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ENTREPRENEUR LIFE

Cairo Co-Working Trailblazer CO-55 Launces New Branch With New Goals

15 May 2022
CO-55 launched three years ago with its eyes set on learning, growing and expanding. Now, they're spreading the experience with a second branch at Square One Mall at New Cairo. [...]
Amrita Sethi: Art Dubai, Sending SoundBYTEs & Reversing the Metaverse

Amrita Sethi: Art Dubai, Sending SoundBYTEs & Reversing the Metaverse

23 Mar 2022
In this special guest contribution, Dubai-based artist, Amrita Sethi, reflects on her participation in Art Dubai, nestled in a city that she believes can be the crypto and NFT capital of the world. [...]
9 of Cairo's Coolest Co-Working Spaces

9 of Cairo's Coolest Co-Working Spaces

21 Nov 2021
From 20th century villas to garden rooftoops, these are Cairo’s most unique co-working spaces, places prime for entrepreneurs to kick-start their road to success. [...]
ThndrXStartUpSceneRetreat: Celebrating One Year of Thndr

ThndrXStartUpSceneRetreat: Celebrating One Year of Thndr

31 Oct 2021
To mark their first anniversary, Investment platform looked to StartupScene for a different kind of celebration… [...]
Hakawati Launches New Podcast Series ‘Startup Confessionals’

Hakawati Launches New Podcast Series ‘Startup Confessionals’

22 Jul 2021
The Beirut-based podcast network’s latest project will see founders from across the MENA region open up about their entrepreneurial journeys. [...]
What I Did Next: Malak Fouad Looks at Life’s Pivotal Moments

What I Did Next: Malak Fouad Looks at Life’s Pivotal Moments

25 May 2021
Seasoned storyteller, Malak Fouad, speaks to StartupScene about her philosophy and trajectory, two things she she channels in her podcast series, 'What I did Next’. [...]
In Conversation with Neveen El Tahri: Egyptian Investment Veteran & Founder of 138 Pyramids

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

07 Feb 2021
The founder of development finance initiative, 138 Pyramids, talks Egyptian youth, the art of listening and the ego of entrepreneurship in this candid StartupScene interview. [...]
Hacking Women’s Online Safety, How Arab Women Technologists Are Taking on the Challenge

Hacking Women’s Online Safety, How Arab Women Technologists Are Taking on the Challenge

28 Aug 2020
Google’s Women Techmakers program brought 35 women tech experts from the Arab World to hack the issue of online violence, and raise awareness on online safety for women. [...]
10 Best Entrepreneurship Courses in the MENA Region

10 Best Entrepreneurship Courses in the MENA Region

13 Aug 2020
From the basics to intricate advanced levels, wherever you are on your path to mastering entrepreneurship, these courses will sure add to your expertise as a business leader. [...]
12 Podcasts By Arab Creators Every Entrepreneur Should Tune into Right Now

12 Podcasts By Arab Creators Every Entrepreneur Should Tune into Right Now

10 Aug 2020
The art of storytelling is alive and well, and the podcast industry continues to lead the way. We’ve selected our top listens for entrepreneurs, ranging from inspiring industry insights to stories of spectacular startup failures... [...]
9 Podcast Episodes Featuring Stories of Powerful, Inspirational Women, Available on Anghami

9 Podcast Episodes Featuring Stories of Powerful, Inspirational Women, Available on Anghami

24 Jul 2020
In business and in life, the stories of powerful women breaking barriers, challenging misconceptions, and making history are a constant source of inspiration. Here are 9 we recommend you listen to on Anghami. [...]
International SMEs Day: 5 Ways to Support Your Local SMEs Through Google Maps

International SMEs Day: 5 Ways to Support Your Local SMEs Through Google Maps

27 Jun 2020
Help support your local SMEs and startups on International SMEs Day with only a few taps and swipes on Google Maps. [...]
9 Must-Read Biographies to Inspire Every Entrepreneur

9 Must-Read Biographies to Inspire Every Entrepreneur

11 Jun 2020
Learn from the best stories of great woes and even greater triumphs. [...]
10 Fiction Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read Right Now

10 Fiction Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read Right Now

15 May 2020
From light and humorous to dark and serious, there’s a work of fiction to inspire every entrepreneur. [...]
13 Films & Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch Right Now

13 Films & Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch Right Now

18 Apr 2020
From biographical tales of unsung heroes to catastrophic crises, have yourself an informative and inspiring Netflix & Chill. [...]
Entrepenelle Launches Free Online Workshop Programme Geared Toward Women in the Ecosystem

Entrepenelle Launches Free Online Workshop Programme Geared Toward Women in the Ecosystem

09 Apr 2020
Whether you’re a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, or simply inquisitive, the Egyptian startup has something for everyone. [...]
Endeavor Releases Free Crisis Management Resources For Social Impact Entrepreneurs

Endeavor Releases Free Crisis Management Resources For Social Impact Entrepreneurs

07 Apr 2020
The global non-profit has published a full library of resources you can refer to, to help keep your business or initiative afloat during the current pandemic. [...]
#StartupSceneWFH: We Find Out How Entrepreneurs Across the Region Work from Home ⁣

#StartupSceneWFH: We Find Out How Entrepreneurs Across the Region Work from Home ⁣

06 Apr 2020
From Dubai to Cairo, we ask some entrepreneurs to share with us their setups to #WFH. [...]
10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

05 Apr 2020
The ecosystem is alive and well - at least online. Platforms from all across the region are hosting insiders and experts from every industry to bring you riveting insights, directly to your screen. [...]
PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

PIVOTING IN A PANDEMIC: Egypt’s Fitness Entrepreneurs Built an Industry From Scratch. Now What?

04 Apr 2020
We speak to the biggest Egyptian fitness entrepreneurs to find out how the young industry was so quick to shift online, and what the current crisis could mean for its future. [...]
THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

THE COST OF CORONA ft. Cornelius (Con) O’Donnell, Partner & COO Elves

03 Apr 2020
“The mantra right now is survival of the quickest. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.” Serial entrepreneur Cornelius O’Donnell shares his advice in this candid conversation about businesses and startups surviving the Coronavirus crisis. [...]
Egyptian AI Pioneer Rana ElKaliouby's Debut Book Launching in April

Egyptian AI Pioneer Rana ElKaliouby's Debut Book Launching in April

17 Jan 2020
The artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer’s memoir explores humanity through the dehumanisation of technology, and is available for preorder. [...]
10 Podcast Recommendations We Got from 10 Entrepreneurs at #RiseUpSummit19

10 Podcast Recommendations We Got from 10 Entrepreneurs at #RiseUpSummit19

19 Dec 2019
We asked some of your favourite entrepreneurs and business figures what their favourite podcasts are. [...]
Laptops and Flip-flops: Vezeeta Opens In The Egyptian North Coast

Laptops and Flip-flops: Vezeeta Opens In The Egyptian North Coast

25 Jul 2019
Out of office, but not really. [...]
Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

Magnitt Partners With The Jordanian Entreneurship and Innovation Association

02 Jul 2019
The agreement will promote Jordanian businesses abroad. [...]
Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

Between Chaos and Boredom, How Do Company Retreats Find The Thin Line? We Ask El-Re7la

03 Jun 2019
How do retreats really affect teams? [...]
CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

CO-55, An Egyptian Co-Working Space That Shrinks And Expands With Startups

13 May 2019
Because it’s all about that startup philosophy. [...]
The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

The Lebanese Are Biking To Work On April 17th

11 Apr 2019
16 percent of productive time is killed on roads and 70 percent of travel time is wasted in traffic, but The Chain Effect wants to turn things around. [...]
Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

Social Media Day Invited Digital Marketing Agencies For A Retreat A Few Months Before The Summit

01 Apr 2019
Ending with a bang, a team went home with a EGP 12K cheque. [...]
On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

On Valentine’s Day, We Ask 3 Couple Co-Founders What It’s Like Working With Their Partners

12 Feb 2019
Love is in the air, who do we pitch it to? [...]
A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

A Deep Dive Into Egyptian Tech Startup Instabug's Recent Retreat To Nepal

05 Dec 2018
Omar Gabr, Instabug’s CEO, tells us how the startup’s annual retreats have helped boost their growth. [...]
On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

On Halloween, We Ask 5 Entrepreneurs What Scares Them The Most About Egypt’s Startup Landscape

30 Oct 2018
For the ecosystem is dark and full of terrors. [...]
The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

The Lebanese Entrepreneur Who Jumped From Broker, to Poker, to DaddyFoody

11 Oct 2018
Serial Entrepreneur Brahms Chouity talks to Startup Scene’s editor Leena ElDeeb about how his businesses have switched and turned with the rise of the internet age, while defeating cancer. [...]
From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

From Cairo To Munich, With R&D: An Egyptian Engineer Working On Siemens’ Corporate Tech

23 Sep 2018
We bumped into Mohamed Khalil, a PhD student at Siemens Corporate Technology, as we took a tour around Maker Space, a space Siemens had dedicated for corporate tech prototyping. [...]
Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

Go Lean or Go Home? A Look at the MENA's First Lean Startup Night

18 Jul 2018
As the first Lean Startup Night took off in Cairo, we ask its MENA ambassador Hani Naguib and AUC VLab's Ayman Ismail about its importance for startups in the region. [...]
Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

Meet the 6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Selected for Obama's Young Leaders Programme

16 Jul 2018
Six young entrepreneurs from Egypt were hand-picked to partake in this one-year programme to build Africa's leaders of the future. [...]
KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

KMT House Sets Off to Turn Entrepreneurs Into Filmmakers

09 Jul 2018
Especially for early-stage startups, going viral can be a real challenge. Sharine Atif is giving a workshop to teach entrepreneurs how to make viral videos on a tight budget. [...]
What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

What Happens in the Valley? The Middle Easterner's Guide to the World's Tech Hub

04 Jul 2018
From the best coffee and pizza places, to tips and advice from Middle Eastern entrepreneurs who have spent some time at Silicon Valley, we ask MENA-based founders about their experience in Silicon Valley. [...]
If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

If Business Cards Become Obsolete In The Digital Age, What Next?

21 Jun 2018
In the era of Bump, My Name Is E and JumpScan, we ask 5 Middle Eastern entrepreneurs how effective business cards for networking in the startup ecosystem. [...]
Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

Egypt's 5 Most Successful Partners, in the Eyes of Hugo Boss

15 Jun 2018
The global luxury brand gathered 5 of the country's top industry co-founders for a series of talks on how joining strengths - but also weaknesses - took their companies to the next level. [...]
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Algeria Venture & AIF to Launch New $10M VC Fund for Local Startups

The news comes as more and more international VCs divert their gaze towards a booming African ecosystem. [...]

UAE Fintech Pemo Raises $12 Million Seed Round for MENAP Expansion

With the launch of its all-in-one spend management platform coinciding with the raise, the startup now has KSA, Egypt and Pakistan in its [...]

The Cairo Angels Makes Undisclosed Investment Kenyan Fintech FlexPay

Through its Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund, the Egyptian group’s investment marks its first in Africa. [...]

Moroccan Auto-Marketplace KIFAL Auto Acquired by Nigeria’s Autochek

The deal comes as part of the Nigerian startup's M&A-focused expansion plans across North Africa. [...]

Saudi VC Fund STV Partners With Meta to Support Local Tech Startups

The news comes as digital transformation and futuristic technologies come to the forefront of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. [...]

Egypt Chosen Among Six African Nations to Host Unicorn Group Incubator

The Lagos-based Unicorn Group is seeking nnovative ideas, startups and early-stage companies in tech and tech-enabled sectors. [...]

SWVL Continues World Expansion With Acquisition of Turkey’s Volt Lines

The acquisition of the transportation-as-a-service operator comes as the fourth for SWVL since August 2021, as it continues its aggressive [...]

MENA Fintech for School Fees zenda Raises $9.4M for India Expansion

The startup has its eyes firmly set on $70 billion in annual transactions in a lacking school fees payment ecosystem in India. [...]

UAE Cybersecurity Firm Comae Acquired by Canada's Magnet Forensics

Founded in 2016, Comae uses cloud-based memory analysis to recover evidence from device memories. [...]

UAE’s MBRIF Opens Applications for Latest Innovation Accelerator

Since launching in 2018, some of the programme’s notable alumni have include Rizek, Sarwa and Hawa Water. [...]

Meet the 12 Startups Chosen for Google’s Second MENA Accelerator

The second round has seen the tech giant cherry-pick 12 startups from six countries, covering automotive, agriculture, fitness, fintech, [...]

How Nawy is Using Tech to Unlock Real Estate Investment for the Masses

StartupScene sits down with members of the founding team of a proptech startup that is looking to break down barriers and inject innovation [...]

What I Did Next: Malak Fouad Looks at Life’s Pivotal Moments

Seasoned storyteller, Malak Fouad, speaks to StartupScene about her philosophy and trajectory, two things she she channels in her podcast [...]

9 of Cairo's Coolest Co-Working Spaces

From 20th century villas to garden rooftoops, these are Cairo’s most unique co-working spaces, places prime for entrepreneurs to kick-start [...]

Hakawati Launches New Podcast Series ‘Startup Confessionals’

The Beirut-based podcast network’s latest project will see founders from across the MENA region open up about their entrepreneurial [...]

Algeria Venture & AIF to Launch New $10M VC Fund for Local Startups

The news comes as more and more international VCs divert their gaze towards a booming African ecosystem. [...]

UAE Fintech Pemo Raises $12 Million Seed Round for MENAP Expansion

With the launch of its all-in-one spend management platform coinciding with the raise, the startup now has KSA, Egypt and Pakistan in its [...]

The Cairo Angels Makes Undisclosed Investment Kenyan Fintech FlexPay

Through its Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund, the Egyptian group’s investment marks its first in Africa. [...]

Moroccan Auto-Marketplace KIFAL Auto Acquired by Nigeria’s Autochek

The deal comes as part of the Nigerian startup's M&A-focused expansion plans across North Africa. [...]

Saudi VC Fund STV Partners With Meta to Support Local Tech Startups

The news comes as digital transformation and futuristic technologies come to the forefront of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. [...]

Saudi VC Fund STV Partners With Meta to Support Local Tech Startups

The news comes as digital transformation and futuristic technologies come to the forefront of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. [...]

Moroccan Auto-Marketplace KIFAL Auto Acquired by Nigeria’s Autochek

The deal comes as part of the Nigerian startup's M&A-focused expansion plans across North Africa. [...]

UAE Fintech Pemo Raises $12 Million Seed Round for MENAP Expansion

With the launch of its all-in-one spend management platform coinciding with the raise, the startup now has KSA, Egypt and Pakistan in its [...]

The Cairo Angels Makes Undisclosed Investment Kenyan Fintech FlexPay

Through its Cairo Angels Syndicate Fund, the Egyptian group’s investment marks its first in Africa. [...]

UAE Electronics Platform NorthLadder Scores $10M Convertible Note

The startup, which facilitates the frictionless trade of second-hand electronics will look to expand geographically, with KSA in its [...]

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