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Dubai’s Fintech Hive Signs Agreement to Collaborate with Israel’s Fintech Aviv

30 Nov 2020
The agreement will see the two collaborate on a number of different things, [...]
Indian Cloud Services Specialist G7 CR is Targeting Startups & SMEs with Expansion into MENA

Indian Cloud Services Specialist G7 CR is Targeting Startups & SMEs with Expansion into MENA

28 Nov 2020
G7 CR will look to work particularly closely with startups and SMEs in the region [...]
DXBUY Teams Up with 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Provider Tabby to Expand Payment Services for SMEs

DXBUY Teams Up with 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Provider Tabby to Expand Payment Services for SMEs

25 Nov 2020
The partnership intends to give SMEs stronger and more stable control over their [...]
Bahrain Becomes 1st GCC Country to Introduce Convertible Bonds: Why it’s a Gamechanger for Startups

Bahrain Becomes 1st GCC Country to Introduce Convertible Bonds: Why it’s a Gamechanger for Startups

23 Nov 2020
Startups will now be able to raise funds quicker and without handing over control [...]
3 Continents, 95 Speakers, 11,000 Connections: Looking Back at Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

3 Continents, 95 Speakers, 11,000 Connections: Looking Back at Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

22 Nov 2020
For some, the hybrid format might have been a case of making the best of a bad [...]
UAE Ranked MENA’s Most Valuable ‘Nation Brand’: What Role Does the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Play?

UAE Ranked MENA’s Most Valuable ‘Nation Brand’: What Role Does the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Play?

16 Nov 2020
Despite a difficult year, UAE has moved up two places in Brand Finance's global [...]
Telecom Egypt to Launch New Open-Access Internet Exchange in Cairo with the Netherlands’ AMS-IX

Telecom Egypt to Launch New Open-Access Internet Exchange in Cairo with the Netherlands’ AMS-IX

15 Nov 2020
The internet exchange will be an open-access platform that aims to provide content [...]
ADIO Recruits Three Startups to Boost Abu Dhabi’s Land, Sea & Space AgriTech Capabilities

ADIO Recruits Three Startups to Boost Abu Dhabi’s Land, Sea & Space AgriTech Capabilities

12 Nov 2020
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office will back the three startups with financial and [...]
Silicon Valley Blockchain Fintech Ripple to Open MENA Office in Dubai

Silicon Valley Blockchain Fintech Ripple to Open MENA Office in Dubai

08 Nov 2020
The move is seen as a huge feather in the cap for all involved, as both Ripple and [...]
KSA’s Jada Fund of Funds Signs Agreement with Alpha Capital to Invest in Food & Beverage SMEs

KSA’s Jada Fund of Funds Signs Agreement with Alpha Capital to Invest in Food & Beverage SMEs

08 Nov 2020
The agreement aims to diversify KSA’s oil-heavy economy through private equity [...]
2,000 New SMEs Launched in September via ‘Mashrouak’, Says Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development

2,000 New SMEs Launched in September via ‘Mashrouak’, Says Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development

07 Nov 2020
The initiative, which was launched in 2015 in collaboration with the Central Bank [...]
Abu Dhabi’s Injazat Partners with South Korea's Born2Global to Drive Digital Solutions in UAE

Abu Dhabi’s Injazat Partners with South Korea's Born2Global to Drive Digital Solutions in UAE

21 Oct 2020
The unique new partnership will kick off with the Digital Bridge programme, which [...]
Leading Investors in UAE Launch Emirates Angel Investors Association

Leading Investors in UAE Launch Emirates Angel Investors Association

16 Oct 2020
The new nonprofit aims to accelerate growth of startups and facilitate investments [...]
Software Company CorporateStack Opens Office in Egypt to Meet Demands of Local SMEs

Software Company CorporateStack Opens Office in Egypt to Meet Demands of Local SMEs

15 Oct 2020
First Egypt, then the rest of Africa. [...]
Abu Dhabi's HUB71 Partners with France's Bpifrance to Provide Mutual Opportunities for Tech Startups

Abu Dhabi's HUB71 Partners with France's Bpifrance to Provide Mutual Opportunities for Tech Startups

15 Oct 2020
The global tech ecosystem and the French national investment bank hope to pool [...]
+VC: Veteran Investors Hasan Haider and Sharif El-Badawi Launch New $60 Million Independent Fund

+VC: Veteran Investors Hasan Haider and Sharif El-Badawi Launch New $60 Million Independent Fund

13 Oct 2020
The venture capital fund will focus on early-stage startups, both in MENA and its [...]
International Chamber of Commerce and UN Launch New Regional Entrepreneurship Centre for MENA

International Chamber of Commerce and UN Launch New Regional Entrepreneurship Centre for MENA

11 Oct 2020
The ICC-ESCWA Centre of Entrepreneurship in Beirut will leverage both entities’ [...]
UAE, Bahrain & Qatar Rank Top of Arab Region in World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index

UAE, Bahrain & Qatar Rank Top of Arab Region in World Bank’s 2020 Human Capital Index

10 Oct 2020
The World Bank’s Human Capital Index highlights how current health and education [...]
Egypt’s Falak Startups Launches Interactive Virtual Stage Platform

Egypt’s Falak Startups Launches Interactive Virtual Stage Platform

04 Oct 2020
The platform takes the traditional demo day and turns into a streamlined, [...]
Kuwaiti Government Submits New Bill to Help SMEs Affected by the Pandemic

Kuwaiti Government Submits New Bill to Help SMEs Affected by the Pandemic

04 Oct 2020
The bill proposes a new grant loan offer to SMEs across the country. [...]
Global Communications Specialist Kekst CNC Launches New Service for MENA Startups

Global Communications Specialist Kekst CNC Launches New Service for MENA Startups

03 Oct 2020
The Publicis-owned company’s ‘Kekst CNC Rise’ service intends to help startups at [...]
Abu Dhabi’s Ma’an Launches New Digital Funding Platform

Abu Dhabi’s Ma’an Launches New Digital Funding Platform

03 Oct 2020
The Ma’an Contribution Platform hopes to not only aid social enterprises, but also [...]
Changelabs Egypt Demo Day Returns with 13 of the Country’s Most Innovative Startups

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

01 Oct 2020
An eclectic mix of fintechs, healthtech and edtechs make-up Changelabs Egypt’s [...]
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST Launches MENA’s First Conscious Investor Programme

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

27 Sep 2020
The six-week, pan-regional fellowship aims to enable the next generation of [...]
IFC: COVID-19 is Shifting Our Thinking About Mental Health in Egypt, Particularly in the Workplace

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

22 Sep 2020
The International Finance Corporation's Gender and Private Sector Lead in MENA, [...]
Techne Summit Returns with Hybrid On-Ground/Virtual Edition

Techne Summit Returns with Hybrid On-Ground/Virtual Edition

21 Sep 2020
Set to be held this November, the unique hybrid edition of the entrepreneurial [...]
Sharjah Media City and Beehive Team Up to Support SMEs

Sharjah Media City and Beehive Team Up to Support SMEs

19 Sep 2020
The media free-zone and the UAE-based fintech startup team up to continue [...]
#LoveLocal: How a New Facebook Initiative is Helping Support and Upskill SMBs in MENA

#LoveLocal: How a New Facebook Initiative is Helping Support and Upskill SMBs in MENA

17 Sep 2020
Startup Scene Speaks to Ramez Shehadi, Managing director of Facebook MENA, about [...]
AstroLabs Launches Extensive Online Resource to Help Foreign Startups Enter KSA

AstroLabs Launches Extensive Online Resource to Help Foreign Startups Enter KSA

16 Sep 2020
SetupInSaudi.com details all requirements for foreign-owned startups looking to set [...]
Google Adds Arabic Language to its Children's Reading App ‘Read Along’

Google Adds Arabic Language to its Children's Reading App ‘Read Along’

15 Sep 2020
The global tech company has created a holistic platform to improve children [...]
Softmills: The Consultancy Firm Incubating Egyptian Startups to Stand Out in a Tech-Hot World

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

14 Sep 2020
We speak to one of the founders of the burgeoning consulting firm, gaining insight [...]
Dubai’s Launch DXB and Virtuzone Offer Relief Packages to Lebanon’s Entrepreneurs

Dubai’s Launch DXB and Virtuzone Offer Relief Packages to Lebanon’s Entrepreneurs

06 Sep 2020
The startup packages will support Lebanese businesses to relocate to the UAE free [...]
9 MENA-based EdTech Startups That Have Led Online Learning During the Pandemic

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

01 Sep 2020
What was once a shiny new tool, is now a dire necessity. Edtech's taken the world [...]
Womena Announces Five Female-Led Tech Startups Joining Cycle 3 of Womentum Accelerator

Womena Announces Five Female-Led Tech Startups Joining Cycle 3 of Womentum Accelerator

30 Aug 2020
The annual programme’s been revamped to include more benefits that would help the [...]
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 [...]
Kuwait Inaugurates Its First Large-Scale Indoor Vertical Farm

Kuwait Inaugurates Its First Large-Scale Indoor Vertical Farm

27 Aug 2020
The milestone farm's the result of a joint venture between two industry leaders [...]
Egyptian Fintech Startup Paymob Provides Cardless Payment Features for Gamers

Egyptian Fintech Startup Paymob Provides Cardless Payment Features for Gamers

23 Aug 2020
Thanks to Paymob, Egypt’s cash economy still has access to entertainment and gaming [...]
JA Worldwide Inducts Two Arab Women into its Global Business Hall of Fame

JA Worldwide Inducts Two Arab Women into its Global Business Hall of Fame

19 Aug 2020
The NGO taps both these remarkable leaders to join a cohort of global and [...]
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center and CE-Ventures Select 11 Startups for AED 700K in Support

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center and CE-Ventures Select 11 Startups for AED 700K in Support

16 Aug 2020
The grant is part of a $1 million fund established by both platforms earlier this [...]
Flat6Labs Partners with KSA’s OQAL to Help Reach More MENA Startups

Flat6Labs Partners with KSA’s OQAL to Help Reach More MENA Startups

13 Aug 2020
Both platforms will combine their prowess to establish a vast network of high [...]
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Google Opens Applications for its MENA Accelerator: What's in Store for the Chosen Startups?

As part of the ‘Grow Stronger with Google’ programme, ‘Google for Startups: MENA’ is targeting 10-15 tech startups in the region. [...]

Egypt’s AUC Venture Lab & ITIDA Are Now Accepting Applications for New Joint Program

The program is seeking tech-focused startups and entrepreneurs, with the ultimate goal of boosting the ecosystem in Egypt. [...]

Deliveroo Express Mart Launched to Compete in UAE’s Q-Commerce Market

Deliveroo’s Express Mart will give UAE customers the ability to order everyday groceries such as milk, eggs, and bread right through its [...]

SWVL Jets Off to Jordan, Launches ‘SWVL Business’ in Amman

The Cairo-born mobility startup has added only its second MENA market, though more is to come. [...]

Delivery Hero Leads $5.5 Million Series B Funding Round for Dubai/London Startup Quiqup

The tech-enabled, last-mile logistics startup intends to use the investment to expand its AI infrastructure. [...]

Dubai’s InstaShop to Introduce New Bulk-Buying Option

The new feature could be a game-changer that will impact everything from physical space limitations, to value for money for buyers. [...]

Raseedy Launches Egypt's First Independent Digital Wallet

Partnering with Saib Bank and Mastercard, the startup has become the first and only independent entity to be granted a license to launch a [...]

Pstyled: The Egypt-Based Fashion Consultancy Service Fusing Psychology and AI

With years of fashion psychology experience under her belt, Yasmina Nessim started Pstyled as a means to allow women to not only look – but [...]

Ibnsina Pharma Acquires Majority Stake in 3elagi, Marking First Partial Exit for Falak Startups

A win-win situation for everyone involved, with the Egyptian healthtech startup now looking to expand its user base and network of [...]

Google Opens Applications for its MENA Accelerator: What's in Store for the Chosen Startups?

As part of the ‘Grow Stronger with Google’ programme, ‘Google for Startups: MENA’ is targeting 10-15 tech startups in the region. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Google Opens Applications for its MENA Accelerator: What's in Store for the Chosen Startups?

As part of the ‘Grow Stronger with Google’ programme, ‘Google for Startups: MENA’ is targeting 10-15 tech startups in the region. [...]

Egypt’s AUC Venture Lab & ITIDA Are Now Accepting Applications for New Joint Program

The program is seeking tech-focused startups and entrepreneurs, with the ultimate goal of boosting the ecosystem in Egypt. [...]

Deliveroo Express Mart Launched to Compete in UAE’s Q-Commerce Market

Deliveroo’s Express Mart will give UAE customers the ability to order everyday groceries such as milk, eggs, and bread right through its [...]

SWVL Jets Off to Jordan, Launches ‘SWVL Business’ in Amman

The Cairo-born mobility startup has added only its second MENA market, though more is to come. [...]

Delivery Hero Leads $5.5 Million Series B Funding Round for Dubai/London Startup Quiqup

The tech-enabled, last-mile logistics startup intends to use the investment to expand its AI infrastructure. [...]

Dubai’s Fintech Hive Signs Agreement to Collaborate with Israel’s Fintech Aviv

The agreement will see the two collaborate on a number of different things, including events, knowledge sharing, talent development and [...]

Beatbox-ing for Beirut: Meet the Three Creatives Lifting Lebanon Through Entrepreneurship

Offer startups world-class design services at affordable prices. Bring more foreign currency into Lebanon. Stop the country's brain drain. [...]

SWVL Jets Off to Jordan, Launches ‘SWVL Business’ in Amman

The Cairo-born mobility startup has added only its second MENA market, though more is to come. [...]

Deliveroo Express Mart Launched to Compete in UAE’s Q-Commerce Market

Deliveroo’s Express Mart will give UAE customers the ability to order everyday groceries such as milk, eggs, and bread right through its [...]

GESR Incubator Announces Technical & Financial Support of Up to €30,000 for Egyptian AgriBusinesses

A programme run by Egyptian NGO, Misr El Kheir, GESR looks to bolster Egypt’s agricultural sector in a special incubator, supported by the [...]

EDITOR'S PICKS
Bahrain Becomes 1st GCC Country to Introduce Convertible Bonds: Why it’s a Gamechanger for Startups

Bahrain Becomes 1st GCC Country to Introduce Convertible Bonds: Why it’s a Gamechanger for Startups

23 Nov 2020
Startups will now be able to raise funds quicker and without handing over control to investors - but what are convertible bonds? [...]
3 Continents, 95 Speakers, 11,000 Connections: Looking Back at Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

3 Continents, 95 Speakers, 11,000 Connections: Looking Back at Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

22 Nov 2020
For some, the hybrid format might have been a case of making the best of a bad situation. For SWB, it galvanised and offered exciting opportunities. [...]
Pstyled: The Egypt-Based Fashion Consultancy Service Fusing Psychology and AI

Pstyled: The Egypt-Based Fashion Consultancy Service Fusing Psychology and AI

19 Nov 2020
With years of fashion psychology experience under her belt, Yasmina Nessim started Pstyled as a means to allow women to not only look – but more so feel their absolute best. [...]
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