Wamda

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund closes second fund at $25 million

Press release: Ibtikar Fund, a disruptive venture capital firm that invests in innovative companies founded by Palestinian entrepreneurs...

Ibtikar Fund

Palestine

Palestinian entrepreneurs draw attention at Expand North Star

Between 13-16 October, 18 Palestinian startups participated in the 2024 GITEX Expand North Star Conference in Dubai. This event offered...

Expand North Star

Palestine

EBRD pledges $3 million for Palestine's Ibtikar Fund II

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed $3 million to Ibtikar Fund II to back up to 25 early-stage...

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD ibtikar

Palestine

The impact of Gaza crisis on the Palestinian tech ecosystem

Gaza Sky Geeks, a programme of Mercy Corps, launched an impact report on the Palestinian tech ecosystem “The Impact of Gaza Crisis on...

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Palestine

Mobilizing for Gaza: Creating Jobs for Palestinians

The genocide in Gaza is an assault on every facet of life and society. Entire sectors have been decimated, universities razed, and...

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Palestine

Palestine LINK Insourcing Program

A special event hosted by (Fares and Fahmi) and Intersect Advisory LLC, to introduce you to the groundbreaking LINK Insourcing Program...

LINK insourcing program

Palestine

The martyrs of Gaza

Wamda is compiling a list of all the people working in the technology and startup sector who have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes....

Gaza

Palestine

Palestinian entrepreneurs are facing the disastrous repercussions of war

Monthly VC investment deals were transformed into data on the numbers killed and wounded. The number of startups being founded were...

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Palestine

TAP raises $1 million Seed round led by Wamda Capital

The Netherlands-based and Palestine-focused accelerator Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) has closed a $1 million Seed round, led by...

Talent Acceleration Platform TAP Wamda Capital

Palestine

Google launches new initiative to support Palestinian tech entrepreneurs

US tech giant Google has launched the Palestine Launchpad programme, a Palestine-focused capacity-building programme to help Palestinian...

Google Palestine Launchpad program

Palestine

Peleset Angels launches to back Palestinian Startups

A network of Palestinian and diaspora angel investors have come together to launch Peleset Angels, an early-stage angel investment...

Peleset Angels Angel Investment

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests in DataQueue

Palestine-based AI data training company DataQueue has raised an undisclosed amount from the Ibtikar Fund. Founded in 2021 by Bashir...

Ibtikar Fund DataQueue AI

Palestine

Remote working: empowering Arabs to solve the global skills shortage

Jafar Shunnar is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration...

Talent Acceleration Platform EdTech talent

Palestine

Vatrin closes investment round from Ibtikar

Palestine-based Vatrin, has closed the investment it raised from Ibtikar Fund. The amount raised was not disclosed. Founded in 2019 by...

Vatrin Ibtikar Fund

Palestine

Regional collaboration is the lifeline for Palestine’s entrepreneurs

Rateb H.Rabi is the CEO of Intersect Innovation Hub, a business incubator serving startups in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron and soon...

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Palestine

How the right type of education can drive down unemployment in Palestine

Khadija Abass is the communications manager at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration Platform Education is the...

EdTech TAP

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund invests $1.4 million in three startups

Palestine-based VC Ibtikar Fund, has invested $1.4 million in three startups across Mena founded by Palestinians, through its second...

Ibtikar Fund Alma Health Vatrin

Palestine

Palestinian innovation is going global and its first stop is Dubai

Rateb H.Rabi is the managing director of Intersect Innovation Hub, a business incubator serving startups in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus,...

palestine

Palestine

Palestine’s BlueFilter wins $10,000 in IGNITE competition

Gaza-based startup BlueFilter, has won first prize in the Startups on the Move Pitch Competition, hosted by Startups Without Borders,...

BlueFilter ignite Startups Without Borders

Palestine

Gaza-based healthtech AlRazi wins $20,000 at Boost Without Borders competition

Gaza-based healthtech AlRazi has won first place in a competition held by Startups Without Borders in partnership with Meta, with a...

Alrazi healthtech Startups Without Borders

Palestine

Can Palestine become a birthplace for impact-driven ventures?

Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In a recent...

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Palestine

Palestinian e-commerce Modesta raises six-figure Seed round

Palestine-based fashion marketplace Modesta has raised a six-figure Seed round led by 500 Startups, with the participation of the...

Modesta E-commerce

Global

Kuwait’s AlMuhlab leads Gamiphy’s $1.5 million pre-Series A round

Kuwait-based Al Muhalab VC has led a $1.5 million pre-Series A round for Palestine-born and US-headquartered SaaS startup Gamiphy. The...

Gamiphy

Palestine

Ibtikar Fund II closes first round at $15 million

Palestine-based Ibtikar Fund has announced the first closing of its second fund Ibtikar Fund II CV at $15 million out of a target fund...

Ibtikar Fund

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