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Startups raise $893 million in 2018

Investments in Middle East and North Africa (Mena)-based startups rose by 31 per cent in 2018 to $893 million with 366 deals according to...

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yallacompare raises $8 million in latest round

Dubai-based yallacompare has raised $8 million in its latest round of funding. Lead by existing investors STC Ventures and Wamda...

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In conversation with Ola Doudin of the UAE's BitOasis

Ola Doudin co-founded BitOasis, the Middle East’s first cryptocurrency exchange back in 2015. Its platform enables users to buy and...

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Trends to expect in 2019

Entrepreneurship across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has now become a viable and more sustainable career path for those...

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Our top stories from 2018

With every passing year, the Middle East’s entrepreneurship sector improves and thrives as more people found their own startups and...

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Sheraa launches Series A programme

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched a Series A programme for startups based in and outside of the UAE....

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Last mile courier app Quiqup raises extra 5m on plans for Middle East expansion

Source: Telegraph Deliveroo challenger Quiqup has raised £5m ($6.3 million) in extra funding to expand its presence in the...

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Beyond m-Banking: How Africa’s fintech startups are bringing power to the people

Africa is in a constant battle against its colossal geographic scale, political unrest, and lack of legacy infrastructure, creating a host...

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Wamda launches new programme for budding entrepreneurs

Wamda today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind fellowship programme, Wamda X. The grant-based offering aims to attract promising...

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From Transport to Fintech: RiseUp Concludes its Sixth Edition

The sixth edition of the RiseUp Summit in Cairo closed with several announcements, engaging discussions and the inevitable bustle of the...

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Two new fintech accelerators announced at RiseUp

Jordan’s Ahli bank announced the launch of is financial technology (fintech) seed acceleration programme at RiseUp Summit...

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Podcasts: digitising an oral tradition

The tradition of telling stories is not unique to the Middle East, but this part of the world has for millennia enjoyed tales of love,...

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Contech: Improving the building site

As Dubai wrapped up the Middle East’s largest construction exhibition - The Big 5 - last week, it became clear that new technologies...

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Checking in on impact investment in Mena

The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region is home to increasingly developed entrepreneurship ecosystems, a growing number of venture...

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Careem introduces credit transfer

Careem has introduced peer-to-peer (P2P) prepaid credit transfers across all its markets. The closed-loop feature enables users to...

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From likes to buys: How the Middle East's retail sector has evolved

As shoppers in the Middle East enjoyed black/white/yellow Friday sales online this weekend, many of the physical retailers responded with...

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GCC fintech startups to attract $2 billion in investments

Private-funding investments in GCC-based financial technology (fintech) startups is expected to reach $2 billion in the next decade...

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The Billion Dollar Fund for Women secures $70 million

The Billion Dollar Fund for Women (TBDF), a global consortium that aims to fight the gender funding gap, has secured $70 million to be...

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The ethics of investing

Socially responsible investment is not a new concept. In fact, the roots of sustainable investment are said to date back as far as 1758 and...

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Does Spotify’s entry into the market really matter?

In 2017, global revenues from streaming surpassed both physical and digital music sales, putting rest to the debate on whether or not...

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Connecting Lusophone Africa: “Are the African Portuguese-speaking countries ready for investment?”

By Claudia Makadristo - Regional Manager for Africa at Seedstars The countries that make up Lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking, Africa...

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Uncertain global investment market creates opportunities in region

The prospect of a full-blown trade war between the US and China is prompting some of the world’s investors to look for rebound...

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What happens when startups fail?

Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford said that failure was simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Many...

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Is your education limiting your career options?

Hisham Elaraby Regional Director at Udacity Mena There is an enormous gap between the size of the opportunity and the...

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