Global Lessons to learn from South Korea’s startup ecosystem The UAE and Saudi Arabia are both courting and engaging with South Korea’s startup ecosystem in a bid to attract its startups to... Triska Hamid • 16 November, 2023 South Korea
Global Why are South Korea and the GCC so interested in one another? For many years the Middle East’s startup ecosystem has looked to the West, for inspiration, for investment and to scale. But as... Triska Hamid • 13 November, 2023 South Korea
Global SC Ventures, SBI Holdings launch digital asset investment firm in UAE SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered, has partnered with Japan-based SBI Holdings, to establish a digital assets... News • 12 November, 2023 SC Ventures SBI Holdings Digital assets
Global Aramco Ventures leads $10 million Series A round for REDEX Aramco Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi energy and petrochemical enterprise Aramco, has led a $10 million Series A... News • 01 November, 2023 Aramco
Global Dubizzle Group sells Lamudi property portals in Philippines and Indonesia to focus on Mena UAE-based Dubizzle Group has announced the sale of its Lamudi property portals in the Philippines and Indonesia to Australia-based... News • 20 October, 2023 Dubizzle lamudi
Global Tribal Credit renews $150 million debt facility to expand to Saudi Arabia US-based fintech company, Tribal Credit, has renewed its $150 million debt facility from Partners for Growth (PFG), a global specialty... News • 16 October, 2023 Tribal credit
Global Transforming access to finance in agriculture Simon Sharp and Said Murad are partners at Global Ventures In the Middle East and Africa (MEA), agriculture is a social and economic... Thought Leadership • 28 September, 2023 Tarfin Fintech agritech
Global The illusion of inclusion: the landscape of digital banking in Africa Khadija Ba is an MIT Legatum Fellow Africa’s financial landscape is undergoing a seismic shift driven by the rapid ascent of... Thought Leadership • 25 September, 2023 africa Digital banking
Global How to select the right co-founder Hassan Jaffar and Marwan Chaar are the co-founders of Carzaty, which was acquired in 2022 by Mexico’s Kavak, a used car platform last... Thought Leadership • 18 September, 2023 co-founder
Global Weighing the pros and cons of outsourcing, freelancers, agencies, and in-house roles Anastasiya Golovatenko is a director at Sherpa Communications As we advise numerous startups on scaling strategies during our mentorship... Thought Leadership • 14 September, 2023 talent
Global What should you look for in a mentor? Nader Sabry is strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government, and health/wellness. He is also the author... Thought Leadership • 14 August, 2023 Mentorship Mentor
Global The key ingredient for successful impact startups Medea Nocentini is a senior partner at Global Ventures, Maria Najjar is the content manager at Global Ventures and Lana Azhari is the... Thought Leadership • 07 August, 2023 ESG impact entrepreneurship
Global e& Capital leads US Airalo's $60 million Series B e& Capital has led the $60 million series B round in the US-headquartered eSIM marketplace Airalo. Other investors in the round... News • 02 August, 2023 Airalo e& capital
Global Scalo Technologies leads $3.5 million round for gaming startup Hexacore Dubai-based Scalo Technologies, has led a $3.5 million round for Hexacore, a Polish web3 mobile game publisher. The round... News • 18 July, 2023 Scalo Technologies
Global Nuwa Capital leads $1.2 million pre-Seed round for US-based Mascotte Health UAE-based Nuwa Capital has led a $1.2 million pre-Seed round for US-based Mascotte Health. The round also drew participation from... News • 11 July, 2023 Nuwa capital
Global Islamic Coin raises $200 million from ABO Digital Switzerland-based cryptocurrency developer Islamic Coin has raised $200 million in private equity from Alpha Blue Ocean’s ABO... News • 04 July, 2023 Islamic Coin ABO Digital
Global The financial rollercoaster has investors reeling: is the “great rebalancing” here? Abhishek Datta is the associate vice president at the Continental Group, an insurance intermediary and financial services solution provider... Thought Leadership • 19 June, 2023 oped
Global Saudi Arabia and South Korea launch $160 million startup fund South Korea and Saudi Arabia have announced the creation of a joint fund worth $160 million to invest in both South Korean and Saudi... News • 14 June, 2023 Saudi-South Korean startup fund
Global Acasia Ventures launches office in Lagos Egypt’s Acasia Ventures, formerly Cairo Angels, has opened an office in Lagos, Nigera, in an effort to expand the firm’s... News • 14 June, 2023 Acasia Ventures
Global Nama Ventures invests in Nigerian startups, Messenger and Termii Saudi Arabia-based Nama Ventures led a pre-Seed round for Nigeria’s logistics startup, Messenger, and participated in a $3.6 million... News • 13 June, 2023 Nama Ventures
Global Running in parallel, the Russian startup ecosystem in Dubai Four years ago, several Russian diplomats landed in Dubai to open the Russian Centre of Digital Innovation and ICT, a space intended to... Triska Hamid • 29 May, 2023 Russia Dubai
Global Insider raises $105 million investment led by QIA Wamda portfolio company Insider, has raised an investment of up to $105 million from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Esas Private... News • 24 May, 2023 Insider Wamda Capital QIA
Egypt Nigeria-based Autochek acquires majority stake in Egypt’s Autotager Nigeria-based car financing platform Autocheck, has acquired a majority stake in Egypt's used cars marketplace, AutoTager, which was... News • 18 April, 2023 AutoCheck AutoTager
Global An essential guide to cap tables Wamda and Clara have teamed up to bring you, startup founders, this essential guide to capitalisation (cap) tables. If you are... Thought Leadership • 17 April, 2023 cap tables