Wamda

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Marriott Hotels launches TestBED in Middle East and Africa

Marriott Hotels launched today its TestBED programme for the first time in the Middle East and Africa, which will begin its roll-out in the...

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U.A.E

Souq.com to acquire Wing.ae to enhance fast shipping options

Souq.com today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Wing.ae, a marketplace for merchants and couriers in the...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia hosts GE’s first Predix-powered hackathon in the region

General Electric (GE) hosted its first Industrial Internet of Things hackathon, powered by Predix, using big data to improve healthcare in...

MEMakersGE Predix hackathon

Regional

Tarjama accomplished its Coursera for Refugees Arabization mission

Tarjama, a UAE-based translation startup, finished its six-month project with Coursera to Arabize courses specifically targeted at...

Tarjama Coursera refugees

U.A.E

Fintech Hive at DIFC launched inaugural accelerator program

Fintech Hive at DIFC announced today the commencement its inaugural accelerator program. The program features 11...

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U.A.E

Sharjah calls on entrepreneurs to participate in the Sheraa Accelerator program

The second edition of Sheraa's accelerator program is now accepting UAE and international entrepreneurs applications for its second...

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Global

Careem partners with Chinese Didi Chuxing to accelerate innovation in the region

Careem, the ride-hailing and internet platform in the Middle East and North Africa, announced yesterday a strategic partnership with Didi...

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Kenya

Wamda Capital cofunds Kenyan B2B food supply platform

Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform announced today that it has successfully raised a Series A funding...

Twiga Wamda Capital Kenya

Egypt

Egyptian food delivery platform secures $200K investment from 500 Startups

Cairo-based homemade food delivery startup Mumm received a $200,000 investment from 500 Startups. The startup empowers Egyptian women to...

Food delivery work from home Women

Egypt

Cairo Angels invests in a local logistics company

Cairo Angels, a network of angel investors focused on supporting startup opportunities in Egypt and the Middle East, announced its...

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Egypt

Careem announces $500K investment in public transportation startup Swvl

This news was updated to include an exclusive interview with Mudassir Sheikha, the cofounder and managing director of...

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Lebanon

Agrytech Accelerator concludes phase one, 11 startups are selected

The Agrytech Accelerator wrapped up the first phase of its program with a Demo Day on July 12. The accelerator is jointly funded by...

Agrytech Accelerator Demo Day agro-food

Global

New World Bank initiative targets women entrepreneurs

The World Bank announced last Saturday the creation of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to finance and support...

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Lebanon

IM Capital announces the launch of the Lebanese Women Angel Fund

Insure & Match Capital (IM Capital), announced on July 7th, the launch of the Lebanese Women Angel Fund at Villa Linda Sursock, Beirut...

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Lebanon

One lucky startup walks away with $50,000 from Speed@BDD’s fourth Demo Day

Speed@BDD, a Beirut-based tech startup accelerator, concluded yesterday its fourth acceleration program with a Demo Day. The accelerator is...

Speed@BDD Startups competition accelerator

Palestine

Connect Gaza looks to bring Palestinian startups into the regional ecosystem

Digital entrepreneurship and innovation are becoming key focuses of many governments across the Middle East as they seek to reform their...

PICTI startups investments

Palestine

Ibtikar receives a $2.5M investment, looks to help Palestinian entrepreneurs get funded

Ibtikar Fund, a Palestinian early stage venture capital firm has announced it has received a $2.5 million investment from the International...

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Lebanon

Tripoli Startup Forum awards three startups cash prizes

The Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club hosted the annual Tripoli Startup Forum at the Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli as the closing...

Startups competition Seed funding tripoli entrepreneurs club

Egypt

Egyptian ecommerce platform acquires two phone comparison portals

Egypt-based ecommerce platform Yaoota acquired Mobihall and Mobilesgate, two of the largest phone comparison portals in the Arab world. The...

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Regional

Alfanar brings venture philanthropy to the Middle East

Alfanar is an Arab venture philanthropy that seeks to empower social entrepreneurs that are making a difference in the region. This...

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Kuwait

Arzan VC announces a pre-seed funding platform

In an effort to help new entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground, Kuwait’s Arzan VC recently announced plans to launch a...

seed startup online platform

U.A.E

Emirati fund wants to create next Google or Tesla

Sandooq Al Watan, a national initiative launched in April 2016 by prominent Emirati businessmen to support research projects, has announced...

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Lebanon

Berytech and NGO to launch a Business Innovation Center in Lebanon

Berytech has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Michel Issa Foundation for Local Development (MIF), to develop a Business and...

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Regional

Techstars and GINCO launch an accelerator program in Dubai

Techstars in partnership with GINCO has announced the launch of a new accelerator program in Dubai. Applications will open in July of 2017...

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