Wamda

U.A.E

The UAE’s formula for startup success: vision, investment and innovation

An article by Maryam A. Hassani, Head of Trends & Innovation at the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) The United Arab...

smes Investment

Regional

Google for Startups opens applications for 2025 Africa accelerator

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort 1. This 3-month hybrid program empowers Seed...

Google for Startups africa accelerator

U.A.E

Arabic.AI launches MENA's first B2B agentic AI platform

Tarjama’s Arabic.AI platform has emerged from stealth mode, unveiling what executives call the first truly agentic AI platform...

Tarjama Pronoia Arabic AI

U.A.E

Wafeq partners with Comfi to fuel SME growth in the UAE

Press release: In a bold move to transform cash flow for small and medium businesses, Comfi, the UAE-based B2B embedded finance...

Comfi Wafeq

U.A.E

Tarjama's latest edition of Pronoia outperforms global players

Tarjama, an Arabic language technology company based in the UAE, has launched Pronoia V2, a state-of-the-art Large Language Model (LLM)...

Tarjama Pronoia AI

Egypt

Rabbit enters Saudi market, backed by major regional investors

Egypt-born quick commerce (q-commerce) startup Rabbit has extended its services to the Saudi market by establishing a regional HQ in...

Rabbit

Regional

Five proven strategies for winning the GCC B2B market

An article by Andrew Baturin, CMO of Tumodo, an online business travel platform The GCC region provides a corporate environment...

oped b2b

Egypt

Fawry partners with Contact to broaden BNPL services in Egypt

Press release: Fawry, Egypt's leading fintech company, has signed a strategic agreement with Contact Financial Holding,...

fawry Contact Financial Holding Fintech

Egypt

Fawry deploys $1.6 million investment in three Egyptian fintech startups

Egypt-based fintech Fawry has invested $1.6 million in three Egyptian fintech companies, which are Dirac Systems, Virtual CFO, and Code...

fawry Virtual CFO Code Zone

Saudi Arabia

Al Madinah Angels launches to revive entrepreneurial scene in the city

A consortium of investors has launched "Al Madinah Angels" to support the entrepreneurial landscape in Saudi...

Al Madinah Angels VMS Numu Angels

Regional

Think local, act local: The secret to thriving in GCC e-commerce

An article by Mohamad Salah Khouzam, COO of the Kuwaiti online classifieds platform, 4Sale For over 30 years, while...

oped

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref, Thanawi team up to advance startup investment in MENA

Tawaref, a leading Saudi-based shared services company, and Thanawi, a pioneering digital platform, are pleased to announce the signing of...

Tawaref Thanawi

U.A.E

UAE's fintech Yuze expands to India

Press release: Yuze, a UAE-based fully digital business banking platform, is set to expand its operations to India in the second...

Yuze Fintech

Egypt

Simplex secures $13 million to propel Saudi expansion

Egypt-based CNC machine manufacturer Simplex has raised $13 million, led by Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development...

Simplex

Saudi Arabia

Penny Software partners with NHC to revolutionise housing procurement

Press release: Penny Software, the digital procurement software, has signed a partnership with the National Housing Company (NHC) to...

Penny Software National Housing Company

Egypt

Paymob secures UAE Central Bank retail payment services licence

Press release: Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services...

Paymob

Regional

Why do startups fail?

An article by Karim Khorshed, co-founder and CEO of CEQUENS In recent years, the world has realised the importance of small and...

oped

Regional

Anghami wraps up 2024 with additional $55 million investment from OSN

Lebanon-founded music streaming app Anghami Inc. has secured a $55 million funding round from OSN Group, $12 million of which is an...

anghami OSN+

Egypt

MNT-Halan debuts in the UAE market

Egypt’s fintech company MNT-Halan has extended its super app services to the UAE market. The UAE has long been a strategic...

MNT-Halan

United States

USA's PLATMA expands to MENA after raising $2.2 million pre-Seed

USA-based AI business automation platform PLATMA is planning to enter the MENA market after securing a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding...

PLATMA AI

Saudi Arabia

Geidea extends SoftPos services to Egypt

Press release: Geidea, a leading provider of digital payment solutions in the Middle East, is set to launch its innovative SoftPos...

Geidea Fintech Softpos

Regional

What does it take to grow a global logistics business?

An article by Alan Coughlan, founder and CEO of global supply chain solutions company Lansil Global The past few years...

Logistics oped E-commerce

Egypt

T-Vencubator announces Tafweela as inaugural venture-building project

Egypt-based VC-incubator T-Vencubator has announced the Egyptian fintech, Tafweela, as its inaugural venture-building project. Founded...

T-Vencubator Tafweela

U.A.E

Tarjama launches new feature "Pronoia" for Arabic AI translation

Tarjama, an Arabic language technology company based in the UAE, has revealed a new tool available on its platform named Pronoia, on the...

Tarjama Pronoia

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