U.A.E Oraseya Capital invests in seven startups through SANDBOX accelerator UAE-based SANDBOX, the accelerator programme backed by Oraseya Capital, has celebrated the graduation of seven startups as part of its... News • 05 August, 2024 Oraseya Capital Sandbox accelerator
Egypt Raya FutureTECH wraps up first accelerator programme Egypt’s Raya FutureTECH, the innovation arm of Raya Holding, has concluded its first accelerator programme in collaboration with... News • 09 July, 2024 Raya FutureTECH Raya holding accelerator
U.A.E Archie to aid fintech startups through new regional accelerator Archie, a new fintech accelerator in Dubai has officially launched to help fintech startups scale across Europe and Australia. The... News • 11 September, 2023 Archie Fintech accelerator
U.A.E Majid Al Futtaim launches new accelerator to support regional SMEs UAE-based retail group Majid Al Futtaim and AstroLabs have launched Majid Al Futtaim Launchpad, an accelerator programme that aims to... News • 08 June, 2022 Majid Al Futtaim Astrolabs accelerator
U.A.E Eight startups graduate from Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi Eight startups have graduated from the Flat6Labs Ignite programme in Abu Dhabi with each startup receiving Seed investment ranging from... News • 04 November, 2021 Flat6Labs Ignite Programme accelerator
Egypt Is a virtual demo day better for pitching? Karmah El Naggar is the special projects lead at Falak Startups, an accelerator based in Egypt In February 2020, we were quickly... Thought Leadership • 12 August, 2021 Falak Startups accelerator
Iraq Founder Institute launches accelerator programme for the Levant US-based accelerator Founder Institute is launching its pre-seed startup accelerator in the Levant region, targeting entrepreneurs in... News • 28 July, 2021 Founder Institute Levant accelerator
Bahrain Flat6Labs Bahrain distributes $250,000 among cohort winners Flat6Labs Bahrain announced that eight startups have received $250,000 investment as part of its sixth cycle, which concluded after a... News • 22 February, 2021 Flat6Labs Investment accelerator
U.A.E Sheraa launches startup studio S3 Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched the Sharjah Startup Studio (S3), the first government-backed startup studio in the... News • 21 February, 2021 startups accelerator Sheraa
Regional Why Google launched an accelerator for Mena In October 2020, Google launched its regional accelerator, a three-month virtual programme targeting startups across the Middle East and... Thought Leadership • 10 February, 2021 Google accelerator
Saudi Arabia The Saudi accelerator removing roadblocks for women By May Rostom For reasons ranging from cultural or self-imposed barriers to age-old beliefs, sex-role stereotyping has proved one of the... Middle East Exchange • 02 December, 2020 accelerator
Regional Google launches accelerator for startups in Mena Google is launching a new accelerator programme for startups in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). The three month programme will... News • 14 October, 2020 Google accelerator
Saudi Arabia Igniting innovation to spur Saudi Arabia’s economic growth BIAC, a subsidiary of the Saudi Technology Development and Investment Company (TAQNIA), wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF),... Thought Leadership • 22 September, 2020 BIAC accelerator
Egypt ExpandCart raises $150,000 in funding Source: Disrupt Africa Egyptian e-commerce startup ExpandCart has secured US$150,000 in funding after being selected into the Hong... News • 08 October, 2019 fund accelerator E-commerce
Saudi Arabia Misk Innovation's growth accelerator to invest $100,000 in Mena startups Source: Menabytes Misk Innovation, the innovation arm of Misk Foundation, a non-profit established by Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin... News • 07 July, 2019 Growth accelerator accelerator Saudi Arabia
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... News • 21 May, 2019 Agriculture Technology accelerator
Lebanon Speed raises new funding to improve future acceleration for startups Source: Arabnet Speed, the Lebanese tech accelerator based out of the Beirut Digital District (BDD), has announced that it has raised... News • 26 February, 2019 accelerator Funding tech
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... Triska Hamid • 17 December, 2018 accelerator Accelerators
Regional Two new fintech accelerators announced at RiseUp Jordan’s Ahli bank announced the launch of is financial technology (fintech) seed acceleration programme at RiseUp Summit... Yasmeen Nabil • 08 December, 2018 Fintech accelerator
Saudi Arabia 500 Startups launches accelerator with Misk US-based venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Misk Innovation to launch an early-stage... News • 14 November, 2018 accelerator
Bahrain Bahrain’s FinTech Bay, a new accelerator for startups In February 2018, a new accelerator is set to officially kick off in Bahrain. The new facility will be focused on fintech startups in the... Staff writer • 16 November, 2017 Fintech accelerator Bahrain
U.A.E Abu Dhabi Global Market announces fintech innovation center and partnership with Plug and Play Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, announced two initiatives at the FinTech Abu Dhabi... Staff writer • 25 October, 2017 ADGM Fintech Plug and Play
Regional Marriott TestBED Middle East & Africa Marriott TestBED Middle East & Africa is a unique startup accelerator programme focused on transforming the future of travel and... Wamda • 06 August, 2017 Marriott TestBed accelerator
Regional Marriott Hotels launches TestBED in Middle East and Africa Marriott Hotels launched today its TestBED programme for the first time in the Middle East and Africa, which will begin its roll-out in the... Staff writer • 07 September, 2017 Marriott TestBED MEA accelerator Marriott Hotels