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Pangea’s Scale-Up Programme Opens Applications for African Startups

16 May 2021
Startups selected for the-18 month program will gain access to funding between [...]
Facebook MENA Community Accelerator Program Now Accepting Applications

Facebook MENA Community Accelerator Program Now Accepting Applications

13 May 2021
The most auspicious community group initiatives will be eligible to receive part of [...]
Egypt's ITI Partners with Google to Launch Machine Learning Programme

Egypt's ITI Partners with Google to Launch Machine Learning Programme

12 May 2021
The programme aims to prepare the next generation of Egyptian software engineers [...]
Egypt Launches ‘One Million Entrepreneurs’ Online Programme for Youth

Egypt Launches ‘One Million Entrepreneurs’ Online Programme for Youth

12 Apr 2021
The three-stage online programme aims to empower Egyptian youth and aid them on the [...]
New Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Targeting Startups from Across MENA

New Riyadh Techstars Accelerator Targeting Startups from Across MENA

12 Apr 2021
Launched in collaboration with KSA’s Ministry of Communications & Information [...]
Abu Dhabi’s DisruptAD & Cairo’s Flat6Labs Launch New Seed Accelerator

Abu Dhabi’s DisruptAD & Cairo’s Flat6Labs Launch New Seed Accelerator

06 Apr 2021
Newly launched venture capital platform of the Abu Dhabi-based investment firm ADQ [...]
Egyptian Banking Institute to Launch Fintech Innovation Competition

Egyptian Banking Institute to Launch Fintech Innovation Competition

31 Mar 2021
The ‘Al-Ibtikar’ competition will be split into three tracks - fintech for the [...]
Global Competition XTC Comes to Africa Seeking UN SDG Solutions

Global Competition XTC Comes to Africa Seeking UN SDG Solutions

29 Mar 2021
A result of a collaboration between Atlantica Ventures and EchoVC, the Extreme Tech [...]
New Google & USAID Programme Targets Egyptian Women & Youth

New Google & USAID Programme Targets Egyptian Women & Youth

15 Mar 2021
Focusing on digital skills and online marketing, the programme will be offered [...]
Green Innovation Competition Asks Young Egyptians to Save Environment

Green Innovation Competition Asks Young Egyptians to Save Environment

08 Mar 2021
In collaboration with the Drosos Foundation and FLDO, Egypt’s Ministry of [...]
Xylem & Water Alliance Launch RE-NEW Water Innovation Challenge in UAE

Xylem & Water Alliance Launch RE-NEW Water Innovation Challenge in UAE

07 Mar 2021
Targeting young-innovators-in-the-making between ages eight and 18, the challenge [...]
AUC Looks to Young Innovators for International Case Competition

AUC Looks to Young Innovators for International Case Competition

03 Mar 2021
The 24-hour online competition invites undergraduates to innovate and exchange [...]
Google News Launches 2nd Edition of Middle East Journalism Challenge

Google News Launches 2nd Edition of Middle East Journalism Challenge

02 Mar 2021
For the second year running, Google News is inviting MENA's media sector to [...]
Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Girls in AI Egypt Hackathon

Registration is Now Open for the 2021 Girls in AI Egypt Hackathon

02 Mar 2021
Taking place between the 12th and 19th of March, the hackathon aims to inspire [...]
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Launches UAE's First Government-Backed Startup Studio

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre Launches UAE's First Government-Backed Startup Studio

21 Feb 2021
Using a revenue-sharing model, the studio aims to help entrepreneurs get their [...]
From NY to North Africa: Columbia University to Host Entrepreneurship & VC Panel

From NY to North Africa: Columbia University to Host Entrepreneurship & VC Panel

16 Feb 2021
The NYC-based university's MENA and entrepreneurship clubs have teamed up and [...]
Egypt’s ITIDA Teams Up with Visa to Launch New Fintech Mentorship Programme

Egypt’s ITIDA Teams Up with Visa to Launch New Fintech Mentorship Programme

14 Feb 2021
As the Egyptian fintech ecosystem continues to evolve beyond expectation, the [...]
GoDaddy Teams Up with Startups Without Borders to Train MENA Entrepreneurs

GoDaddy Teams Up with Startups Without Borders to Train MENA Entrepreneurs

11 Feb 2021
As entrepreneurial circlers continue to speculate on the fate of a post-pandemic [...]
New Angel Fund FirstCheck to Back Africa's Female Tech Entrepreneurs

New Angel Fund FirstCheck to Back Africa's Female Tech Entrepreneurs

10 Feb 2021
In addition to backing female-founded, early-stage startups, the fund is also [...]
Jordan Tourism Board and Venture X Look to Revitalise Local Tourism with New Accelerator

Jordan Tourism Board and Venture X Look to Revitalise Local Tourism with New Accelerator

07 Feb 2021
With the pandemic impacting travel and tourism worldwide, this new accelerator is [...]
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Launches New Innovation Programme for Proptech Startups

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Launches New Innovation Programme for Proptech Startups

07 Feb 2021
In collaboration with startAD, Tamkeen and Hub71, the ‘Aldar Scale Up’ programme [...]
Ashoka and Boehringer Ingelheim Look to Africa for Global ‘Making More Health’ Accelerator

Ashoka and Boehringer Ingelheim Look to Africa for Global ‘Making More Health’ Accelerator

20 Jan 2021
Now in its third edition, the programme has invited entrepreneurs from Africa’s [...]
Stacks MENA Teams Up with Changelabs, GIZ Egypt & Pravica to Launch Region’s 1st Blockchain Bootcamp

Stacks MENA Teams Up with Changelabs, GIZ Egypt & Pravica to Launch Region’s 1st Blockchain Bootcamp

17 Jan 2021
A MENA first, the bootcamp is one big big step towards creating and fostering a new [...]
Highway to 100 Unicorns: Microsoft to Launch Series of Programmes for Startups in Abu Dhabi

Highway to 100 Unicorns: Microsoft to Launch Series of Programmes for Startups in Abu Dhabi

16 Jan 2021
The tech giant has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office to roll out a [...]
Access Bridge Ventures: New Fund Launches and Makes First Close of $25 Million

Access Bridge Ventures: New Fund Launches and Makes First Close of $25 Million

11 Jan 2021
With commitments from the likes of Mubadala Capital, Saudi Venture Capital and [...]
MITEF Saudi Arabia Competition Heats Up as Semi-Finalists Announced

MITEF Saudi Arabia Competition Heats Up as Semi-Finalists Announced

10 Jan 2021
Over 500 applicants have been whittled down to 45, as the Saudi ecosystem’s most [...]
Kuwaiti Telecoms Giant Zain Launches 6th Edition of its ‘Zain Great Idea’ Accelerator Programme

Kuwaiti Telecoms Giant Zain Launches 6th Edition of its ‘Zain Great Idea’ Accelerator Programme

04 Jan 2021
This time round, the programme is going virtual, though the pandemic has served as [...]
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Announces Launch of Africa IoT & AI Challenge

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Announces Launch of Africa IoT & AI Challenge

31 Dec 2020
The announcement comes after the success of the Arab IoT & AI Challenge, which was [...]
GIMED Egypt Opens Applications for Eco-Innovation Competition

GIMED Egypt Opens Applications for Eco-Innovation Competition

25 Dec 2020
The competition will see the winners gain access to mentorship, grants, investment [...]
Seedstars & Shell Foundation Launch Programme for African Energy, Mobility and Agriculture Startups

Seedstars & Shell Foundation Launch Programme for African Energy, Mobility and Agriculture Startups

14 Dec 2020
Universal energy access, sustainable mobility and transportation solutions or [...]
Startup Istanbul to Target MENA Startups with New $10 Million Fund

Startup Istanbul to Target MENA Startups with New $10 Million Fund

12 Dec 2020
An investor, accelerator and event organiser, Startup Istanbul will look to invest [...]
Italian B2B Innovation Platform GELLIFY to Launch $24 Million MENA Fund in 2021

Italian B2B Innovation Platform GELLIFY to Launch $24 Million MENA Fund in 2021

11 Dec 2020
With a large European portfolio and operations in Dubai, Italy-based GELLIFY’s MENA [...]
Egypt’s Raya Holding Announces New Fintech-Focused Fund Worth over $6 Million

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

10 Dec 2020
The fund will look to back innovative startups working in e-commerce, distribution, [...]
Egypt’s Falak Startups Debuts First Video Series from New In-House Production Arm

Egypt’s Falak Startups Debuts First Video Series from New In-House Production Arm

09 Dec 2020
The first of more to come, the ‘Living Room Series’ debuted today with some of the [...]
Zimbabwean Industrialist Adam Molai Launches New $1 Million Fund for African Entrepreneurs

Zimbabwean Industrialist Adam Molai Launches New $1 Million Fund for African Entrepreneurs

06 Dec 2020
Through the Jua Kickstarter Fund, Molai - chairperson of TRT Investments - hopes to [...]
North African Startups Among Targets of New $1 Million Fund by San Francisco’s Sherpa Ventures

North African Startups Among Targets of New $1 Million Fund by San Francisco’s Sherpa Ventures

05 Dec 2020
Backed by a host of notable founders and angel investors, the fund has hit the [...]
UNICEF Innovation Fund Seeks Startups Offering Tech Solutions to Children’s Online Safety

UNICEF Innovation Fund Seeks Startups Offering Tech Solutions to Children’s Online Safety

05 Dec 2020
In an ever-enveloping digital age where children are at numerous risks, UNICEF is [...]
This Year’s Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival is Going Virtual and Will Be Free to Attend

This Year’s Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival is Going Virtual and Will Be Free to Attend

05 Dec 2020
Kicking-off on December 6th, the five day festival boasts a stacked line-up of [...]
Calling All (Egyptian) Entrepreneurs: Applications for MINT Incubator’s Spring 2021 Cycle Now Open

Calling All (Egyptian) Entrepreneurs: Applications for MINT Incubator’s Spring 2021 Cycle Now Open

04 Dec 2020
EGBank and The Cairo Angels team up once more and are on the lookout for [...]
Cairo Angels' Hossam Allam on Democratising Investing and Their Gamechanging New Syndicate Fund

Cairo Angels' Hossam Allam on Democratising Investing and Their Gamechanging New Syndicate Fund

01 Dec 2020
Cairo Angels has announced a $3M fund, bringing a decade of investing experience to [...]
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Derq Raises $500,000 to Push Road Safety AI in Saudi Arabia

The startup's AI read safety technology is expected to be utilised as part of big transformation plans in Makkah. [...]

Amam Ventures Launches in Jordan to Back Impactful SMEs

The launch is the first step towards a full-fledged fund with a target of $30 million. [...]

Egypt’s EdVentures Wins ‘MENA Education Investors of the Year’ Award

The award from UK publication, Corporate Vision, sheds light on exemplary education and training practices and investment. [...]

Minimum Wage Increase May Be Introduced in Egypt's Private Sector

The Council for Higher Wages may soon raise the minimum wage in Egypt's private sector to EGP 2,400 a month thereby matching the wage hike [...]

Saudi E-commerce Startup Retailo Raises Record $6.7M Seed Investment

The funds come less than a year after Retailo raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round, bringing the E-commerce marketplace startup’s total [...]

Google Announces Second MENA Tech-Startup Accelerator Programme

Selected startups will be paired with relevant experts from Google and the industry at large to help solve identified problems. [...]

KSA's Falak Investment Hub Graduates Second Cohort of Eight Startups

In a matter of four months the batch grew by 290% and achieved 35% MoM growth, all while creating 126 jobs. [...]

Amazon Payment Services Waives Service Fees for SMEs in Egypt

To support the Central Bank of Egypt's initiative to prop up small local businesses, Amazon Payment Services will waive all account setup [...]

Google Startups Accelerator Africa Opens Applications

The three-month online programme looks to help high potential Seed to Series A tech startups based in Africa during their critical growth [...]

GIZ Egypt, MSMEDA & Changelabs to Launch 'The VC University' Programme

Endure Capital, GIZ Egypt, and Changelabs will work with potential fund managers to refine their knowledge of the industry through tailored [...]

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’ [...]

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. [...]

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

Google’s Women Techmakers program brought 35 women tech experts from the Arab World to hack the issue of online violence, and raise [...]

Derq Raises $500,000 to Push Road Safety AI in Saudi Arabia

The startup's AI read safety technology is expected to be utilised as part of big transformation plans in Makkah. [...]

Amam Ventures Launches in Jordan to Back Impactful SMEs

The launch is the first step towards a full-fledged fund with a target of $30 million. [...]

Egypt’s EdVentures Wins ‘MENA Education Investors of the Year’ Award

The award from UK publication, Corporate Vision, sheds light on exemplary education and training practices and investment. [...]

Minimum Wage Increase May Be Introduced in Egypt's Private Sector

The Council for Higher Wages may soon raise the minimum wage in Egypt's private sector to EGP 2,400 a month thereby matching the wage hike [...]

Saudi E-commerce Startup Retailo Raises Record $6.7M Seed Investment

The funds come less than a year after Retailo raised $2.3 million in a pre-seed round, bringing the E-commerce marketplace startup’s total [...]

UK Ride-Hailing App UVA to Launch in Egypt in June

Set to launch across Cairo and Giza, the first phase is set to kick-off with 3,000 on-boarded drivers. [...]

Pangea’s Scale-Up Programme Opens Applications for African Startups

Startups selected for the-18 month program will gain access to funding between $500k and $3 million. [...]

UAE-Based nybl Acquires Mexico’s Visual Data Mining Platform Nubila

nybl is already trailblazing across multiple sectors in the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, and the U.S. [...]

UAE’s CE-Ventures to Double VC Investments to $272m by 2022

Crescent Enterprises is doubling down on new funds for high-growth, tech-enabled businesses. [...]

$2 Million African Agritech Prize Now Accepting Applications

As part of the Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize programme, the competition will ask teams to demonstrate their entries in field tests. [...]

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