U.A.E

Twofour54 acquires a stake in online art marketplace Collectionair

Twofour54 announces its second investment this month. Abu Dhabi’s me­dia and entertainment free zone Twofour54 has...

Maya Rahal • 23 March, 2016

Collectionair DASH Ventures investement

U.A.E

Twofour54 and Ycombinator invest in gaming developer Unnyhog

Four years after investing in social gaming sites Jawaker and Tahadi, and almost two years after investing in Arabic online game...

Maya Rahal • 14 March, 2016

Unnyhog YCombinator TwoFour54

U.A.E

Which UAE free zone should you set up in?

The UAE’s SME sector is thriving. According to data from the UAE’s Ministry of Economy, these businesses contribute to between 40 to 46 per...

Rachel McArthur • 24 February, 2016

Fujairah Free Zone DTEC@DubaiSiliconOasis RAK Free Trade Zone

U.A.E

Introducing Flat6Labs' 6 latest UAE startups

Much like Hollywood is a celebrity hunting ground, Flat6Labs’ recent Demo Day suggests that Abu Dhabi might be the place to reel in...

Alaa' Odeh • 15 February, 2016

StudentCart Metaphorio Jumpsuite

Regional

Silkroad Images raises seed round

Silkroad Images, a stock photography and audio-video content library from Jordan, has secured a seed round of investment from Abu...

Lucy Knight • 03 February, 2016

silk road images TwoFour54 techwadi

U.A.E

Mumzworld secures multi-million dollar investment round

Mona Ataya posing next to some of the products offered on Mumzworld. (Image via Mumzworld) Mumzworld announced yesterday it had closed...

Maya Rahal • 02 February, 2016

announcement Wamda Capital series B

U.A.E

twofour54 exits four years investment in SAE Institute to CedarBridge

Snapshot duing one of the 3D animation courses offered by SAE (image is from the SAE platform) twofour54 announced today its exit from...

Maya Rahal • 19 November, 2015

SAE Institute Exit TwoFour54

U.A.E

May the funds be with you

Tom Cruise famously scaling the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. (Image via Paramount Pictures) It is nearly four years since the release of...

Rachel McArthur • 21 October, 2015

AlKatraz Production Abu Dhabi Film Commission SANAD

U.A.E

Filmmaking, a new landscape for entrepreneurs in the region

The event brought together children and teenage animation-lovers for the film costume competition. (Image via Dana Horska) Esmeralda,...

Pamela Kesrouani • 23 June, 2015

Dubai Moving Image Museum Film industry Film Tech

U.A.E

Will Sakkini change the face of house hunting in the UAE?

Mapping one's way to a great home. (Images via Sakkini) If you live – or have ever lived – in the United Arab...

Rachel McArthur • 17 May, 2015

sakkini flat6labs abu dhabi TwoFour54

U.A.E

Dubai’s The Luxury Closet secures $2.2m in VC funds

Dubai’s The Luxury Closet, an online platform buys and sells pre-owned luxury goods on consignment, has secured $2.2 million USD of its S...

Antoine Abou-Diwan • 03 April, 2015

Kunal Kapoor The Luxury Closet investement

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi's twofour54 and Ericsson launch new partnership

  twofour54, the commercial arm of Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority, has partnered with Swedish multinational telecommunications pr...

Lucy Knight • 04 February, 2015

Ericsson tech hub Issa Aghabi

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twofour54’s Issa Aghabi talks funding and failure [Wamda TV]

Last month, at our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai, we took the opportunity to talk to mentors about their particular areas of e...

Wamda • 05 January, 2015

Issa Aghabi mix n mentor dubai TwoFour54

Lebanon

twofour54 invests in Arabic online game developer Falafel Games

Falafel Games, the designer and producer of Arabic Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), just received...

Maya Rahal • 18 August, 2014

falafel games TwoFour54 Investment

Twofour54 and Lamsa: a partnership to support Arabic content for children

Lamsa, the interactive children’s “edu-tainment” Arabic platform, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with twofour54, the comme...

Maya Rahal • 27 July, 2014

early education Lamsa TwoFour54

Flat6Labs graduates 10 startups in Cairo; announces new Abu Dhabi accelerator

Last week, Flat6Labs, the largest accelerator in Egypt, announced the graduation of ten startups and their launch into entrepreneurship...

Eman Mostafa • 26 May, 2014

Demo Day TwoFour54 Flat6Labs

Regional

How young Arabs are fueling the MENA media market [Report]

Global consulting firm Strategy& has published a report on the potential of MENA’s youth and how they have shifted the local media i...

Raed Khalil • 15 April, 2015

Noura al Kaabi Jayant Bhargava young arabs