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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

Regional

Instabug secures $5 million Series A round

Instabug, the in-app feedback and bug reporting software company, has raised $5 million in a Series A round. The investment round was led...

Software applications Technology

Bahrain

Al Salam Bank and China's MSA Capital launch $50 million regional venture fund

Source: The National Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has partnered with China's MSA Capital to launch a new, $50 million (Dh183.6m) venture...

fund china Investment

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

Egypt

Egypt to establish 7 technological parks with EGP 1 billion investments: ICT Minister

Source: Daily News Egypt Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, told Daily News Egypt that seven...

Egypt Technology parks

U.A.E

VentureSouq invests in Hong Kong's QFPay

Source: E27 QFPay, a QR code-based payment technology company headquartered in Hong Kong, has received US$20 million in fresh funding...

Investment PAYMENT Technology

U.A.E

UAE-based Zbooni raises 1.1 million

UAE-based Zbooni has closed its latest funding round of $1.1 million led by the Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners. It will use...

Investment Chat Technology

Jordan

Jordan Introduces its first Agritech Accelerator HASSAD

Source: Arabnet Since the early days of plant and animal domestication, agriculture has progressed enormously, enabled by rapid...

Agriculture Technology accelerator

Kuwait

Kuwait announces $200m tech fund

Source: Arab Times Kuwait has launched an initiative to form a $200 million fund for investments in technology, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime...

news Investment Technology

Global

Here’s how these four startups are making agriculture more efficient

During a business trip to Switzerland this year, I have had the chance to meet many startups from different parts of the world, but mainly...

Agrocenta Twiga Foods GreenTec

U.A.E

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

Regional

Over 3M jobs will be at risk in the GCC if not adapted to AI advancements: The time is now

Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of our daily lives, and its impact is reaching almost every segment of the economic...

Artificial intelligence AI Technology

Lebanon

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science Conference

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference is a global conference organized in collaboration with Stanford ICME (Institute for...

beirut WIDS STEM

Lebanon

ArabNet Beirut 2018

The 9th edition of ArabNet Beirut 2018 will take place on February 20-22. The event will feature more than 80 speakers from the MENA region...

Arabnet Innovation startups

Regional

Will the growing need for wearables in the MENA push hardware startups forward?

The wearables market in the MENA region is quickly evolving. According to figures shared by the International Data Corporation (IDC), a...

Wearable devices Technology healthtech

Lebanon

Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition 2018

Jusoor opened up registration for its fourth annual Entrepreneurship Competition this month. The competition is open for application...

syria Entrepreneur jusoor

Saudi Arabia

Badir-incubated Saudi tech startups raised almost $13M in 2017

The technology startups incubated by Badir Program, one of the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology’s main initiatives,...

Badir ksa Investment

Regional

Why hotels need startups more than ever

With upcoming mega events like Expo 2020, Dubai is set to double the number of its hotels. Hospitality Management Holdings, a...

Marriott TestBed Hotels

U.A.E

Unlock Blockchain Forum

Attend the first MENA-Asia UNLOCK Blockchain Forum on January 14-15, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai DIFC. The forum will discuss how...

uae Blockchain forum

U.A.E

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival will bring together the some of the best and brightest of the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, to...

sharjah entrepreneurship Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival

U.A.E

The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum

Recharge your professional relationships at The Cybersecurity Leaders Forum: the premium gathering for senior ICT executives in the...

cybersecurity forum uae

Tunisia

A new incubation space settles in Sousse, Tunisia

Faten Aissi, business developer, Khaireddine Fredj, an entrepreneur, and Daniel Doppler, a French startup mentor, created 777, an incubator...

Incubator régions hub

Saudi Arabia

Startup Saudi Arabia

Startup Saudi Arabia is a 3-day event that will include a conference, an exhibition, and seminars as well as short presentations for...

saudi entrepreneurship startup

Regional

Misk Global Forum 2017

Misk Global Forum is the flagship global platform of the Misk Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic foundation, aimed to...

saudi ksa Misk Global Forum

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