Wamda

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...

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 Dubai Investment

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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...

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...

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...

Regional

C3 Social Impact Accelerator

The C3 Social Impact Accelerator program addresses key milestones in the journey of a social entrepreneur and focuses...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

Technology fund uae

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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...

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...

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,...

uae RTA careem

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STEP Next - Dec 8

Bayzat raises $16 million in Series B funding

Mubadala announces $250 million fund for Mena startups

BulkWhiz raises multi-million Series A

Start-up City at The Big 5

C3 Social Impact Accelerator

Omani Society for Education Technology acquires Nadrus.com

Almentor raises $4.5 million in series A funding

Dubai launches e-commerce strategy

BECO Capital closes second fund

Dubai rolls out virtual business licences for global investors

Melltoo raises pre-Series A from China’s Gobi Partners

Mubadala invests in Embark

The hidden costs of starting up in the UAE

Pure Harvest raises $1.75 million

Shorooq Partners invests in Teacherly

Wamda X applications deadline extended to Oct 27

UAE's Masdar, UK government invest $86 million in green technology fund

Fintech Abu Dhabi

Foloosi raises $500,000 in seed round

Dubai halts Uber X and Careem's Go ride options

The 3arabi Impact Initiative

Middle East Youth Expo 2019

The bakery that finds clients on Instagram

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