U.A.E Dubai’s Carswitch.com raises $1.3M Carswitch.com has secured $1.3 million investment from Glowfish Capital, the early stage incubator, after achieving a solid 30 percent... Wamda • 13 March, 2017 carswitch.com Transport news watch
U.A.E Minds on a Mission gets Emirati students thinking “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn” were the wise words from Benjamin Franklin that inspired the win... Lucy Knight • 12 March, 2017 minds on a mission uae MBZFutureGen
Saudi Arabia Softbank frees up $8B cash for joint-Saudi fund Japan’s Softbank Group has sold a stake in UK chip design firm, Arm Holdings, to fund its investment in in the $100 million... Abdulghani Kataya • 09 March, 2017 Saudi Arabia Softbank ARM
Turkey Modest fashion site Modanisa closes new round Modanisa, the Turkey-based modest fashion site, has closed a fourth round of funding. Led by Dubai-based VC Wamda Capital for an... Lucy Knight • 06 March, 2017 modanisa Wamda Capital modest fashion
Regional 360Vuz secures an undisclosed round of venture capital led by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority 360Vuz, the virtual reality startup in the Middle East, announced that it had raised an undisclosed round of venture capital led by Dubai... Wamda • 01 March, 2017 360vuz virtual reality Augmented Reality
Tunisia Travelcar raises $15.8M Series B Travelcar, a startup that enables you to make your car available for renting at airports when you travel instead of paying for expensive... Lilia Blaise • 23 February, 2017 car sharing Travelcar fundraising
Saudi Arabia Cura connects Saudis with specialists When Cura cofounder Abdullah Alswaha wanted to see a specialist about an ear infection, he found out first hand how difficult it was to... Ahmed Gabr • 26 June, 2016 Cura digital health MEMakersGE