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New App Lets You Book A 'Vespa' For Your Next Ride

11 Jul 2017
The newly launched ride-booking service, called Vesba, aims to fight Cairo's [...]

Visa Launches $100,000 Contest for MENA Startups

10 Jul 2017
Visa is searching for entrepreneurs to help it solve its latest challenges, and has [...]

Therapeutic Virtual Reality Conference to Take Place in Alexandria

06 Jul 2017
The latest Alexandria Virtual & Augmented Reality meetup explores the potential of [...]

Savour: The Middle East’s First Food Startup Accelerator Now Accepting Applications

04 Jul 2017
Entrepreneurial foodies now have an 8-week long accelerator just for them in [...]

IceAlex is Hosting a Fund Your Startups Conference on July 8-9th and it's All About Money Management

02 Jul 2017
Successful startups start with smart money management techniques. IceAlex, the [...]

Techstars Launches New MENA Accelerator Program to Be Hosted in Dubai

21 Jun 2017
The worldwide entrepreneurship network is focusing on the Middle East with a brand [...]

IceAlex Launches Startups of Alex, the City's First Business Incubator  

17 Jun 2017
The programme, which is already accepting applications, hopes to boost success of [...]

This Lebanese Car Wash Startup Just Raised $1.2 Million

07 Jun 2017
Blink My Car App just secured their expansion in the region with a whopping $1.2 [...]

A Look Into Mintrics, the Egyptian Startup that Just Landed an Investment from Numu Capital

14 Jun 2017
With clients such as Disney, Unilever, and Buzzfeed, the social video analytics [...]

Egyptian Startup Elmenus Scores a $1.5 Million Investment: Here's the Man Behind it All

08 Jun 2017
With over 1 million monthly users across the country, the popular food platform has [...]

Did You Know that Syrian Refugees Have Contributed Over $800 Million to the Egyptian Economy?

14 May 2017
A UNDP report shows that Syrian refugees have positively contributed to Egypt's [...]

Meet The Entrepreneur from Kerdasa Who Created Egypt's First Locally Made Tuk-Tuk

04 Jun 2017
In the heart of a village just outside Cairo, an entrepreneur is creating the [...]

This New Platform Is Crowdsourcing Solutions for Egypt's Most Pressing Crises

09 Jun 2017
Inspired by the Arab spring, SolvEgypt seeks to open channels of communication [...]

Spare: The Application That Promises to End the Shortage of Change that Plagues Egypt

11 Jun 2017
Two young ambitious Egyptians may have co-developed the solution to the omnipresent [...]

Dubai Launches Startup Challenge to Become the World's First Blockchain-Powered City

30 May 2017
The Smart Dubai office has just announced the closing of its Blockchain challenge, [...]

Egyptian Upcycling Startup Turns Metal Barrels into the Coolest Furniture Pieces

31 May 2017
The startup, called Readymade, creates environmentally friendly and functional [...]

Dubai Startup Bayzat AKA ‘Your Friend with Benefits’ Scores a $3 Million Investment

01 Jun 2017
UAE-based tech startup Bayzat, which offers insurance and HR solutions, has just [...]

How This Entrepreneur Disrupted a 70-year-old Organisation to Create UNICEF’s Fund For Startups

13 Jun 2017
He kicked off UNICEF's first ever startup fund, a $11.2 million innovation fund to [...]

Mermaid: Meet the Entrepreneur Behind Egypt's Uber for Home Cleaners

01 Apr 2017
“Nobody has treated maids or cleaners as a customer segment,” says Gehad Abdullah. [...]

Egyptian Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley Tell us How They Feel About Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

02 Feb 2017
“I left Egypt for the same reason I probably have to leave the US now.” From [...]

How 5 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Turned Their Dream Job Into Their Day Job

20 Jan 2017
Just as they come back from Silicon Valley, five championing entrepreneurs who won [...]

25 Under 25: Egypt’s Youngest, Bravest, and Most Impactful Entrepreneurs of 2016

08 Dec 2016
Egypt's entrepreneurial generation is as fearless as ever. Taking on mammoth [...]

This Egyptian Female Engineer Teamed Up with Local Farmers to Create Energy Out of Garbage

08 Mar 2017
Hailing from the rural city of Sohag, the 27-year-old entrepreneur set out to defy [...]

The Ripple Effect: 7 Things That Happened in the Entrepreneurial Scene After RiseUp 2015

11 Nov 2016
Ahead of the 2016 RiseUp Summit, we take a look at the cornerstone events the [...]

Meet the Egyptian Making Waves Around the World with AirBnb for Refugees

06 Sep 2016
Amid divisive narratives surrounding the refugee crisis, Amr Arafa created [...]

8 Fierce Egyptian Mom Entrepreneurs Share Their Crazy Secrets for Finding Balance

19 Oct 2016
Ahead of the Mompreneurs Conference this weekend Saturday 22nd of October, we speak [...]

The Dazzling Duo Behind Fashion PR Agency Maison Pyramide Want to Revolutionise Egypt's Style Scene

05 Sep 2016
They silently and swiftly rose to notoriety as two muses putting Egyptian fashion [...]

4 Mindblowing Egyptian Teenage Entrepreneurs Changing the World at Spark Entrepreneurship Camp

20 Jul 2016
As the Spark Entrepreneurship camp took off last weekend in El Gouna, 34 young [...]

Twitter’s Kinda Ibrahim Reveals How Social Media Sets Off to Replace TV

30 Nov 2016
In the second edition of our collaboration with RiseUp Summit, we speak to [...]

How to Make a Business Out of Your Artistic Talent: Meet the Guru of The 'Creative Economy'

22 Nov 2016
In this exclusive interview ahead of the buzzing RiseUp Summit taking over Cairo in [...]

There’s An App That Can Read Your Emotions through AI – And It Was Created by an Egyptian

14 Aug 2016
Sitting at a panel at the Spark Entrepreneurship Camp, all the way from the USA, we [...]

How This 17-Year-Old Egyptian Invented a Product That Could Save Lives Around the World

31 Jul 2016
We speak with Deena Mousa, the prodigal high-school student who invented a mixture [...]

Running an NGO at 16: Meet the Citizens of the World Society’s Egyptian President

21 Jul 2016
It was a life-changing experience in Nigeria that inspired young Mohamed [...]

“I Was Born and Raised in Egypt, But I am Stateless.” Meet the Man Creating a Whole New Country

02 Mar 2017
Born to Palestinian parents, Mohamed Al Borno is one of 10 million "invisible" [...]

Tayarah: Egypt's Online TV Pioneers

31 Jul 2016
CairoScene sits down for an exclusive interview with the bold dynamic crew who won [...]

“I Flew to the USA Not Knowing I Would Be Sharing a Stage With Barack Obama”

12 Jul 2016
A photo of her sitting next to the US President and Mark Zuckerberg inundated the [...]

8 of Cairo's Coolest Interior Designs, Explained by Their Mastermind

16 Jul 2016
From white minimal spaces to colourful fusions, Ramzi Makram-Ebeid has been turning [...]

Global Shapers: A Piece of the World Economic Forum in Egypt

21 May 2016
Around the world, a community of young leaders is gathering to shake up and shape a [...]

Suliema Benhalim Defies All Odds To Launch Her Skyrocketing Startup, Nino's Bakery

26 May 2016
With her startup, Nino's Bakery, starting off as a gap year activity and ballooning [...]

Fabio Donato, The Hardcore Entrepreneur Turning the Tables on the Migration Conversation

23 May 2016
The offspring of four generations of Italian workers, this iconic businessman, [...]

They’re 25, They’re Bosses, and They Keep Reinventing Themselves: The Trio Behind Ariika

13 May 2016
As they launch their inflatable Air Puff, the dynamic entrepreneurs behind beanbag [...]

Krafts: Meet the Teenage Entrepreneurs Fusing Philanthropy and Interior Design

05 May 2016
A mutual interest in design and the combined passion of an entrepreneur and a [...]

7 Brands Proving That Arabic Names Are The Hottest Trend

02 May 2016
Are Middle Eastern brands reclaiming their heritage? As more and more companies [...]

25 Incredibly Disruptive Companies in Egypt

08 Apr 2016
Vibrant, daring, and authentic, these 25 Egyptian companies are rejecting [...]

Ayman Baky: On Stepping Up As A Role Model

17 May 2016
Sipping a glass of Chivas Regal Extra against the luscious backdrop of his [...]

#25Under25: What it Takes to Launch a Tech Startup in Egypt

26 Aug 2015
From e-commerce platforms to food apps and online obituary sites, tech startups are [...]

Are Startups the Future of Egypt’s Craftsmen?

21 Jul 2015
Valentina Primo delves into the ever-expanding world of design-based startups to [...]

The World’s First Marketplace for Fitness Programmes is an Egyptian Startup

15 Feb 2016
Disrupting the wellness market in Egypt wasn’t enough for entrepreneurs Nabil [...]

Azza Fahmy: The First Lady of Egyptian Jewellery

17 Sep 2015
Valentina Primo meets the mastermind behind one of the most internationally [...]

Tech Startups in the Middle East: Basic Problems, Sophisticated Solutions

28 Jan 2016
From space tech to smart city solutions, the Middle East offers unparalleled [...]

3 Social Media Trends To Catch Up On This Year, According to Dubai’s Marketing Maven

13 Jul 2017
As the Mashable Social Media Day took over Cairo this week, we sat with Dubai's [...]

Meet the Man Behind Swvl, the Startup That Just Landed $500,000 From Careem

20 Jul 2017
In less than a year, he grew over 50,000 users for his young ride-sharing startup. [...]

5 Kickass Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs This Summer

19 Jul 2017
From Facebook’s massive online business course to tech bootcamps in Cairo and [...]

Ahead of the Dubai Expo 2020, Startupbootcamp Unveils the Smart City Dubai Challenge

17 Jul 2017
As Dubai gears up to host the 2020 Expo, we speak to Todd O'Brien, the tech maven [...]

Cairo Angels Announces a Major Investment to Egyptian Delivery Startup Bosta

16 Jul 2017
The Egyptian startup had already secured a fund from Numu Capital, setting off to [...]

The Spark Entrepreneurship Camp Sets off to Take Over Gouna This Weekend  

14 Jul 2017
The camp that has given rise to some of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs, [...]

Nerds of Cairo: Brace Yourselves, The Geek Station is Coming

13 Jul 2017
From Dungeons & Dragons to Playstation, from comic books to schoolbooks, this [...]

How 2 Egyptian Entrepreneurs are Building Incredible Houses Out of Abandoned Shipping Containers

15 Mar 2017
Using cargotecture - container architecture - Karim Rafla and Youssef Farag are [...]

Egyptian Kitchen-to-Delivery Startup Mumm Raises $200,000 from Silicon Valley's 500 Startups

25 Jul 2017
The startup led by Waleed Abdel Rahman was recently awarded by the World Economic [...]

Egypt’s Fittest Supermum Norshek Fawzy Tells Her Entrepreneurial Journey in Her Own Words

18 Mar 2017
A fitness wonderwoman and the fierce co-founder of Jumpsuite, Norshek Fawzy [...]

This Female Entrepreneur Just Created an App to Fight Sexual Harassment in the Arab World

06 Jan 2017
The Moroccan-based startup connects women with security agents spread across ‘hot’ [...]

You Can Now Work On The Beach at Dahab’s First Co-Working Space

28 Aug 2016
Who said work hard and play hard are distinct? CoworkInn Dahab spearheads a global [...]

The Man Behind Cairo’s Coolest Co-Working Space Shares 8 Lessons He Learned Building a Startup

18 Feb 2017
In the second of Startup Scene’s Starting Up series, the co-founder of one of [...]

Egypt's Online Grocery App GoodsMart Has Just Raised a $750,000 Investment

03 May 2017
Young entrepreneurial brothers Rami, Ahmed, Tareq, and Amr Fawzy secured a Series A [...]

Meet the Egyptian Female Duo Selected Amongst IKEA’s All-Star African Collection Designers

19 Mar 2017
The co-founders of Reform Studio, Hend Riad and Mariam Hazem, were just selected [...]

Egyptian Entrepreneur Behind Up-Fuse Wins First Prize at the World Bank's MENA Competition

07 May 2017
Yara Yassin, co-founder of social startup Up-Fuse was not only recognised by the [...]

#25Under25: Meet Egypt’s First Pole Fit Instructor

30 Aug 2015
As we unveil Egypt’s 25 youngest entrepreneurs, Valentina Primo speaks to Manar El [...]

25 Under 25: The Entrepreneurs Driving Egypt’s Startup Revolution

24 Aug 2015
Egypt's startup industry is one of the fastest growing in the region, if not the [...]

Egyptian App 'Raye7' Is Awarded 2nd Best Mobile Startup Worldwide

25 Feb 2016
Young entrepreneurial siblings Samira and Ahmed Negm were awarded second place at [...]

Saudi Telecom Company Just Launched A Gargantuan $500 Million Tech Fund for MENA Startups

25 May 2017
The telecommunications giant announced the largest fund of its kind in MENA, to be [...]

4 Egyptian Startups Among 9 Selected for 500 Falcons’ First Annual MENA Accelerator Programme

24 May 2017
A few of Egypt’s most well-known startups are among the companies admitted to 500 [...]

Egyptian Students Create an App to Rescue Street Animals

29 May 2017
The ambitious app, set to launch in June, aims to keep malnourished and abused [...]

Awesome New Co-Working Space Opens in Maadi

25 May 2017
And best of all, the space is in none other than the famous Road 9 in Maadi. [...]

You Can Help These Entrepreneurs Create the First Makerspace in Suez JUST by Watching This Video

22 May 2017
A new Clickfunding campaign gives YOU the power to fill a community workspace with [...]

How Egypt’s Next Unicorn is Pioneering a New Corporate Culture

22 May 2017
Omar Gabr, founder of Instabug, believes that playing hard is as much a key to its [...]

Egyptian Entrepreneurs Score Half the Finalist Slots in Facebook’s Bots for Messenger Challenge

18 May 2017
Out of over a thousand entries to Facebook’s most recent developer challenge, 15 [...]

Egyptian Startup Vezeeta Strikes Again With Yet Another $500,000 Investment

17 May 2017
Another huge investment in Egyptian healthcare startup Vezeeta has the company [...]

Top 9 Investment Deals in the Middle East in 2017 So Far

17 May 2017
MAGNiTT has just released their quarterly report on MENA investments, which unveils [...]

14 Egyptian Startups Made it to the World Economic Forum’s Top 100

14 May 2017
Egyptian entrepreneurs represent 14 of the 100 most influential tech startups in [...]

500 Startups Launches New $15 Million Fund for MENA Called '500 Falcons'

11 May 2017
Investment giant 500 Startups has created a new fund devoted entirely to the MENA [...]

5 Inspiring Speakers You Can’t Miss at Cairo’s Social Innovation Summit

11 May 2017
From Ashoka Arab World's founder, to Egypt's solar power pioneer Ahmed Zahran, the [...]

Elie Saab Teams Up with UAE’s Womena to Inspire Female Leaders Through #GirlOfNow

04 May 2017
The women's investment network partnered with the Haute Couture designer to inspire [...]

Facebook Launches #SheMeansBusiness to Empower 10,000 Female Entrepreneurs in the MENA

03 May 2017
The tech giant partnered with Egypt's Ahead of the Curve and the UAE's Sheraa [...]

These 3 Egyptian Startups Just Won the Top Prizes at the MIT Pan-Arab Startup Competition

02 May 2017
The entrepreneurs behind Kiliim, Moneyfellows, and Blink took the top prizes in the [...]

3,000 Startups in MENA: TechCrunch Spotlights the Middle East's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

02 May 2017
With $870 million spent on startup investments in the last year alone, the region's [...]

Harvard Study Says Arab Innovators are Making America Great Again

01 May 2017
From game-changing entrepreneurs like Rana El Kaliouby, to Google's Mo Gawdat, the [...]

Meet the 2 Arab Winners of One of the Biggest Entrepreneurial Conferences in the World

23 Apr 2017
Switzerland’s Seedstars Summit set off to find the most promising startups in [...]

Meet the Egyptian Entrepreneur at the Helm of Uber's Global Operations

19 Apr 2017
You read that right. The Chief Business Officer of the leading billion-dollar [...]

7 Super Cool Inventions by Egyptians at Maker Faire Cairo 2017

20 Apr 2017
We went; we saw; we conquered (yeah, we wish). But at least, we scoured through the [...]

Singularity University Just Launched the MENA Challenge for Startups to Take Moonshots

18 Apr 2017
With a focus on climate change, the Silicon Valley think-tank is seeking bold [...]

Egyptian Government Launches New Programme to Support 45 Waste Management Startups

06 Apr 2017
Startups working in waste management can now apply for the government's new [...]

The Seedstars Summit is Taking Off This Week in Swizerland and Here’s 8 Arab Startups Killing it

05 Apr 2017
As the world's leading startup event for emerging countries gears up to begin, we [...]

How the FabLabs Team Brought Together 10,000 Geeks to the MENA's Largest Maker Faire

05 Apr 2017
Ahead of the region’s most anticipated geek gathering on April 8th, we meet the [...]

Meet the Startup Turning Children into Early Bird Entrepreneurs in Egypt

07 Apr 2017
Setting off to prove that it’s never too early to start, Arcadia creates tailored [...]

This Egyptian Startup Created a Device to Kill Roaming Fees and has Already Hit the Market

05 Apr 2017
Setting off to disrupt the telecommunications industry, VoxEra has so far exceeded [...]

After Nabbing a $5 Million Investment, Egyptian Startup Vezeeta Launches in Jordan and Lebanon

04 Apr 2017
Having secured one of Egypt's largest funding rounds in January, the IT platform [...]

7 Young Egyptian Businessmen Share What Acting Like a Boss Means to Them

04 Apr 2017
Renowned powerhouse Hugo Boss Egypt brought together seven industry leaders to [...]

10 Brilliant Opportunities for MENA Entrepreneurs to Network, Shine and Expand

02 Apr 2017
From mammoth regional conferences like Step Dubai to fantastic funding [...]

The World Economic Forum is Scouting For the Arab World’s TOP 100 Startups

22 Mar 2017
The global conglomerate is looking for the region's most innovative entrepreneurs [...]

Amazon Agrees to Buy UAE’s Souq.com

22 Mar 2017
The Middle East's biggest e-commerce player was acquired by the multinational [...]

25 under 25: The Young Entrepreneurs Reinventing Egypt in 2017

06 Dec 2017
Envisioning brave new industries, tackling public transportation, and using AI to [...]

The Egyptian Startup Using IoT and Big Data to Add Entertainment to Ride-Sharing

12 Feb 2018
RoadCast, now running its pilot phase, is setting off to create on-demand content [...]

22 Questions with RiseUp’s 22-Year-Old New Manager, Dalia Kamar

02 Nov 2017
In 2 years, this young, unwavering woman went from being an intern to managing the [...]

How This Egyptian AI Pioneer Grabbed Microsoft's Attention - and a $3.5 Million Investment

10 Sep 2017
When AUC graduate Mohamed AlTantawy created Agolo, he didn't think the startup [...]

Egypt's Coding School, AlMakinah, Launched "Makinder" For Kids Who Code

04 Jul 2018
With a little play on words, AlMakinah decided to plant "seeds of coding" - as they [...]

These 13 Egyptian Startups Just Made Forbes' Top 100 in the Middle East

07 Oct 2017
The leading business magazine rounded up the region's 100 startups with the most [...]

8 Wonder Women Entrepreneurs Crossing Milestones in Jordan

05 Jun 2018
From e-commerce pioneers to blockchain groundbreakers, we speak to 8 successful [...]

Egypt’s Top 20 Startups According to Forbes: The Breakdown

04 Aug 2016
The cover of Forbes Middle East was splashed with Egyptian talents this month, from [...]

How This Lebanese Entrepreneur Managed to Bring Hugo Boss to the Middle East

04 Oct 2017
Inspired by his father, who opened the first Hugo Boss store in Dubai in 1998, [...]

The Egyptian Aerospace Student that Championed Elon Musk's Hyperloop Project

20 Jun 2018
Meet Samar Abdelfattah, the woman who led the only team in the Middle East and [...]

Meet the 14 Egyptian Startups Heading Off to Silicon Valley with Injaz

06 Feb 2018
As part of their yearly tour of the startup Mecca, Injaz Egypt has selected 14 [...]

16 Middle Eastern CEOs Share The Productivity Hacks that Keep Them On Their Game

15 Aug 2017
From applying the 20/80 rule to taking a morning shot of apple cider vinegar, these [...]

Egyptian Entrepreneur Shadw Helal Launches Anti-Harassment App for Android Users in Cairo

14 Oct 2017
The 21-year-old entrepreneur's startup, Rescue App, is creating a network of [...]

CEO at 17: The Egyptian Entrepreneur that Could Kill PowerPoint

22 Jul 2018
"We noticed that people all over the world spend more than 140 million hours every [...]

25 Under 25: The Entrepreneurs Reshaping Egypt's Startup Landscape for the New Decade

26 Jan 2020
They're changing mindsets, challenging the status quo, fusing high-tech to the [...]

Inside the Secretive World of Egypt's Bitcoin Miners

15 Aug 2017
The value of the world's first cryptocurrency has skyrocketed, reaching over $4,000 [...]

Your Last Chance to Apply for PepsiCo Snacks Innovation Competition

15 Feb 2018
PepsiCo Egypt teamed up with Ahead of the Curve to challenge the country's most [...]

10 Awe-Inspiring Speakers You Can't Miss at RiseUp Summit 2017

12 Nov 2017
Egypt's largest and most vibrant entrepreneurial event is back with a vengeance [...]

Egyptian Delivery Startup VOO Closes Investment Deal With Alex Angels

03 Nov 2017
The deal, for an undisclosed amount, marks Alex Angels' first investment. [...]

4 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Share the Funniest Mistakes they Wish they’d Never Made

26 Oct 2017
As Cairo University launches the powerful hub, FEPS Business Incubator, we've asked [...]

Cairo University Launches the Country's First Startup incubator in a Public School 

22 Oct 2017
The prestigious Egyptian university is stepping up to harness entrepreneurial [...]

What Would You Do If You Found Your Startup’s Doppelgänger?

13 Jan 2020
While he surfed the world wide web for new startups, Startup Scene's Ahmed Budalama [...]

10 Kickass Women You Should Definitely Check Out at the RiseUp Summit

21 Nov 2017
From the record-breaking entrepreneur behind Fetchr Joy Ajlouny to Elissa Freiha, [...]

7 Brands Proving That Arabic Names Are The Hottest Trend

02 May 2016
Are Middle Eastern brands reclaiming their heritage? As more and more companies [...]

Egypt's Bitcoin Pioneer Raised $8 million for a Startup that Could Put Swiss Banks In Jeopardy  

12 Jun 2018
We speak to Rami Khalil, the Alexandrian blockchain geek who started Bitcoin Egypt [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 10 Startups Chosen for the First ‘Google for Startups Accelerator’ in MENA

28 Jan 2021
Out of over 500 startups, only 10 have been chosen for the tech giant's first ever [...]

How This Lebanese Entrepreneur is Using VR to Help Syrian Refugees See Their Country Again

28 Aug 2017
Kick-started by a team of 20-year-old students who met at the MIT Media Lab, [...]

Cairo's British Embassy Launches a 50 Million EGP Startup Programme with IFC and Flat6Labs

22 Nov 2017
The initiative, titled StartEgypt, aims at supporting social startups through an [...]

11 Egyptian Female Entrepreneurs That Break the Mould

04 Aug 2015
It might be a mans world, but where we would we be without a woman's touch? [...]

12 Things I learnt on My Journey from Egypt to Silicon Valley

29 Aug 2017
It wasn't an easy ride for 27-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Ibrahim, who founded his [...]

These Are the Arab World's Top 10 Businesswomen, According to Forbes

30 Jan 2018
The global magazine has just released a list of female trailblazers across the [...]

He Set Off on A Mission to Hack "Digital Injustice" And Now Just Raised $100,000 in Oman 

07 Jun 2018
We speak to Amir El-Sherbiny, CEO and co-founder of WebVille, the content-focused [...]

6 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Valiantly Empowering Women Through their Startups

15 Aug 2017
From massive consultancies partnering with Facebook, to fierce conferences [...]

25 Under 25: The Young Entrepreneurial Minds Redefining Egypt's Future

18 Dec 2018
Reshuffling business models as old as time, bringing the patient back to the top of [...]

This Egyptian Young Woman Developed an App that Helps Refugees in Turkey Find Work

12 Sep 2017
The young AUC graduate developed an inspiring social startup in a lightning-fast, [...]

Meet the 16-Year-Old CEO of Imaginators, the Startup that Reached 24 Countries in its First Month

11 Sep 2017
His digital presentation platform, Imaginators, was presented at last year's Riseup [...]

8 Most Promising Startups in Lebanon, According to Forbes

29 Oct 2017
From beekeeping startups to data-gathering drones and interior design marketplaces, [...]

Meet the 5 Teenage Entrepreneurs Pitching their Ideas at the Undergrad Startup Challenge

14 Sep 2017
MO4Good joined forces with the AUC’s Entrepreneurs Society and GUC’s Canvas in a [...]

How These Egyptian Entrepreneurs Built WideBot, the Arab World’s First Bot-Building Startup

22 May 2018
They saw the need for Arabic-language chatbots in the MENA, and their success [...]

3 Agritech Startups Creating a Farming Revolution in Egypt

29 Jul 2018
We speak to Egyptian Agritech startups, Agrimatic, Askova, and Wastilizer using [...]

This Female Entrepreneur Just Created an App to Fight Sexual Harassment in the Arab World

06 Jan 2017
The Moroccan-based startup connects women with security agents spread across ‘hot’ [...]

Unstoppable: 15 Stories of the Middle East's Fiercest Women Entrepreneurs

08 Mar 2018
Conquering frontier technologies, pioneering in CleanTech, and leading the battle [...]

Egyptian Startup Elmenus Scores a $1.5 Million Investment: Here's the Man Behind it All

08 Jun 2017
With over 1 million monthly users across the country, the popular food platform has [...]

10 MENA Co-Working Stations that Offer Much More than Space

05 Sep 2017
From shiny Dubai, to Tunis, Cairo and Beirut, these 10 stunning spaces are pushing [...]

How Can Fresh Faces Survive Egypt's Film Monopoly Imposed By Tycoons? We Ask Good People

03 Jul 2018
Hend Ghorab is one of the young minds competing against traditional giants in the [...]

Meet the 7 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Hitting the Global Entrepreneurship Summit This Week

28 Nov 2017
Last year, Egyptian lady boss Mai Medhat made waves as she got on stage alongside [...]

Egypt's Blockchain Startup Elkrem Closes $75,000 From San Franciscan Accelerator Tachyon

07 Sep 2018
With this investment the startup is going to globally launch their first product, [...]

Egyptian Home Services Startup FilKhedma Nabs Investment from Algebra Ventures, Glint Consulting

11 Sep 2017
The maintenance service provider is poised to cement its position as Egypt’s most [...]

Meet the Man Behind Swvl, the Startup That Just Landed $500,000 From Careem

20 Jul 2017
In less than a year, he grew over 50,000 users for his young ride-sharing startup. [...]

Egypt's First Government-Led Accelerator Just Launched, and it Has a Startup Tour Bus

12 Sep 2017
Fekretak Sherketak, led by Egypt's Ministry of Investment and International [...]

Behind the Scenes of EFG Hermes Finance's Brand New Incursion to FinTech: valU

29 Jul 2018
84% of Egypt's 100 million-strong population is still unbanked. The financial [...]

How This Female Entrepreneur Created Lebanon's Coolest Startup Campus, Antwork

09 Oct 2017
We speak to Zina Bdeir Dajani, the Lebanese mastermind behind the co-working space [...]

Fatafeat Launches World’s First Fully Arabic Cooking Course App

04 Jun 2020
The Arabic cooking channel found that two thirds of Egyptians lack confidence in [...]

These Are The 5 Mentors You Will Find At Egypt's Ahead Of The Curve's 6-Day Leadership Programme

06 Sep 2018
Leap will focus on accelerating the leadership journeys of women entrepreneurs who [...]

The World's first Minister for Artificial Intelligence Was Just Appointed - In the UAE

21 Oct 2017
The 27-year-old Minister was appointed shortly after Dubai created its own [...]

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 [...]

25 Under 25: The Entrepreneurs Driving Egypt’s Startup Revolution

24 Aug 2015
Egypt's startup industry is one of the fastest growing in the region, if not the [...]

Meet the Female Entrepreneur Behind Tunisia's Most Badass Social Startup

11 Oct 2017
She’s one of the MENA's most daring boss ladies: Sarah Arbi calls her meetings [...]

From Silicon Valley to the Nile: Middle Eastern Women Speak About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

06 Sep 2017
Silicon Valley may be making the news for its roiling sexual harassment scandals, [...]

14 Free Tools To Help Kick Off Your Startup

04 Sep 2017
Middle Easterners just love free stuff; so we’ve rounded up 14 tools that can help [...]

9 Egyptian Startups Ingeniously Turning Trash into Cash

26 Feb 2017
Revolutionizing diverse industries like fashion and energy with clean tech, these 9 [...]

Red Cab, The Blockchain Startup that Has Just Announced Egypt's Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

16 Jul 2018
A car-hailing startup that a monetises through tailored Geo-ads? We talk to [...]

How the Founder of Odiggo Managed to Garner 2,000 Customers in 7 Months

28 Jun 2018
We sit down with Ahmed Omar, the founder and CEO of Odiggo, the digital marketplace [...]

Meet 21 of the Investors Speaking At MAIN's First Conference in El-Gouna

16 Oct 2018
From VCs to Angels, these are 21 of the investors speaking at the first annual [...]

This Fearless Startup Explains Why Team Building is the Most Crucial part of Creating a Company

22 Sep 2017
Having amassed multinational clients like Danone, Coke, Etisalat, Vodacom Tanzania, [...]

Is El Gouna Becoming Egypt’s New Entrepreneurial Hub?

03 Sep 2017
One of Egypt's newest coastal cities on the Red Sea seems to be angling to become a [...]

For the First Time Ever, An Egyptian Woman Makes It on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Europe

26 Jan 2017
In an exclusive interview, young graphic designer Ghada Wali tells us what it's [...]

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 [...]

Cairo Angels' Powerhouse Menna Abdel Rahman Reveals How to Approach an Investor - and Strike a Deal

24 Oct 2017
Since its launch in 2012 by Hossam Allam, Cairo Angels has invested over $2.2 [...]

How 2 Egyptian Entrepreneurs are Building Incredible Houses Out of Abandoned Shipping Containers

15 Mar 2017
Using cargotecture - container architecture - Karim Rafla and Youssef Farag are [...]

A15 Sells 76% Stake In Emirati Fintech Startup TPAY To Helios

17 Sep 2018
This is considered the region's first Dragon exit and the second major exit for A15 [...]

This Syrian Entrepreneur Wanted to Help Refugees. Now He's Taking Egypt’s Startup Scene by Storm

24 Sep 2017
From CBC Egypt’s Entrepreneurial TV show, to the MITEF Pan Arab Competition and now [...]

I Married My Business Partner: What's it Like to Mix Family and Startup Life

19 Aug 2017
Happily married couple and business partners Nesma El Far and Yousef El-Sammaa deal [...]

This Egyptian Entrepreneur Is Using Augmented Reality and Machine Learning For Home Furnishing

03 Jun 2018
How many times have you bought a couch and found out it didn’t match your carpet [...]

How Egypt’s Top HealthTech Startup Vezeeta is Solving one of the Nation's Biggest Pains

21 Mar 2018
With over a million patients under his belt and over $10 million raised in funding, [...]

Egypt's AUC's Entrepreneur's Society Partners with Ariika to Launch the ES Startup Battle

29 Sep 2017
Cairo's youngest entrepreneurs might just get the unique chance of partnering with [...]

The 5 Biggest Challenges for MENA Startups, Explained by the Man behind Data Pioneer Magnitt

17 Aug 2017
Originally Iraqi but Dubai-bound, Philip Bahoshy has been silently working to [...]

Egyptian University Students Win Medals at MIT’s ROBOCON International Design Contest

02 Sep 2019
Egypt’s Centre of Excellence for Energy at Ain Shams University is also awarded [...]

A Day In The Life Of Egypt's 20-Year-Old Blockchain Entrepreneur

27 May 2018
We speak to Nour Haridy, the young founder who took on the mission to de-flaw the [...]

Mermaid: Meet the Entrepreneur Behind Egypt's Uber for Home Cleaners

01 Apr 2017
“Nobody has treated maids or cleaners as a customer segment,” says Gehad Abdullah. [...]

A Creative’s Best Friend: How WeTransfer Reached Profitability in Just 4 Years from Its Inception

18 Dec 2019
From verb to wetransfer, to wetransferable, we take a few steps back to understand [...]

The Egyptian Entrepreneurs Behind Okhtein Just Landed their Flagship Bag in Beyonce's Hands

22 Oct 2017
Two pioneers in the Egyptian fashion realm, the sisters behind the handbag brand, [...]

Google’s 6-month Launchpad Accelerator Has Just Launched Across 4 Countries in MENA

05 Sep 2017
The global accelerator for startups in emerging markets has just opened up to 20 [...]

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

22 Aug 2019
We speak to Farah Ehsan, Falak Startups’ programme manager about the mistakes she [...]

How a French Expat Built One of Dubai’s Biggest E-Commerce Sites, MyList

31 Aug 2017
She moved to Dubai in search of a place where motherhood and entrepreneurship were [...]

This Egyptian Female Engineer Teamed Up with Local Farmers to Create Energy Out of Garbage

08 Mar 2017
Hailing from the rural city of Sohag, the 27-year-old entrepreneur set out to defy [...]

Egypt’s Hitchhiker Raises $200,000 From Dubai-Based Angel Investors

16 Oct 2018
Through the peer-to-peer shipping startup, travellers have earned total of $290,000 [...]

How 5 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Turned Their Dream Job Into Their Day Job

20 Jan 2017
Just as they come back from Silicon Valley, five championing entrepreneurs who won [...]

Egyptian Fashion Startup La Reina Raises a Massive $1 Million from Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups

30 Apr 2018
The startup is the first online platform for rental couture in Egypt, having [...]

8 VR Startups In The MENA Region That Will Reshape The Future

21 Aug 2017
From experiencing the Holy Mecca in Egypt, to virtually living in a battlefield or [...]

5 Egyptian Startup Failures Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From

25 Jun 2015
They invented, they invested, and they failed. Internationally, research estimates [...]

5 Tips for Hacking Your SEO Skills, by Dubai's Web Pioneer Mazen Aloul

23 Aug 2017
As Arabic content continues to rise, how can Middle Eastern startups get their [...]

Meet the 4 Egyptian Winners of Facebook's Bots for Messenger Challenge

30 Oct 2017
Facebook's Head of Partnerships MENA made his way to our Cairo office, where the 5 [...]

7​ ​Things​​ ​Investors​ Want to See in Your Startup Pitch

27 Sep 2017
In her Startup Scene debut, Womena's Entrepreneurship Education Manager Christina [...]

Egypt's iCommunity Scores $600,000 From Algebra Ventures In Series A Funding

02 Oct 2018
The startup plans to use the acquired investment in two key areas; geographical and [...]

Why Should Investors Give Social Startups A Chance? GESR Has The Answer

21 May 2018
Can MENA-based businesses do well while doing good? We speak with GESR's Investment [...]

7 MENA Startups Using Technology To Help People with Disabilities

30 Aug 2017
Using VR, IoT, or AI to tackle some of the most pressing challenges people with [...]

This Egyptian Startup Is Not Your Typical Web Development Company

15 Aug 2018
A decentralised tech commune at the outskirts of the capital, with a cat as the [...]

5 Middle Eastern Entrepreneurs Working With Blockchain To Reach The Future

10 Jul 2018
We speak with 5 of the region's fiercest entrepreneurs aiming to decentralise not [...]

Egypt's Largest VC, Algebra Ventures, Explained by its Co-Founder Tarek Assad

15 Jan 2018
In an interview with Valentina Primo, the investor and co-founder of Algebra [...]

Saudi Arabia to Launch Bank to Exclusively Serve Financial Needs of SMEs

23 Feb 2021
The SMEs Bank will bring together all the financial solutions and services an SME [...]

MAIN & GIZ Egypt Release Free Standard Legal Documents to Save Time & Money for Investors & Founders

22 Feb 2021
The documents will go some way to helping founders navigate a blackhole of lengthy [...]

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 [...]

KSA's AI-Powered Road Safety Startup Hazen.ai Aims for Global Expansion After Latest Investment

21 Feb 2021
Already being utilised in the UK, US, Spain and Peru, Hazen.ai’s latest investment [...]

Saudi Cloud Accounting and E-invoicing Platform VoM Raises Investment Months After Launching

20 Feb 2021
Founded in the fourth quarter of 2020, VoM is poised to lead the line for KSA’s [...]

Estonian Foodtech Startup Natufia Labs Relocates to KSA After $3.5 Million KAUST-Led Investment

20 Feb 2021
The startup behind the celebrated machine-learning-powered hydroponic kitchen [...]

Bahrain's Tamkeen Relaunches Business Support Programmes After Hiatus

19 Feb 2021
After a pandemic-forced hiatus Tamkeen is set to resume its programmes, starting [...]

Meet the Winners of the French-Egyptian Startup Competition

18 Feb 2021
Over one year, 150 applicants and a pandemic later, the winners of the first [...]

Egyptian Deeptech and Microelectronics Specialist Si-Ware Systems Raises $9 Million Investment

17 Feb 2021
Already serving clients in North America, Europe, Asia and MENA, the company is [...]

KSA’s Savola Group Launches CVC Fund to Invest in Tech-Enabled Food & Retail Startups

17 Feb 2021
The decades-old conglomerate is looking to the new wave of innovation, particularly [...]

UAE-Based Construction & Real Estate Startup XPLOR Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding

16 Feb 2021
The startup, which offers 3D tech, digital twin and master planning software, will [...]

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 [...]

Saudi P2P Lending Platform Raqamyah Raises $2.3 Million in Series A Funding

15 Feb 2021
From investing in talent to meeting SAMA Sandbox’s full license requirements, the [...]

Startup Investment Forum Invites Startups from Across the World to Explore Opportunities in KSA

15 Feb 2021
Taking place on March 4th-6th, the second annual edition of MITEF Saudi’s forum [...]

Fintech Startup Flexxpay Raises $3 Million to Expand its Financial Wellness Services Across MENA

14 Feb 2021
Led by JIMCO and Target Global with participation from seven other investors, the [...]

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 [...]

Saudi RTLS Startup Averos to Scale its Contactless Solutions into Europe Following Latest Investment

14 Feb 2021
With its software and hardware gaining traction in Europe’s health sector, a new [...]

Egypt’s DilenyTech Secures Grant to Scale AI-Powered Platform for Breast Cancer Detection

13 Feb 2021
The grant, from the ITIDA-affiliated ITAC programme, comes off the back of the [...]

UAE-Based Kids' Social Networking App Play:Date Aims for Expansion Following $100,000 Funding

12 Feb 2021
Already available in 126 countries, the startup will now look to increase its [...]

SaudiGamer.com Acquired by International Gaming Specialist Webedia Esports Agency

11 Feb 2021
The startup has set its sights on domination in KSA, though the bigger goal is to [...]

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 [...]

Bahraini Student Offers Platform Unipal to Launch New App Following Six-Figure Seed Investment

10 Feb 2021
Potential expansion into KSA is on the horizon for a unique platform that aims to [...]

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 [...]

UAE-Based Electric Vehicles Startup ONE MOTO Raises Six-Figure Bridge Funding Round

10 Feb 2021
Led by Miray Zaki and partially made up by crowdfunding from Eureeca, the funding [...]

Bahrain’s Al Zayani Investments Group Targets Disruptive Tech Startups Across MENA with New VC Fund

09 Feb 2021
The move comes on the heels of recent amendments to law which intend to increase [...]

Egyptian Proptech Startup Sakneen to Launch New Products Following $1.1 Million Seed Round

08 Feb 2021
With the strategic investment led by Algebra Ventures, Sarwa Capital and Foundation [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Saudi Electronics & Software Specialist Azom Raises $9.5 Million in Series A Funding

07 Feb 2021
The tech startup hopes to elevate its product development and explore expansion, [...]

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 [...]

Dubai Launches Digital Platform to Streamline Startup Registration

06 Feb 2021
‘Invest Dubai’ offers instant licenses and a whole library of information, as the [...]

Streaming Service Starzplay to Focus on Original Content After Raising $25 Million in Debt Financing

06 Feb 2021
Already with 10,000 hours of content, the service will look to increase its 1.8 [...]

Kuwaiti E-Commerce Enabler Zyda Expands into Egypt

05 Feb 2021
Having helped over 2,000 clients in the GCC make $100 million in sales, Zyda's has [...]

Dubai-Based Fintech TreasuryXpress Acquired by Nasdaq-Listed Bottomline Technologies

03 Feb 2021
The treasury management software provider is poised for expansion into the US, as [...]

KSA’s GetMuv Raises Bridge Investment to Expand into Corporate Health & Wellness Sector

02 Feb 2021
The $500K investment comes via the entrepreneurship arm of Aramco, Wa’ed. [...]

KSA’s Restaurant Management Platform Foodics Eyes New Markets After Raising $28 Million Investment

02 Feb 2021
Already with headquarters in Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt, the startup is poised for [...]

Egypt’s Vezeeta Launches Integrated ePharmacy Service for Prescription Medication

02 Feb 2021
Following a year that saw it raise $40 million in funding, relocate to Dubai and [...]

Former CEO of Just Eat Joins Board of Egypt's elmenus

01 Feb 2021
A giant of the industry, David Buttress will bring a wealth of experience to the [...]

2021 Changelabs Jordan Fintech Demo Day: The Who, What, Where and Why

01 Feb 2021
With this being the first accelerator of its kind in the untapped Levantine nation, [...]

DFin Holding Launches New Fintech Platform and MENA's First Venture Debt Fund

01 Feb 2021
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Egyptian PropTech Startup Isqan.com Raises Six-Figure Funding from CEO of EGYGAB Holding

31 Jan 2021
It’s only been four months since it launched, but the property listing platform has [...]

Dubai-Based Adtech Startup Arabyads Completes Acquisition of Influencer Marketing Platform Dmenta

30 Jan 2021
The deal comes less than six months after Arabyads' acquisition of advertising and [...]

KSA’s Alternative Savings App Hakbah Looks to Increase User Base by 500% Following $1.2 Investment

30 Jan 2021
The Saudi fintech startup has announced its intention to channel its seed funding [...]

Dubai-Based Cybersecurity Specialist spiderSilk Raises $2.25 Million to Expand into New Markets

29 Jan 2021
Despite its relatively short existence, the firm now has its eyes set on expansion [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 10 Startups Chosen for the First ‘Google for Startups Accelerator’ in MENA

28 Jan 2021
Out of over 500 startups, only 10 have been chosen for the tech giant's first ever [...]

Anghami Relocates Global Headquarters and R&D Centre to Abu Dhabi’s Hub71

28 Jan 2021
The music streaming platform is getting more than a shiny new office, as it looks [...]

Egyptian Startup 1Trolley Named as the Only MENA Winner in EBRD’s Start-up Innovation Challenge

26 Jan 2021
Beating out over 225 startups from 30 countries, the on-demand pick-up and delivery [...]

Abu Dhabi Named Safest City on Earth: Why it Bodes Well for the Local Ecosystem

26 Jan 2021
Being the safest city on Earth is sure to attract expats and tourists, but it will [...]

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

26 Jan 2021
We sit down with the rowdy, co-founding trio of SIGMA Fit to find out more about a [...]

Tunisia’s Newly-Launched Maxula Seed Fund Makes its First Investments

25 Jan 2021
Focusing on early-stage startups in Tunisia, the new fund has already made its mark [...]

UAE's Online Marketplace for Auto Spare Parts Odiggo Raises Second Investment in Six Months

25 Jan 2021
In August, 2020, the prolific Essa Al-Saleh backed Odiggo as an angel investor. [...]

Dubai-Based Podcast Producer Rising Giants Network Raises $1 Million Investment

24 Jan 2021
In less than a year since launching, Rising Giant’s Network’s shows have [...]

Jordanian Agritech Startup TWIG Plots Regional Expansion After Raising Latest Investment

23 Jan 2021
The mobile-first platform will also look to develop its tech, as it looks to offer [...]

Egyptian Healthtech Startup VRapeutic Chosen for Canada’s MakerLaunch Programme

22 Jan 2021
The three year-old startup is in prime position to take its innovative VR-based [...]

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Platform Tamara Raises $6 Million, Marking KSA’s Largest Ever Seed Investment

20 Jan 2021
Founded a little over a year ago, the startup is poised to be a local and regional [...]

Meet NAQLA: The First Egyptian Startup to Address the Needs of an Aging Shipping Industry

20 Jan 2021
Launched in 2016, NAQLA can be considered something of a trailblazer in Egypt, as [...]

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 [...]

UAE’s P2P Payment App Ziina Secures Seed Funding & Wins Place in Y Combinator Accelerator

19 Jan 2021
Founded in 2020, Ziina has continued to impress in its short lifetime and has big [...]

Bahrain’s Investcorp to Acquire US-Based E-commerce Solutions Specialist Unilog

18 Jan 2021
The acquisition will help Unilog innovate its platform and grow its customer base, [...]

Jada Fund of Funds Signs Agreement with Merak Capital to Support Early-Stage Tech Startups in KSA

17 Jan 2021
As Saudi Arabia marches towards a more diversified and tech-focused economy, Jada [...]

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 [...]

ADIO Opens Offices in New York, London, San Francisco, Beijing and More

17 Jan 2021
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office has launched offices in eight different cities, as [...]

Bahraini Crypto-Asset Platform Rain Eyes Expansion Across MENA Following $6 Million Series-A Funding

16 Jan 2021
With crypto-asset adoption increasing in the last year, the company intends to use [...]

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 [...]

Iraqi Last Mile Delivery Startup Hi-Express Raises Six-Figure Seed Round to Expand Local Presence

14 Jan 2021
With the backing of the Iraqi Angel Investors Network, Hi-Express is poised to take [...]

Delivery Hero is Targeting Disruptive Founders with New Global $60 Million Fund ‘DX Ventures’

14 Jan 2021
The German food delivery giant will look to deploy its new early-stage venture [...]

Egyptian Fashion Startup Opio Looks to GCC for Expansion After Raising $300K Investment

13 Jan 2021
With the backing of Flat6Labs and AUC Angels, the direct-to-consumer brand will [...]

UK Startup Checkout.com to Open Headquarters in Riyadh After $450 Million Series-C Funding Round

13 Jan 2021
Valued at $15 billion, the e-commerce payment specialist has big plans for the MENA [...]

Egyptian Healthtech Startup Docspert Health Raises Six-Figure USD Investment to Expand into GCC

12 Jan 2021
Launched less than a year ago, the startup can now push through with plans to [...]

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 [...]

Fintech for a Future: Why Changelabs' Jordan Accelerator Has Come at the Right Time

11 Jan 2021
As the first fintech accelerator if its kind in Jordan, Changelabs' latest [...]

Qatari Fintech Startup Cwallet Raises $220K Pre-Seed Investment

10 Jan 2021
It’s shaping up to be a big 2021 for Cwallet, which is also currently working [...]

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 [...]

Dubai-Based Fintech Flexxpay Signals Intent for MENA-Wide Expansion with New Beirut Setup

09 Jan 2021
Already boasting on-ground sales forces in UAE, KSA and Bahrain, Flexxpay has [...]

More Cars, Bigger Team, Better Product: KSA Car Rental App Ejaro Sets Out Plans for $850K Investment

09 Jan 2021
Best described as the Airbnb of car rental, the peer-to-peer platform also has [...]

Egypt's Scientific Research Startup Nawah Scientific Raises $1 Million to Expand into New Markets

08 Jan 2021
The startup intends to continue empowering the scientific community by channeling [...]

Music Streaming Platform Anghami Raises Funds from UAE Investment Giant SHUAA Capital

06 Jan 2021
Though the amount has not been disclosed, the deal means SHUAA Capital has acquired [...]

Indian Edtech Kyt Announces Massive Expansion Plans in UAE

06 Jan 2021
Following a $5 million Series A funding round, the startup is set to open MENA [...]

Saudi Payment Acceptance Specialist NearPay Raises $600K in Pre-Seed Funding

06 Jan 2021
Less than a year old, the startup is now poised for a vital 2021, as it targets [...]

Egypt to Begin Implementation of MENA’s Biggest Digital Transformation Project for Businesses

05 Jan 2021
First announced almost one year ago, the project is set to kick off its first [...]

Egyptian Micro-Lending App Cassbana Raises $1 Million Investment from Mohamed Okasha’s Disruptech

05 Jan 2021
The funding is set to put the AI-powered, behaviour-based money-lending app on a [...]

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 [...]

New Sharjah Angel Investors Network Aims to Nurture the Next Generation of Angel Investors

04 Jan 2021
Launched by the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park, the initiative [...]

Egyptian Book Summary App Akhdar Raises Six-Figure Investment from EdVentures

03 Jan 2021
The startup will look to expand its library and introduce new smart learning [...]

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 [...]

KSA's Cloud-Based Accounting Software Specialist Qoyod Raises $2.1 Million in Series A Funding

29 Dec 2020
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Saudi E-Commerce Fulfilment Startup Salasa Looks to Expand into GCC After Raising $8.6 Million

28 Dec 2020
The startup will look to expand the reach of its cloud-based turnkey solution for [...]

Abu Dhabi University Partners with twofour54 to Train Next Generation of Game Developers

27 Dec 2020
A new programme will focus on arming both students and faculty members with [...]

Egyptian Healthtech Startup CliniDo Raises Six-Figure Investment to Develop New Products & Services

26 Dec 2020
With plans to expand into Alexandria already in the works, the investment will [...]

GIMED Egypt Opens Applications for Eco-Innovation Competition

25 Dec 2020
The competition will see the winners gain access to mentorship, grants, investment [...]

Egypt’s E-Commerce Market is Now Worth EGP 40 Billion

23 Dec 2020
The pandemic has forced a huge shift towards online shopping, something that [...]

Jordanian E-Book Platform Abjjad Raises $1 Million in Series-A Funding Round

23 Dec 2020
Hosting over 6,000 Arabic titles, the digital platform aims to support publishers, [...]

UAE-Based Car Rental Service Udrive Raises $1.3 Million in 48 Hours via Crowdfunding

22 Dec 2020
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UAE’s KBW Ventures Part of $6.2M Funding for Singaporean BioTech Firm Making Milk with Animal Cells

20 Dec 2020
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Jordan's StartLabz Secures Seed Funding for Local Startups GasNas and Unihance

20 Dec 2020
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UAE’s ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Platform Spotii Gains Strategic Investment from Australia’s Zip Co

19 Dec 2020
The investment has come with a working agreement that is set to open a whole new [...]

Kuwait’s Dars Launches New Learning Management System for Pre-Schools & Nurseries

19 Dec 2020
resh off the success of Darisni, Kuwaiti e-learning startup Dars has just announced [...]

KSA’s Tech-Powered Roadside Assistance Startup Morni Scores $9.1 Million Investment

17 Dec 2020
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UAE’s TruKKer Signs $10 Million Venture Debt Agreement with San Francisco's Partners for Growth

17 Dec 2020
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paynas Signs Landmark Partnership with Visa & Banque Misr: What Does it Mean for MSMEs Across Egypt?

17 Dec 2020
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