U.A.E Zero Carbon Ventures closes $5 million Seed investment UAE-based cleantech Zero Carbon Ventures has raised a $5 million Seed funding round, from Emirati businessman and member of Dubai's... News • 21 September, 2023 Zero Carbon Cleantech
Jordan Ibtikar Fund, Arco announce investment in Algebra Intelligence Ibtikar Fund and the Architects Contracting Company (Arco) have invested an undisclosed amount in Algebra Intelligence, a Jordan-based... News • 17 November, 2022 Ibtikar Fund Algebra Intelligence Architects Contracting Company
U.A.E Nadeera wins $100,000 grant from PepsiCo UAE-based cleantech Nadeera has won a $100,000 grant as part of PepsiCo’s Greenhouse Accelerator Programme. Founded in... News • 09 October, 2022 Nadeera Pepsico Cleantech
Egypt The startup tackling plastic waste in Egypt through its “reverse vending machine” As the most populous country in the Middle East, Egypt produces the largest quantity of plastic waste at an average of 5.4 million tonnes... Dunya Hassanein • 17 April, 2022 plastic waste Dawarha Cleantech
Egypt Plstka raises Seed round for expansion Egypt-based cleantech startup Plstka, has raised an undisclosed Seed funding round from Alexandria Angels Network, in addition to a... News • 07 December, 2021 Cleantech
Iraq A look at the cleantech startups in Iraq Azza Yahia is part of the investment team at Five One Labs, an incubator based in Iraq Cleantech is a term initially coined in the 1990s... Thought Leadership • 02 December, 2021 Five One Labs Cleantech KESK
Egypt Changelabs launches green accelerator in Egypt Changelabs, in collaboration with Green for Growth Fund (GGF), a €600 million+ investment fund, has launched a greentech... News • 13 April, 2021 Cleantech Changelabs Scale Up To Green
Regional Why Ireland is taking an interest in the UAE's cleantech sector The UAE government is determined to become a regional hub for clean energy development and production, encouraging the adoption and... Dunya Hassanein • 24 November, 2020 Cleantech Ireland
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... News • 03 January, 2019 solar Crowdfunding beehive
Jordan Reasons behind the mushrooming of electric cars on Jordan’s roads [Q&A] In 2016, electric car sales hit a new record with over 750,000 sales worldwide. The same year also witnessed the highest number of electric... Tala El Issa • 15 October, 2017 Jordan uae Electric vehicles
Regional Middle Eastern environmental startups get on the right side of the green line In recent years, the tech sector around the world has come to recognize the importance, the urgent necessity even, of going green. The... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 09 August, 2017 Sustainability Cleantech green
Jordan Harnessing the power of Jordan's wind [Q&A] Solar panel units, satellite dishes and water tanks are no longer the only trademarks of residential rooftops. Two-meter high wind turbines... Tala El Issa • 25 December, 2016 Taqetna solar Wind
Regional 6 WRL reports in 2016 to highlight ecosystem opportunities #Wamda2016 This year was an interesting one, not just from a geopolitical angle, but also a technological one that saw some great advancements, not... Tarek Faycal • 26 December, 2016 Wamda2016 Healthcare Cleantech
Egypt Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator? The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation.... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2016 Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia
Morocco Moroccan enviro-startups turn their eyes on Africa This year COP22 succeeded in shifting into a real platform for action for the development of innovation and entrepreneurship - in Morocco,... Yassine Bakir • 04 December, 2016 Maroc COP22 Start-up
Regional Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic] In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs... Teeb Assaf - Julia Eberhard • 06 December, 2016 MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech
Egypt Nawart's cleantech startups a silver lining for Egypt's transition Egypt may have effectively killed off any interest in industrial scale solar, but a group of people passionate about the cause believe... Menan Khater • 07 November, 2016 MEMakersGE Cleantech Nawart
Regional How MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video] By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This... Teeb Assaf • 18 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy
Syria Syrian inventor on his journey of making a solar-powered washing machine [Q&A] Twenty-two-year old Syrian inventor Yaman Abou Jeib has the entrepreneurship community buzzing over him, and for good reason too. Aside... Maysaa Ajjan • 12 October, 2016 Glean Yaman Abou Jeib Cleantech
Global Startup Watch: Who's reading your emails, the UAE mission to Mars and has power corrupted you yet? Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading this week on those new Pixel phones that do stuff with the flick of a wrist,... Lucy Knight • 06 October, 2016 twitter Space Cleantech
Regional Cleantech startups in MENA face many challenges but remain resilient [Report] MENA is experiencing some of the most daunting environmental challenges on earth. Energy and water scarcity coupled with an... Teeb Assaf • 04 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Report