Wamda

Egypt

Trolley raises $200,000 in seed fund

Source: MenaBytes Cairo-based grocery delivery platform Trolley has raised $200,000 as seed funding, the startup...

Egypt

In conversation with Amr Fawzi of GoodsMart

After working for several years in engineering, Amr Fawzi decided to quit his job and start his own business when he saw a problem in...

goodsmart Egypt E-commerce

Egypt

Match group acquires Harmonica

Source: MenaBytes Match Group, the online dating giant with a market cap of over $20 billion that owns different dating websites...

Investment acquisition Egypt

Egypt

COLNN raises $100,000 in seed round

Egypt-based education technology (edtech) startup, COLNN has received $100,000 in seed funding from EdVentures which focuses its...

EdTech seed fund Investment

Egypt

In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus

When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures...

ElMenus food tech Egypt

Egypt

Egypt sets up $57 million fintech startup fund

Source: ITWeb Africa Fintech startups in Egypt could soon have access to 1 billion Egyptian pounds (approximately...

Fintech fund Egypt

Egypt

Uber agrees to pay VAT in Egypt

Source: Reuters Uber has agreed to pay value-added tax on its services in Egypt, Egyptian officials said on Monday, a move that may help...

Uber Egypt VAT

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yallacompare raises $8 million in latest round

Dubai-based yallacompare has raised $8 million in its latest round of funding. Lead by existing investors STC Ventures and Wamda...

Insurance Price comparison Egypt

Egypt

Currency devaluation slows down Egyptian startups

Egypt’s economic woes and subsequent currency devaluation have had a knock-on effect on the country’s startup ecosystem....

Egypt Ecosystem

Egypt

Egyptian software company raised $300K from Saudi investors

Entlaqa, a software company, raised a $300,000 funding from Salem ben Saleh Ba Wazier and Mohamed ben Saleh Ba Wazier, two KSA-based...

Egypt ksa SAAS

Egypt

Egyptian online fashion rental platform raises $1M from Algebra Ventures and 500 Startups

La Reina, an Egyptian online platform for rental couture, announced receiving $1 million in a Series A funding round led by Egypt’s...

Egypt La Reina Algebra Ventures

Egypt

Blockchain-focused incubator to launch in Egypt this April

NU TechSpace is the first tech-focused incubator specialized in cognitive technologies in Egypt. It will be officially launching on April...

NU TechSpace Nile University Blockchain incubator

Egypt

Egyptian e-learning platform raises over $800,000 from UK and US angel investors

Knowledge Officer, an e-learning platform, raised £600,000 (US$ 833,500) from UK and US angel investors Ian Hurlock from Fox and...

Egypt uk Knowledge Officer

Egypt

Cairo Angels and EG Bank launch MINT Incubator

Cairo Angels, Egypt’s first formal network of angel investors, announced the launch of MINT Incubator, an intensive, highly...

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Egypt

Egypt’s fintech startups are growing in number, value, and specialization

“The wave of innovation sweeping through the world of financial technology promises nothing short of revolution … It will...

Egypt Fintech startups

Egypt

First edtech CVC launched in Egypt

Nahdet Misr Publishing Group launched EdVentures, Egypt’s first Corporate Venture Capital specializing in edtech. EdVentures...

Egypt EdVentures Nahdet Misr Publishing House

Egypt

RiseUp Summit 2017

RiseUp Summit is one of the largest entrepreneurship and innovation events in MENA, and it will be taking place on December 1-3 in...

Egypt startup RiseUp

Egypt

Egyptian home services platform Filkhedma closed second investment round

Filkhedma, an Egyptian home services marketplace, has just closed its second investment round led by Algebra Ventures and Glint...

FilKhedma Algebra Ventures Glint

Egypt

Techne Summit Alexandria Competitions

Technology startups now have the opportunity to showcase in Techne Summit 2017 on Sep 30- Oct 1. The summit will allow...

Egypt Techne Summit alexandria

Egypt

Techne Summit Alexandria

Techne Summit is a two-day international technology event that acts as a platform including the main global players in the technology...

Egypt alexandria summit

Egypt

This Egyptian startup plans on regulating private tutoring

In the Arab world, including Egypt, many students at both public and private schools pay teachers extras for after-class private...

Egypt Tyro EdTech

Egypt

Mobile billing consolidated in Egypt following TPay’s acquisition of DCBEgypt

There are over 95 million SIM cards registered with Egypt’s three mobile networks: Etisalat Misr, Orange (Mobinil previously), and...

Egypt TPay DCBEgypt

Regional

When Facebook means business for MENA women

If you are a woman, have founded, cofounded, or own a business, and are interested in using Facebook and Instagram to grow it, then you...

SheMeansBusiness Facebook instagram

Egypt

When online groceries delivery reaches new edges in Egypt

Segway and similar transportation options for delivering groceries are increasingly being used in countries such as the US, where one in 10...

Egypt goodsmart Fakahany

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