Regional

Are angel investors born or made? [Opinion]

Angel investors are in short supply in MENA. How do we 'grow' more? (Image via LabsofLatvia) There is no longer a question as to whether...

Tammer Qaddumi • 21 April, 2016

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Jordan

Hikma Pharmaceuticals launches $30M digital health venture fund in Amman

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has launched a $30 million strategic venture capital fund focused on digital health, therapeutics, and diagnostics...

Samuel Wendel • 24 April, 2016

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Global

AIG raises $326M for Jumia expansion

AIG is putting considerable money into its online marketplace Jumia. (Image via MrXAfrica) Africa Internet Group (AIG), Africa's...

Rachel Williamson • 03 March, 2016

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Pakistan

Pakistan's eye on MENA

Pakistan is as misrepresented in the media as the Middle East and has an equally thriving startup ecosystem, but there is not much...

Lucy Knight - Rachel Williamson • 20 January, 2016

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Regional

Fast Facts I: $300M+ in MENA startup exits (2015)

As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost...

Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015

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Regional

The role of the term sheet in VC transactions

The term sheet, not binding but crucial. (Image via Exceleratelabs) The negotiation of a venture capital transaction between a...

Rita Khoriaty • 08 December, 2015

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Regional

Things to keep in mind when prepping for a VC round [Opinion]

Investors and industry-leading startups can do great work together. (Image via MetroMBA) Entrepreneurs are a gifted breed of individuals...

Walid Faza • 12 November, 2015

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Regional

MEVP closes second round on fund at $32M

[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include further investments announced in December 2015] Announcing Wednesday the...

Lucy Knight • 04 November, 2015

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Regional

Beco Capital's tech investment 'periodic table'

Tech investment firm Beco Capital have concluded that over the last 12 months the VC investment activity within the Middle East...

Lucy Knight • 21 September, 2015

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Regional

Raising the right kind of money [Opinion]

I was at last weekend’s Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, and after sitting in on two fundraising mentorship sessions it became clear that...

Fares Ghandour • 10 September, 2015

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Egypt

Egypt startups attract wave of foreign VCs

Egyptian entrepreneurs are finally beginning to attract foreign investors, with jobs site Wuzzuf the latest to close a major Series A...

Rachel Williamson • 27 August, 2015

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Regional

Abraaj closes $375m North Africa fund

The Abraaj Group has closed its second north Africa-focused fund, but the financial gap between early-stage investments and the $10...

Rachel Williamson • 25 August, 2015

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Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor to unite startups with 5 large corporates in Beirut

Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, the largest gathering of established Lebanese startups, has nearly reached full capacity but there is still...

Wamda • 24 August, 2015

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Lebanon

Leap Ventures' new $71M fund is 'ready for business’

Henri Asseilly at ArabNet Beirut earlier this year. (Image via Lucy Knight) As we previously reported, the focus of the ‘sponsored a...

Lucy Knight • 24 March, 2015

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Regional

What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers

No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and...

Reine Farhat • 23 February, 2015

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Global

The 5 people VCs and entrepreneurs should avoid becoming, at all costs

We’ve listened to mentors and entrepreneurs share the most misguided and cringeworthy personas they’ve faced in the startup world, and how t...

Stephanie Nour Prince • 31 December, 2014

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Regional

4 big MENA VC funds announced in 2014

2014 was a very good year when it came to new funds entering the tech scene in the Arab region. Rather than just seed and early stage, we...

Maya Rahal • 23 December, 2014

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Regional investment future looks bright despite political distress

The 8th edition of the ‘MENA Private Equity & Venture Capital’ Annual Report shows that investments in the region are holding strong de...

Wamda • 22 July, 2014

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Moroccan private fund offers alternative to government funding

It is not unusual to hear Moroccan entrepreneurs complain about the lack of funds available for investment in their country, as well as...

Aline Mayard • 02 July, 2014

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Dealmakers' Weekend: a benchmark for Jordanian entrepreneurship

Dealmaking was the name of the game on Saturday and Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman as an impressive list of investors...

Hayden Pirkle • 18 February, 2014

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Another Turkish Venture Capital fund looks to enter the Middle East

As a result of the country’s bruised economy, Turkish startups are struggling, just one year after The Economist anointed t...

Maya Rahal • 10 February, 2014

Venture Capital

5 trends driving VC investment in the Arab world [Report]

Venture capital in the Middle East and North Africa is on the rise, according to the latest MENA Private Equity Association report. The...

Glen Dalakian II • 06 November, 2013

Venture Capital Investment

MENA PEA Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa 2013 [Report]

The MENA Private Equity Association recently released their Third Venture Capital in the Middle East & North Africa Report, 2013 Update...

Wamda • 06 November, 2013

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How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic]

For those who may get a bit confused by all of the jargon and stages associated with startup investment, Funders and Founders presents the...

Glen Dalakian II • 23 October, 2013

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