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Hakawati Launches New Podcast Series ‘Startup Confessionals’

22 Jul 2021
The Beirut-based podcast network’s latest project will see founders from across the [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
#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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

10 Saudi Women Just Got Their Drivers Licenses, Can they Become Drivers Too? We Ask Uber

07 Jun 2018
We speak to Uber's regional office about the new Saudi drivers and how they plan to [...]
7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

7 MENA Entrepreneurs Tell Us How They Stay Productive While Fasting in Ramadan

23 May 2018
Working in Ramadan can be a real challenge, especially for those addicted to [...]
How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

How Close Are We To Dystopia? 5 MENA Startups Mirroring Netflix's "Black Mirror"

13 May 2018
From child-tracking devices to augmented reality game centres, we explore 5 [...]
Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

Seedstars Launched their Co-Working Space and Crowned 7keema as Egypt's Best Startup

06 May 2018
The Switzerland-based organisation crowned on-demand nursing service 7keema in [...]
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New $50M African Fund Ambo Ventures to Target Green Economy Startups

Led by founders with regional experience and backed by partners on-ground across the continent, Ambo Fund is poised to achieve its lofty [...]

KSA Edtech Scalers Sets Sights on Expansion Following $533K Seed Round

The startup plans to utilise its new funds to expand its user base and the breadth of its educational offerings. [...]

Cairo-Based B2B E-Commerce Startup Capiter Raises $33M Series A Round

The SME service provider will use the funds from seven investors to expand into the MENA region in 2022. [...]

Egyptian Nano-Lending Startup Kashat Raises $1.75 Million Bridge Round

The fintech will use its new funds to develop its platforms and expand its operations, as it continues its efforts to bank the unbanked at [...]

UAE Healthtech KLAIM to Expand in KSA Following $1.6M Pre-Series A

The startup plans to utilise the new capital to expedite its growth in Saudi Arabia through the digitization and automation of medical [...]

Arab Bank Launches its First Fintech Accelerator in Egypt

AB Accelerator is on the lookout for early-stage startups fintechs as well as startups specialising in other related tech verticals. [...]

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 [...]

Saudi Fintech & Digital POS Provider CashIn Secures $1.6M Investment

With the new investment, the startup is set to take a big leap towards its goal of a fully-integrated fintech platform. [...]

Egypt’s Okhtein Poised for Global Growth with Bidayat Partnership

The new partnership seeks to establish Okhtein into ‘a global leader in premium fashion’. [...]

Two Egyptians in the Running for Top 10 African Business Heroes Prize

Amena El-Saie and Khadija Mohamed El Bedweihy become the only Arab finalists in a competition that drew 12,000 applicants across Africa. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

SIGMA Fit: The Trailblazing Tech Startup Driving the Evolution of Sportswear

We sit down with the rowdy, co-founding trio of SIGMA Fit to find out more about a rollercoaster journey filled with rural housewives, [...]

Egypt’s Raya Holding Announces New Fintech-Focused Fund Worth over $6 Million

The fund will look to back innovative startups working in e-commerce, distribution, edtech and more. [...]

New $50M African Fund Ambo Ventures to Target Green Economy Startups

Led by founders with regional experience and backed by partners on-ground across the continent, Ambo Fund is poised to achieve its lofty [...]

KSA Edtech Scalers Sets Sights on Expansion Following $533K Seed Round

The startup plans to utilise its new funds to expand its user base and the breadth of its educational offerings. [...]

Cairo-Based B2B E-Commerce Startup Capiter Raises $33M Series A Round

The SME service provider will use the funds from seven investors to expand into the MENA region in 2022. [...]

Egyptian Nano-Lending Startup Kashat Raises $1.75 Million Bridge Round

The fintech will use its new funds to develop its platforms and expand its operations, as it continues its efforts to bank the unbanked at [...]

UAE Healthtech KLAIM to Expand in KSA Following $1.6M Pre-Series A

The startup plans to utilise the new capital to expedite its growth in Saudi Arabia through the digitization and automation of medical [...]

Financial Times Looks to African Startups for New UN SDG Challenge

The Financial Times has teamed up with Seedstars to look for UN SDG solutions in emerging markets. [...]

Asia’s Leading Foodtech Startup Next Gen Launches Products in UAE

The plant-based meat company will launch their flagship vegan chicken TiNDLE product in the UAE with top chefs cooking up dishes in the [...]

Egypt’s Falak Startups Appoints Ahmed Hazem Dakroury as New CEO

Dakroury, who previously served as Falak Startup’s Head of Investment, steps into some big shoes, as he takes over from Yousef El Sammaa. [...]

Egypt's KarmSolar Takes Aim at Water Scarcity with Launch of KarmWater

The company's new water solutions division already has a project in the works in Marsa Alam - and, of course, it's solar-powered. [...]

KSA’s Al Naqool Sons invests $4M in Silicon Valley Fund Graphene

The deal will see Al Naqool strengthen its presence in the states via a fund that has invested in the likes of Snapchat and Lyft. [...]

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