Wamda

U.A.E

Bayut.com’s parent company raises $100 million Series D

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based property website Bayut.com’s parent company Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), also...

investment round Investment property

U.A.E

In conversation with Mehdi Oudghiri of the UAE's eyewa

Whenever an order would come through on eyewa’s platform in the early days in 2017, co-founders Mehdi Oudghiri and Anass Boumediene...

E-commerce eyewa founders

U.A.E

Yellow Door Energy raises $65m from global investors

Sorce: Zawya Dubai-based Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a provider of solar energy solutions in the Middle East and Africa, has...

solar energy Investment

U.A.E

Melltoo closes bridge round

Dubai-based secondhand e-commerce platform Melltoo has closed a pre-series A round that it will use to expand its operational capacity...

uae ecommerce secondhand

U.A.E

In conversation with Sky Kurtz of the UAE's Pure Harvest

Pure Harvest Smart Farms is one of the first hydroponic farms in the Middle East region, growing tomatoes in a sensor-filled greenhouse. At...

hydroponics Agriculture agritech

U.A.E

Wimo raises $500,000 in seed funding

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based delivery logistics platform Wimo has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Dubai Angel Investors...

Seed funding seed investment Logistics

U.A.E

Yawmi closes seed round

Dubai-based food and beverage (F&B) e-commerce startup Yawmi, has closed a seed round from Shorooq Investments. The amount of...

Delivery uae food

U.A.E

In conversation with Andrew Kabrit of the UAE's Seez

Seez, the UAE-based car aggregator platform is one of the few companies in the Middle East to develop its own artificial intelligence (AI)...

Seez AI Artificial intelligence

U.A.E

Volkswagen Mobility Challenge

Are you a creative young entrepreneur? Do you think you have what it takes to disrupt the Mobility Industry? 'Volkswagen Mobility...

U.A.E

Dubizzle stake acquired for $190 million

UAE-based online classifieds website dubizzle has been fully acquired by Naspers, a South Africa-based investor through its subsidiary OLX...

Dubizzle classifieds marketplace

U.A.E

CE-Ventures invests in US artificial intelligence company

UAE-based CE-Ventures, the venture capital arm of Crescent Enterprises, has invested in Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence...

#investment #VentureCapital #Artifical_Intelligence

U.A.E

Enerwhere raises $940,000 through crowdfunding

Source: The National Dubai-based solar company Enerwhere raised Dh1 million ($940,000) in less than a week via a crowdfunding platform...

solar Crowdfunding beehive

U.A.E

Microsoft AI Venture Labs

The AI Venture Labs accelerator, in partnership with Microsoft, is designed for pre-Series A, established and entreprise-ready startups...

Regional

Sheraa launches Series A programme

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched a Series A programme for startups based in and outside of the UAE....

#SeriesA #Startups #Sharjah

U.A.E

Careem establishes new company with Dubai Road and Transport Authority

Careem has partnered with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to launch an E-Hail taxi joint venture. The new company...

#Transport #tech #News

Saudi Arabia

Maharah acquires a strategic stake in UAE's Bloovo

Source: Entreprenuer Bloovo, one of UAE’s algorithm-based online recruitment platforms, has brought Saudi-based Maharah Human...

acquisition HR saudi

U.A.E

UAE finance ministry launches accelerator

The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a new accelerator to drive innovation in the country. The Mohammed Bin Rashid...

accelerator Accelerators

U.A.E

Souq.com opens Dubai centre that will create 600 jobs

Source: The National Souq.com, the e-commerce platform Amazon bought for $580 million (Dh2.13 billion) last year, has opened a centre in...

souq Souq.com Amazon

Saudi Arabia

Careem Launches Careem NOW in Dubai and Jeddah

Careem has launched an online delivery market service for food and other goods in Dubai and Jeddah. Called Careem NOW, the company plans to...

#Careem #News #Jeddah #Dubai #FoodDelivery

U.A.E

Step Conference 2019

For its seventh year in a row, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, STEP Conference, is Coming Home to Dubai Internet...

U.A.E

Mix N' Mentor

Mix N’ Mentor brings together promising entrepreneurs with top regional and global mentors. The event includes mentorship...

U.A.E

Smart farming for food security

The UAE consumes more than 80 per cent of its freshwater resources to produce less than 15 per cent of its food supply according to...

farming hydroponics sensors

U.A.E

Fintech Hive to partner with Hong Kong's Cyberport

Dubai’s Fintech Hive is set to partner with Hong Kong’s technology hub, Cyberport, to enable financial technology (fintech)...

Fintech Hong Kong Fintech Hive

U.A.E

CE-Ventures acquires stake in Transcorp

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of UAE-based Crescent Enterprises, announced on Monday that it has acquired a...

investement Logistics

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