Regional KBW Ventures invests in Singapore-based TurtleTree Labs KBW Ventures, the venture capital (VC) firm founded by Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed, son of Saudi Arabia billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin... News • 20 January, 2020 Milk animal cells Investment
Regional STEP Conference 2020 STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has launched its 9th edition under the theme of “the World... Wamda • 12 January, 2020
Regional Mena startups raise $704 million in 2019 Source: Gulf News Investments in startups in the Middle East and North Africa rose 13 per cent to $704 million last year as more... News • 07 January, 2020 Investment MAGNiTT
Regional Trends to expect in 2020 With each passing year, the Middle East and North Africa’s (Mena) entrepreneurship ecosystem develops and cements itself as a core... Wamda • 05 January, 2020 Trends entrepreneurship MENA
Regional Top 5 VC deals in the fourth quarter of 2019 The fourth quarter 2019 top five venture capital (VC) deals that were disclosed amounted to $78.7 million, with UAE-based Trukker... Wamda • 01 January, 2020
Regional Our top stories from 2019 The biggest story to emerge this year was Uber’s acquisition of Careem in March. The deal, worth $3.1 billion, was the largest... Wamda • 31 December, 2019 entrepreneurship
Regional Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and... Thought Leadership • 19 December, 2019 Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship
Regional The untapped opportunity of esports in Mena Think of a current successful athlete from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. Chances are you’ll come up with a... Rachel McArthur • 16 December, 2019 Gaming esports
Regional Global Ventures and BECO Capital invest in Tribal Credit Source: Digital Boom US-based Tribal Credit closed a $5.5 million Seed round led by BECO Capital and Global Ventures to bank startups in... News • 05 December, 2019 Fintech BECO Capital
Regional Gaining more value from data through incentive, investment and regulation Jad Hajj, partner with Strategy& Middle East; Alice Klat, director of the Ideation Center, and Jana Batal, senior fellow at the... Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2019 big data
Egypt RiseUp Summit 2019 RiseUp Summit 2019 is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation event and will take place at The American University in Cairo on... Wamda • 26 November, 2019
Regional Arabnet Riyadh ArabNet is an events, insights and innovation program, focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region. The event... Wamda • 25 November, 2019
Regional TruKKer raises $23 million in Series A UAE-based on-demand truck aggregator TruKKer has raised $23 million in one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the Middle East... Yasmeen Nabil • 12 November, 2019 trucks freight Series A
Regional Wamda marks a decade of entrepreneurship at Area 2071 in Dubai Wamda and Area 2071 hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, November 6, to discuss the growth of the startup ecosystem over the past... Wamda • 10 November, 2019 wamda Wamda Community entrepreneurship
Regional Arab Startup Competition MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition (ASC) is a yearly competition initiated by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab since 2006.... Wamda • 07 November, 2019
Regional Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, happening on November 25-26, 2019, at The Expo Center Sharjah, and is... Wamda • 06 November, 2019
Regional Modus Capital launches a $75 million regional fund Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, has announced the launch of its first regional fund, Modus Mena Venture Fund I... Yasmeen Nabil • 05 November, 2019 regional fund Investment
Regional In conversation with Hans-Holger Albrecht of Deezer When France-based music streaming service Deezer, launched in the Middle East in 2018, followed swiftly by Sweden’s Spotify, it... Triska Hamid • 31 October, 2019 Music streaming anghami
Regional W Ventures to invest $50 million in e-sports ecosystem UAE-based W Ventures has announced that it will be investing $50 million, through its independent brand engagement partner RedPeg... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 October, 2019 E-sports Investment Gaming
Palestine THE FINTECH BOOTCAMP 2019 Arab Bank is launching the first Fintech Bootcamp for Palestinian entrepreneurs with ideas within the Fintech industry. The bootcamp... Wamda • 29 October, 2019
Regional Regulatory environment biggest hurdle facing fintech startups The Middle East’s financial technology (fintech) sector has become one of the fastest growing over the past five years, attracting... Triska Hamid • 24 October, 2019 Fintech ADGM abu dhabi
Regional Mubadala announces $250 million fund for Mena startups Source: CNBC Abu Dhabi is doubling down on its push into the technology sector with a $250 million investment to support start-ups from... News • 21 October, 2019 fund MENA AbuDhabi
Regional Investcorp leads $11.2 million investment in Bewakoof Source: Yourstory Global alternative asset manager Investcorp has led a $11.2 million investment in Mumbai-based... News • 14 October, 2019 Investment Fashion online
Regional Just 7% of Middle East companies are tapping into $575 billion market By Xavier Anglada, managing director and Accenture Digital lead in the Middle East In today’s business landscape, innovation is... Thought Leadership • 14 October, 2019 Data Innovation