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Saudi Arabia

Investment in Saudi-based startups record an all time high in 2019

The number of investments in Saudi-based startups amounted to 71 investments in 2019, an increase of 92 per cent from 2018, recording the...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Cabinet approves the residency permit for skilled expatriates, investors

Source: Alarabiya Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved on Tuesday the special residency permit for entrepreneurs, investors, and...

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Regional

When investors regret saying ‘no’ to startups

When faced with rejection, entrepreneurs often believe potential investors turned them down due to concerns their ideas were insufficiently...

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Global

Startup Watch: startup civil wars, rich Arabs, and Egypt's illicit entrepreneurs

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Morocco

Morocco’s Moteur.ma raises round from Malaysian investor

Moteur.ma is a classified car ads startup based in Casablanca. Launched in 2009, FDV funded 32 percent of the startup’s 2015...

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Saudi Arabia

Takamol Holding helping both startups and investors

It’s a common scenario: Saudi entrepreneurs complain about the lack of investment and venture capital put into startups, while...

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Turkey

The incubators and accelerators powering Turkey’s startups

Despite seeing big political upheavals in recent years, and again over the weekend, Turkey is a startup hub. Behind the thriving...

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U.A.E

Family offices a new addition to investment landscape

Family offices are the new breed of investor in the MENA tech sector, according to Beco Capital. The UAE-based investment firm, has...

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Lebanon

How to raise funds while protecting your interests

Elie Boujaoude discusses term sheets at the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Antoine Abou-Diwan) Although a term sheet is not legally...

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Global

What I know about networking: Igor Ovcharenko

Igor Ovcharenko organized his first startup networking event in 2012. (Image via Seedstars World) Before his first ever event with...

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Bahrain

The startup shrink: Tenmou's Hasan Haider

Back in 2009 when Netflix was offering a collection of 100,000 titles on DVD and had surpassed 10 million subscribers, Hasan Haider, a...

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Regional

Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)?

This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities...

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U.A.E

WOMENA Angel Series Workshop in Dubai

Angel investment group WOMENA are gearing up for their second workshop about the basics of angel investment and financial projections. Th...

Workshop Womena investors

Turkey

The Pitcher: the ultimate pitching event in Istanbul

The Pitcher is a startup event held in Istanbul, Turkey. It gives the opportunity to entrepreneurs and startups to showcase their...

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Lebanon

Speed@BDD Demo Day I

Speed@BDD’s Demo Day is an event that will occur twice a year, during which graduating startups of the accelerator pitch their businesses t...

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