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... Wamda • 22 October, 2019
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... Wamda • 22 October, 2019
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 • 21 October, 2019 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... News • 21 October, 2019 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... News • 13 October, 2019 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... Wamda • 10 October, 2019
Regional C3 Social Impact Accelerator The C3 Social Impact Accelerator program addresses key milestones in the journey of a social entrepreneur and focuses... Wamda • 09 October, 2019
Oman Omani Society for Education Technology acquires Nadrus.com Omani Society for Education Technology (OSET) has officially acquired Dubai-based online Arabic courses marketplace Nadrus.com for an... Yasmeen Nabil • 08 October, 2019 Acquistion online courses
U.A.E Almentor raises $4.5 million in series A funding Source: Startup MGZN Dubai-based e-learning platform almentor.net has announced that it closed a $4.5 million Series A investment round... News • 08 October, 2019 E-Learning Funding Series A
U.A.E Dubai launches e-commerce strategy Source: Gulf News Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council,... News • 02 October, 2019 E-commerce Government Dubai
U.A.E BECO Capital closes second fund Dubai-based venture capital (VC) firm BECO Capital has closed its second fund at $100 million. The VC will continue investing in early... News • 02 October, 2019 Venture Capital venture capital fund BECO Capital
U.A.E Dubai rolls out virtual business licences for global investors Source: The National Dubai rolled out on Monday virtual commercial licences that allow investors from across the globe to establish... News • 01 October, 2019 news license Business
U.A.E Melltoo raises pre-Series A from China’s Gobi Partners Dubai-based online marketplace Melltoo has announced an undisclosed pre-series A funding round co-led by China-based venture capital... Yasmeen Nabil • 30 September, 2019 E-commerce Funding ksa
U.A.E Mubadala invests in Embark Source: Forbes Embark Trucks, a self-driving tech firm created by two twenty-something Canadian computer scientists, just landed $70... News • 26 September, 2019 news trucks Investment
U.A.E The hidden costs of starting up in the UAE High set-up costs imperil fledging UAE-based startups and deter many would-be entrepreneurs from launching businesses in the... Matt Smith • 22 September, 2019 entrepreneurship starting up Skype
U.A.E Pure Harvest raises $1.75 million Source: The National Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a tech-enabled agribusiness that is growing fruits and vegetables in the desert outside... News • 19 September, 2019 agritech Investment AbuDhabi
U.A.E Shorooq Partners invests in Teacherly Shorooq Partners has invested in UK-based, education technology (edtech) platform Teacherly in seed funding for an undisclosed... Yasmeen Nabil • 16 September, 2019 EdTech seed fund
Regional Wamda X applications deadline extended to Oct 27 Wamda X, the grant-based fellowship programme for budding entrepreneurs and early-stage startups, is now accepting applications for its... Wamda • 15 September, 2019
U.A.E UAE's Masdar, UK government invest $86 million in green technology fund Source: Zawya Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) together with the UK government have invested £70 million ($86.48 million)... News • 12 September, 2019 Technology fund uae
Regional Fintech Abu Dhabi This October 21-23, MENA’s leading FinTech festival will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. FinTech Abu Dhabi... Wamda • 12 September, 2019
U.A.E Foloosi raises $500,000 in seed round UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Foloosi has raised $500,000 in seed funding from existing investor Rasheed Alfalasi along... Yasmeen Nabil • 08 September, 2019 seed fund Fintech
U.A.E Dubai halts Uber X and Careem's Go ride options Source: The National Ride-hailing giant Uber and its UAE-based partner Careem have halted their cheapest ride options in Dubai,... News • 02 September, 2019 uae RTA careem
Regional The 3arabi Impact Initiative The 3arabi Impact Initiative aims at identifying and supporting projects/social enterprises that impact the Arab world, regardless of... Wamda • 28 August, 2019
Regional Middle East Youth Expo 2019 The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore... Wamda • 19 August, 2019