Wamda

Global

SWVL to invest $15 million to scale its operations in Argentina

Dubai-based mobility startup SWVL announced that it will invest up to $15 million to ramp up its operations in the Argentinian...

Swvl

Global

Retailers seek real-world profits in the metaverse

By Dave Lee and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco The metaverse branch of the fast-fashion chain Forever 21 is an assault on the...

metaverse E-commerce

Global

Wamda portfolio Insider achieves unicorn status after $121 million Series D round

Turkey-founded and Singapore-based marketing platform Insider, has closed a $121 million Series D led by Qatar Investment Authority,...

Insider Unicorn

Global

UAE-based angel investors invest in IMAN's $1 million Seed round

A group of UAE-based angel investors has participated in Uzbek-based fintech startup IMAN's $1 million Seed round. The round...

IMAN

Global

The Power Law — how venture capital ate the stock market

By John Gapper In May 1976, a California securities regulator wrote to the venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins to deliver a warning...

VC FT

Global

Anghami officially lists on US NASDAQ

Music streaming platform Anghami has completed its business combination with Vistas Media Acquisition Company and has listed its shares...

anghami

Global

SWVL raises additonal $21.5 million in PIPE funding

UAE-based mobility solutions provider SWVL has raised an additional $21.5 million in private investment in public equity (PIPE) deal as...

Swvl

Global

How did Cuemath expand to 50 countries?

Stereotypes are often problematic if not outright racist, but there is one India-based startup that is happily embracing the stereotype of...

EdTech

Egypt

SweepSouth fully acquires Filkhedma

South African startup SweepSouth, has acquired 100 per cent of Egypt-based marketplace for home services Filkhedma for an undisclosed...

Felkhedma home services marketplaces

Global

Telfaz11 acquires indie film company Last Scene Films

Saudi entertainment group Telfaz11 has acquired Riyadh-based independent production house Last Scene Films. Founded by Mohammed...

Entertainment tech Telfaz11

Global

Why tech and sustainability in Asian markets are set for investment windfall

Trade and investment between the Middle East and both India and China have been steadily rising over the past few years. This has become...

India china

Global

How is impact measured?

Most organisations around the world want to create “impact”, but what does this impact look like and what is the best way to...

Impact

Global

Tech hegemony: Friend or foe?

Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the...

Technology

Global

500 Startups closes $140 million fund, rebrands to 500 Global

US-based venture capital firm 500 Startups has closed its largest fund to date at $140 million and has rebranded to 500 Global. The...

500 Global 500 startups

Global

Swvl to enter Spanish market via Shotl acquisition

The UAE’s latest unicorn Swvl, has agreed to buy Spain-based Shotl, an on-demand shuttle-booking platform according to...

Swvl acquisition

Global

ADQ, Qatar Investment Authority invest in Turkey-based Trendyol's $1.5 billion funding round

UAE sovereign wealth fund ADQ, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital, have...

ADQ Qatar Investment Authority

Global

UAE's KAAF Investments and Spartech Ventures participate in Nigeria-based Moove's $23 million Series A round

UAE's KAAF Investments and Spartech Ventures have invested in Nigeria-based auto-financing startup Moove's...

Moove Spartech Ventures KAAF

Global

When we can’t build startups from a garage, how do we create strong teams?

Marilyn Zakhour is the founder and chief executive officer of UAE-based Cosmic Centaurs, a flexible work...

Cosmic Centaurs remote working

Global

Lessons for Mena: The rise of bus-sharing in Bangladesh

Wes Schwalje is the co-founder of Tahseen Consulting, a boutique consulting, government relations and development firm based in the UAE....

mobility buses

Global

Saudi's PIF participates in India-based Healthifyme's $75 million Series C round

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has invested in India-based healthtech Healthifyme's $75 million Series C funding round,...

Healthifyme Public Investment Fund healthtech

Global

Majarra raises funding from US-based North Base Media

UAE-based Arabic content platform Majarra has raised an undisclosed investment from US-based VC fund North Base Media. The funding round...

Majarra Content Portals

Egypt

Aleph acquires 86 per cent of Connect Ads

Global digital services provider Aleph Holding has acquired 86 per cent of Egypt-based digital adverting solutions provider Connect Ads,...

connect ads Aleph

Global

Deepfakes: Who can we trust?

Deepfake technology has rapidly developed over the past few years and while many will have experienced it through fun apps designed to edit...

deepfakes podcast

Global

Eight Mena startups selected for Y Combinator's summer cohort 2021

Y Combinator’s latest summer cohort contains the largest group of startups from the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) in its...

Y Combinator

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