers buy now and pay later. [...]

This Egyptian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Used Coffee Grounds

CUP MENA has been able to partner with the likes of Dunkin Donuts. [...]

Insur-Tech Startup Addenda Raises Six-Figure Bridge Round, Plans on Launching New Lines

This investment will allow the Emirati startup to explore smart reconciliation contracts, among other things. [...]

UAE’s Ministry of Health to Launch Medicine Counterfeit Detection App

The app allows users to detect whether or not a medicine is counterfeit by scanning the barcode. [...]

Editor's Picks
Kashat Is the First Egyptian Mobile App to Give Small Loans

Kashat Is the First Egyptian Mobile App to Give Small Loans

07 Feb 2020
Lending as little as EGP 100 to as much as EGP 1,500, Kashat is the first to be licensed for nano-finance. [...]
Inside Pheel: A Crafty Egyptian Startup Born out of Experimentation

Inside Pheel: A Crafty Egyptian Startup Born out of Experimentation

16 Dec 2019
What is it like to be thirsty for experimentation in an industry so comfortable with its monotony? Startup Scene's Leena ElDeeb visits Pheel to find out. [...]
Life After Glovo: Local Alternatives to the ‘Order Anything’ App

Life After Glovo: Local Alternatives to the ‘Order Anything’ App

07 Feb 2020
The market is huge and there is room for other alternatives. [...]
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