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Astrolabs launches its second Dubai tech hub

Dubai’s tech startup hub AstroLabs, officially opened its second coworking space in the Emirate yesterday, more than doubling its...

Astrolabs AstroLabs Dubai

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Abu Dhabi's Fikra Labs accelerator selects 12 finalists, embraces hospitality innovation

Weeks after announcing Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, 32 startups out of 200...

Fikra Labs bootcamp startups

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du Emirati Startup Challenge

du launched its first Emirati Startup Challenge, in partnership with Zayed University. The nationwide challenge will give Emirati...

du Zayed Zayed University

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How to increase your exit chances, widen your audience and keep it simple: Insights from #STEP2018

Entrepreneurs don’t need to refine their pitches or have everything figured out when approaching investors, because great products...

Step Conference 2018 startups

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MAGNiTT raised a $1M Seed round

Dubai-based MAGNiTT.com, one of the largest investment data platforms for investors, entrepreneurs, and corporates in the Middle East,...

uae MAGNiTT Seed funding

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STEP Start: Here’s what you should expect #STEP2018

Gathering over 6,000 people in Dubai, STEP Conference will host its fifth edition on March 28, 29 and will feature four main stages: STEP...

Step Conference 2018 STEP Start

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Mubadala Investment Company participates in $15M Series A investment round in US airspace awareness firm

Fortem Technologies, an innovator in airspace awareness and intelligence, announced closing $15 million Series A funding round led by DCVC...

uae usa Mubadala Investment Company

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Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018

“The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) plans to provide financial support aggregating AED 100 million (US $27.2 million)...

uae Funding Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018

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Not a hardware, not a software, this startup looks to partner with CCC to improve construction efficiency

Hassan Albalawi, the cofounder of on-site data tracking helmet WakeCap Technology, would like to believe he can digitize the construction...

WakeCap Hardware sensors

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Goodness Cart, Dubai’s new healthy startup

Goodness Cart is a new ecommerce platform that launched today in Dubai to offer customers products across a range of categories including...

ecommerce

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DIFC and MEVP sign agreement to strengthen regional technology venture capital ecosystem

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the leading international financial hubs in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia...

uae DIFC MEVP

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Dubai-based certified car marketplace raises another $1M

CarSwitch.com, the UAE’s first marketplace for certified cars, has secured an additional $1 million investment led by Dubai Angel...

uae carswitch.com marketplace

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What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups?

A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as...

Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion

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When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED...

uae Fikra Labs Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

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Sheraa fosters entrepreneurship: Hosts first Mix N’ Mentor and showcases its Second Accelerator Cohort

“At Sheraa, we are committed to providing a platform to amplify entrepreneurial networking through events such as Wamda’s Mix...

sharjah Sheraa Mix N' Mentor Sharjah

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When business travel and leisure mix: A look at Abu Dhabi’s MICE sector

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, $1.2 trillion was spent on business travel around the world, nearly one quarter...

uae Abu Dhbai Fikra Labs

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Marketplace builder behind joigifts closes $1.5 M Seed Round

Dubai-based Enhance, a holding company that builds online marketplaces for the Middle East and Africa, has raised a Seed Round of $1.5...

uae Enhance joigifts

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Abu Dhabi is getting ready for an innovation-loaded takeoff

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. If it wasn’t for all the great aviation innovations that the world...

abu dhabi Travel Tourism

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Karaoke app Ghinwa closes a US $3 million funding round

Ghinwa, an in5-incubated Arabic karaoke and selfcast app, announced the close of a US$3 million funding round, which included 500...

Ghinwa Investment

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How is Abu Dhabi getting ready to become a world-class tourist destination

This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, the number of hotel guests in Abu Dhabi reached 4.4 million, signaling...

Miral Yas Island Tourism

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Mumzworld secures its largest funding round to date

Mumzworld, one of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) leading ecommerce players dedicated to mothers, babies and children, today announced...

uae Mumzworld Wamda Capital

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Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing joins the Emirates Group and GE as a principal partner of Intelak

Intelak, one of the first industry and technology-focused incubators in the MENA region, announced that Dubai Tourism & Commerce...

uae Intelak incubation

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Fikra Labs is open for application and here’s why you should apply

As part of their mission to turn Abu Dhabi into a world class tourist destination and global innovation hub, four leading...

Innovation Fikra Labs abu dhabi

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Announcing Fikra Labs, entrepreneurs’ ticket for innovation in world-class travel and tourism

Innovation is often the ultimate differentiator between leaders and followers. Today’s world is quickly adapting to whatever...

Fikra Labs abu dhabi uae

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