Wamda

U.A.E

MCKD launches grant program to support freelancers, SMEs

Source: The National The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development (MCKD) has launched a programme to support freelancers and SMEs...

covid-19 MCKD smes

U.A.E

Mustafa Koita: Your modern-day milkman

The majority of entrepreneurs work in the corporate world for several years before something triggers their decision to leave and start...

Koita E-commerce

U.A.E

Invygo raises $1 million in pre-Series A

UAE-based car subscription platform Invygo, has raised $1 million, as part of a pre-Series A funding round led by EQ2 ventures, Class 5...

Invygo automotive car rental

Regional

A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA region during uncertain times

Wamda and Microsoft for Startups are hosting 'A conversation on mental health and the power of harnessing communities in the MENA...

U.A.E

The startup finding better jobs for blue-collar workers

Unscrupulous recruitment agencies often lure blue-collar staff to the Gulf with false promises about wages and working conditions, charging...

social enterprise ZoEasy

Regional

yallacompare secures $4.25 million funding

yallacompare, the UAE-based insurance aggregator, has secured new funding of $4.25 million from Gulf Insurance Group (GIG). The investment...

Insurance Investment yallacompare

Global

Global Ventures invests in African healthtech startup

Source: Zawya Dubai-based Global Ventures has co-led a $7 million investment with AAIC Japan in Helium Health, West Africa's largest...

healthtech covid-19

U.A.E

EMPG reaches unicorn status and announces merger with OLX

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) that runs property portals in different emerging markets across the...

OLX EMPG Invesmtment

U.A.E

Faith Capital invests in YouGotAGift’s share offering

Kuwait-based venture capital firm Faith Capital announced its participation in the secondary share offering in Dubai-based online gifting...

yougotagift Faith capital E-gifting

U.A.E

Axeed labs announces $272,000 launchpad for startups, SMEs

Source: Trade Arabia Axeed labs, the UAE-based mobile application and software development firm, has launched its Dh1 million ($272,000)...

smes Launchpad Covid19

U.A.E

Anghami pledges $3 million to SMEs

Source: ITP Leading Middle East music platform Anghami has revealed a $3 million budget to help small businesses survive during the...

anghami covid-19

U.A.E

Hubpay raises seed investment

UAE-based Hubpay, a digital wallet for remittances has announced its seed round led by US venture capital firm, Signal Peak Ventures,...

Fintech financial inclusion hubpay

U.A.E

360VUZ raises $5.8 million in Series A

UAE-based virtual reality (VR) mobile app 360VUZ, has secured $5.8 million in a Series A investment round led by Shorooq Partners with...

virtual reality 360vuz covid-19

Global

Falcon Eye Drones raises investment from Aerodyne Group

Falcon Eye Drones Services (FEDS) Group Holdings, announced a “major strategic investment” from global drone-based management...

Drones Aerodyne Group Falcon Eye Drones

Regional

Eventtus secures investment to launch a virtual events platform

UAE-based Eventtus, has secured an investment round to launch a new digital events platform in response to the Covid-19 impact on the...

events Investment coronavirus

Global

Mubadala Capital invests in US-based Wellpay

Source: IBSintellegence California-based Wellpay, a FinTech platform provider for the healthcare industry, has also announced that...

Mubadala Capital Wellpay Fintech

U.A.E

HDC raises $350,000 in seed funding

UAE-based startup Hotel Data Cloud (HDC), has raised $350K in seed funding from both local and international investors, to help hotels...

HDC online booking covid-19

U.A.E

ADIO allocates $100 million to four agritech companies

Source: The National Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) invested $100 million (Dh367m) to bring four agriculture technology companies to...

agritech Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio)

U.A.E

Mamo Pay raises $1.5 million

UAE-based Mamo Pay, a peer-to-peer payments app has raised $1.5 million in a round led by Global Founders Capital (GFC) with participation...

mamo pay Fintech

U.A.E

Sheraa awards Little Thinking Minds $100,000 grant

Source: Khaleej Times The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), has awarded its first Access Sharjah winner, 'Little...

Sheraa little thinking minds

U.A.E

Pure Harvest secures $100 million multi-stage commitment from Wafra

UAE-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms, an agriculture tech (agritech) startup, has raised $20.6 million in its Series A round, led by...

kuwait Pure Harvest Smart Farms Series A

U.A.E

The Modist ceases operations

Source: The National The Dubai-based luxury e-commerce platform announced the news on social media on April 2, citing the...

etailer TheModist covid-19

U.A.E

Cartlow closes first round of funding

Source:AMEinfo Cartlow, an e-commerce startup that is pushing the "re-commerce" sector in the country, has secured an...

Recommerce Cartlow

U.A.E

Global Grad Show: Open Call For University Students And Professors to mitigate COVID-19's collateral issues

Global Grad Show has launched an Open Call for solutions to the collateral issues of COVID-19. University students and professor, from...

Thought Leadership

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