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Startup funding: How to fuel your car [Infographic]

This past week, our Wamda Community member Osama Natto designed and posted his own infographic on his own profile, using the metaphor of a...

Funding Scaling Advice

Meet the three teams that won a Silicon Valley investor pitch event in Palestine

PALinnO, a new initiative in Palestine designed to connect local startups to Silicon Valley mentors, has announced the winners of its...

How Namshi is doubling down on operations as it goes from startup to scaleup

“I can't stress how much we're trying to break away from the bubble and hype around our funding rounds, and see ourselves as a startup t...

Logistics Dubai Shipping

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

Can early stage startups still find funding in Morocco? Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF), the country's only major institutional early...

Government Investment MNF

Global

Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results]

“‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH...

Poll Results business plan Venture Capital

Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion

Living in Egypt is hard. Even having a high disposable income brings its own difficulties because you see a plethora of enticing products...

Series A Investment Logistics

How the founder of Hmizate raised $1.6 million in a plane

There’s a saying that finding an investor is like finding a spouse; as a startup, you’re looking for a long term partner, that will bring n...

Daily Deals Hmall Venture Capital

Rocket Internet's EasyTaxi set to expand to the Middle East, Africa and Asia with new investment

Rocket Internet can’t sit still, continuing to diversify their investments in different sectors across the Arab world. Their latest move? I...

Taxi Transportation Rocket Internet

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f...

Venture Capital East Africa Tips

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik, and Evim.net recently secured millions in investment from Istanbul-based 212 Ltd. Ventures and...

Venture Capital Expansion Investment

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

Last week, propertyfinder.ae solidified its position as a startup to watch, closing a round of series A funding led by BECO Capital...

BECO Capital Venture Capital Real Estate

Regional

How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective...

Venture Capital Advice Technology

6 unsettled debates from Arabnet's first Dubai summit

“How was the new Arabnet?” People have been asking since I returned from Dubai last week. Quickly: it was sleeker, with more industry hea...

Debate Arabnet Conferences

Global

Is it better to host a big launch or have a soft roll out for your product? [poll results]

Among the many reasons why startups fail, perhaps the most important is launching a product that doesn’t really fit the...

Lean Methodology Facebook Investment

It's not about the money: why isn't there more startup investment in emerging markets?

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on March 20, 2013. There is no doubt that the...

Venture Capital Angel Investment Investment

Is Venture Capital the right investment model for startups in the Arab world?

We all know that venture capital (VC) works well in Silicon Valley; most of the biggest tech companies, including Intel, Google, Yahoo,...

Venture Capital Investment

Riding the e-commerce wave, price comparison site Bkam announces investment from Jabbar

Egyptian price comparison site Bkam.com has announced its launch in the UAE, following recent investment from Jabbar Internet Group...

Aggregation Jabbar Investment

Crowdinvestment takes off with a bang in the Middle East: Nabbesh raises $30,000 in 24 hours on Eureeca

It’s 10am in Nabbesh’s offices in Dubai. The team is a bit speechless. “We’re at 29%,” someone says excitedly. Founder Loulou Khazen sounds...

crowdinvesting Crowdfunding

Rocket Internet’s Amazon clone Jumia raises $35m; how much is enough?

Africa-focused Amazon clone JUMIA just raised $35 million in new investment from global telecoms and media company Millicom. First ...

Cloning Rocket Internet Investment

Desado announces investment from iMENA Holdings; how does it stack up in flash sales?

It’s been said that there needs to be more linguistic creativity when it comes to branding in the Arab world. The announcement of D...

Flash Sales Scaling Investment

A global startup stock exchange platform just launched. Is it a good bet for Arab startups?

A new stock exchange focused on startups went live yesterday, to help small companies go public and sell shares to investors from around...

IPOs Investment

What does a Saudi investment firm look for in a startup?

While most startups in the Arab world are aiming to enter the Saudi market, its own entrepreneurial scene is slowly emerging. One of the...

Venture Capital Investment

Wysada announces investment from MENA Venture Investments; here's how it plans to build loyalty

Wysada, a flash sales site based in Amman, Jordan, has announced investment from MENA Venture Investments (MVI), a Jordan-based angel...

Flash Sales Scaling Marketing

Middle East Venture Partners invests $1.9 million in three scaling companies

With a history of investing in tech and e-commerce ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is now diversifying a...

Venture Capital MEVP Scaling

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