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Jordan's Edunation raises $3 million

Jordan-based edtech startup Edunation has raised $3 million in a round led by Rubix. Founded in 2013 by Firas Jabbour and Mahmud...

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Flat6Labs launches $20 million Seed Fund in Jordan

Seed investor and accelerator Flat6labs, has launched a $20 million Seed Fund in Jordan to nurture the growth and development of...

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ISSF invests $1 million in Arzan’s second fund

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) has invested $1 million Kuwait-based Arzan Venture Capital II. Founded in 2014,...

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Amam Ventures launches in Jordan to support women-focused SMEs

Amam Ventures has launched in Jordan with a fund anchored by the Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) and Dutch Good Growth Fund...

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The state of technical talent in Mena

Leen Ashqar leads value creation at Propeller, a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan Too often, we come across a startup founder...

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BeyondCapital launches its angel investor network

Source: Startup MGZN On Thursday the 5th of December, BeyondCapital launched its Angel Investor Network, an initiative...

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Repzo raises $750,000 in Pre-Series A funding

Source: Startup MGZN Repzo, a pioneering Jordanian mobile CRM SaaS platform, has just completed its Pre-Series A funding round of...

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Game of hubs: The battle for the Middle East's startup capital

For several years, Dubai, with its strategic location and stability, has been able to establish itself as the hub for the private sector...

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What we learned at WEF Mena 2019

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) concludes today, drawing more than 1000 government, business and...

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Amman based Oasis500 announces partial exit from Little Thinking Minds

Source: Menabytes Amman-based accelerator and seed investor Oasis500 has announced partial exit from Jordanian edtech startup Little...

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Jamalon to launch express personalized photo albums service in the Middle East in partnership with Taopix

Jamalon, the Middle East region’s largest online book store with a catalogue of over 10 million titles, announced a strategic...

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Teaching coding will lead digital jobs, and this Jordanian startup is seizing this opportunity

Even though digital talent is still scarce globally, and in the Middle East particularly, the fast-growing digital economy is leading an...

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Partnerships between Jordan’s Central Bank and the private sector are integral to financial inclusion

The Central Bank of Jordan has made financial inclusion a priority and is working with the Jordanian private sector to expand financial...

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Reasons behind the mushrooming of electric cars on Jordan’s roads [Q&A]

In 2016, electric car sales hit a new record with over 750,000 sales worldwide. The same year also witnessed the highest number of electric...

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When refugee kids’ drawings inspire a new social enterprise in Jordan

Similar to many millennials, Jordanian Zaid Souqi gets bored very quickly; within several years he changed jobs around four times, but it...

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Uber and Arabiaweather announced a strategic partnership

The ride hailing app Uber announced a strategic partnership with Arabiaweather, a platform that provides weather products, services and...

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This is how Jamalon brought print-on-demand to the MENA

Ala Alsallal was still a university student when he perceived a need for high-quality published content in the Arab world. While he was...

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Ashyaat: The perks of ‘social selling’ in Jordan and beyond

We’ve all seen TV ads promoting gadgets that make you look better or make your life easier. Think of that enthusiastic man sitting...

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Lost in translation: How this Jordanian startup is helping the deaf

The translation of speech to text in real-time naturally enhances communication between people with hearing impairment and those without...

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Innovation in the humanitarian aid sector helps Jordan’s Syrian refugees

Humanitarian organizations are increasingly focusing on innovation, including venture arms, innovation labs, and accelerators, as a means...

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cewas Startup Program 2017

cewas Middle East will be launching their startup program in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management for Jordanian...

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Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook

The Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook is looking for the best tech startups in Jordan, as part of the Innovative Jordan campaign, the selected...

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Startup with Purpose

Startup With Purpose has recently announced that it will be hosting its first week-long entrepreneurship bootcamp at King’s Academy...

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Water and Business Challenge 2017

cewas Middle East Water and Business Challenge 2017 is looking for innovative ideas to help alleviate the water scarcity crisis that...

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