Wamda

U.A.E

Invygo raises $1 million in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based car subscription startup Invygo has raised $1 million in a seed round, the startup announced in a...

car subscription seed

U.A.E

QiDZ raises $1 million in seed round

Source: Gulf News QiDZ, a one-stop destination for kids-related fun, education and entertainment in the UAE, announced earlier today...

Education kids Entertainment

U.A.E

Coded Minds acquires US-based EdgeMakers

Source: Gulf Business Dubai-based education company, Coded Minds, acquired EdgeMakers STEM Learning Lab, a global education company, it...

Education STEM Acqusition

Kuwait

Faith Capital invests in Justmop

Kuwait-based venture capital (VC) fund Faith Capital has announced a round of investment in Justmop, the UAE-based on-demand cleaning...

Justmop on-demand laundry On-demand startups

U.A.E

Volkswagen Mobility Challenge 2.0

The Volkswagen Mobility Challenge is returning to the region this year and is looking for young entrepreneurs based in the...

U.A.E

Pivots and Failures with Repeat's Omer Aslan Gurel

Omer Aslan Gurel could have easily followed the path that was laid out for him – go to university and eventually join his family...

food tech Entrepreneur podcast

U.A.E

Hikma Ventures invests in Winterlight Labs

Source: Prn newswire Hikma Pharmaceuticals announced that its venture capital arm, Hikma Ventures has led...

AI Healthcare Dubai

U.A.E

Statys closes pre-seed round

UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Statys, has closed its pre-seed funding round led by Dtec Ventures, the venture capital...

Fintech pre-Seed

Saudi Arabia

ekar expands to Riyadh after closing $17.5m Series B

Carshare startup, ekar has closed a $17.5 million Series B round led by Polymath Ventures with participation from Al Yemni Group and...

ekar car sharing

U.A.E

Addenda closes seed round

UAE-based Addenda, an insurance blockchain consortium, has announced that it has closed its fundraising seed round for an undisclosed...

Fintech Fintech Hive Blockchain

U.A.E

A case for Dubai as a fintech hub

Salmaan Jaffery is the chief business development officer at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority This is an...

DIFC Fintech Hive Fintech

U.A.E

WEEGS 2019 : 'Opportunity to Grow' session - apply before Nov 21

The Women’s Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS) is a significant collaboration between NAMA and UN Women, addressing women...

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...

trucks freight Series A

U.A.E

Are people paying online in the UAE?

UAE e-commerce seems to be booming as the country’s tech-savvy, young population embraces online shopping, but consumer wariness...

E-commerce Online shopping cash-on-delivery

U.A.E

A.R.M. Holding launches a Dh10 million 10-year fund

Dubai-based A.R.M. Holding announced that it has established a Dh10 million ($2,722,719 million) 10-year fund, dedicating Dh1 million...

fund talents grad

Regional

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival, happening on November 25-26, 2019, at The Expo Center Sharjah, and is...

Kuwait

Keno raises funding from JustClean

Dubai based Keno, a car-care on-demand application, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kuwait-based technology company...

U.A.E

Repeat raises $2.5 million in Series A funding

Dubai-based Repeat, a smart loyalty platform for restaurants, has raised $2.5 million in a Series A funding round from several investors to...

Series A loyalty program

U.A.E

A Decade of Entrepreneurship - Register your interest to attend

It has been a decade since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob for $164 million, marking one of the most significant...

U.A.E

STEP Next - Dec 8

STEP Next, by STEP - organizers of the annual STEP Conference, is MENA’s tech talent summit designed to match the...

U.A.E

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based HR and insurance startup Bayzat has raised $16 million in a Series B round from Mubadala’s newly...

news Dubai Investment

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...

fund MENA AbuDhabi

U.A.E

BulkWhiz raises multi-million Series A

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based e-commerce grocery platform BulkWhiz has closed its Series A, the startup announced today in a...

E-commerce Series A Investment

Regional

Start-up City at The Big 5

The construction industry’s needs are rapidly evolving. The market is hungry for new ideas and solutions to address these...

Thought Leadership

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