Wamda

Egypt

SWVL debuts on Nasdaq, sets initial offer price at $9.95 per share

UAE-based mobility startup SWVL, has completed its SPAC merger with Queen's Gambit Growth Capital and began trading on the US NASDAQ...

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U.A.E

Udrive raises $5million

UAE-based car-sharing app Udrive has raised $5 million from Cultiv8 and Oman Holding International. Founded in 2016 by Nicholas Watson...

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U.A.E

Dubai-based Zofeur raises $500,000 Seed round

Dubai-based ride-hailing startup Zofeur has announced it raised a $500,000 Seed funding round in May 2021, led by angel...

Zofeur Transportation Dubai

Egypt

Schoolz raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Cairo-based student transportation platform Schoolz has raised six-figure pre-Seed funding round from investors in Saudi Arabia and...

Schoolz Transportation

Regional

Future of mobility: The uncertainty of e-scooters

This is the second part in a series of features examining the impact of Covid-19 on the region's transport and mobility...

mobility Transportation circ

Egypt

Swvl raises $42 million to expand to Africa

Source: Bloomberg Swvl, an Egyptian app for booking buses, has raised $42 million as it looks to expand into other parts of...

Booking buses online

U.A.E

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signs first commercial hyperloop system in the UAE

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) revealed the signing of an agreement with Aldar Properties, one of the leading real...

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Lebanon

Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter

The World Bank’s Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon in 2017 estimated the Lebanese road network for almost 21,705 kilometers,...

Smart Bus Stops Transportation Social Entrepreneurship

Egypt

Is Egypt finally ready for ride-sharing?

Uber and Careem fares have become unaffordable for many Egyptians, as fuel costs continue to rise following the floatation of the currency...

Buseet Kalax Swvl

U.A.E

Load-Me keeps on trucking

Load-Me, the Dubai startup that connects regional truckers with delivery loads through a marketplace app, has come a long way since its...

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Jordan

Uber and Careem: a yellow cab's worst nightmare in Jordan

“We don’t need Uber or Careem, the yellow cab is the boss,” chanted yellow cab drivers protesting outside Jordan’s...

Uber careem Jordan

Egypt

Hack4Egypt tackles the big issues

Mentor Tarek Amin, digital group head for Adline Media Network, offers some advice. (Images via Hacka Mena) Hack4Egypt is a chance to...

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Maghreb

Casablanca car share startup accelerates off the starting line

Carmine's cars now have their own parking spots. (Images via Carmine) It’s a safe bet that not many in Casablanca know what car sharing i...

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Maghreb

Can Casablanca ban Uber?

Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “...

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Maghreb

Transportation options heat up as Uber launches in Casablanca

Just four to six Uber cars were available in downtown Casablanca Tuesday morning. This article was updated July 22 to...

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Maghreb

Careem shakes things up in Morocco by acquiring Taxiii

Back in January, we were talking about how taxi apps made their entrance in Morocco, and were to become the hot market in the kingdom....

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Maghreb

2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation

Transportation issues have always been a source of inspiration when it comes to Arab tech entrepreneurs searching for problems to...

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Entrepreneurs, start your engines: the Moroccan taxi app race is ready to begin

Maghreb

Thought Leadership

SWVL debuts on Nasdaq, sets initial offer price at $9.95 per share

Udrive raises $5million

Dubai-based Zofeur raises $500,000 Seed round

Schoolz raises six-figure pre-Seed round

Future of mobility: The uncertainty of e-scooters

Swvl raises $42 million to expand to Africa

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies signs first commercial hyperloop system in the UAE

Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter

Is Egypt finally ready for ride-sharing?

Load-Me keeps on trucking

Uber and Careem: a yellow cab's worst nightmare in Jordan

Hack4Egypt tackles the big issues

Casablanca car share startup accelerates off the starting line

Can Casablanca ban Uber?

Transportation options heat up as Uber launches in Casablanca

Careem shakes things up in Morocco by acquiring Taxiii

2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation

Entrepreneurs, start your engines: the Moroccan taxi app race is ready to begin

Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion

PieRide offers Egypt's commuters an Uber for carpooling

Startup looks to ease traffic in Cairo

Uber vs. Careem: as Goliath storms Dubai, can David own Saudi Arabia?

Uber launches in Dubai, gives Riz Khan a ride

Rocket Internet's EasyTaxi set to expand to the Middle East, Africa and Asia with new investment

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