Wamda

Global

An essential guide to SAFEs

A critical part of any startup’s journey is fundraising. This can be particularly challenging in the very early days of building your...

Clara

Egypt

500 Global opens an office in Egypt, partners with ITIDA to launch support programmes for local startups

US-based venture capital firm 500 Global is set to open an office in Egypt and has recently partnered with Information Technology...

500 Global

Global

SWVL slashes over 50 per cent of its workforce, shuts operations in Pakistan

UAE-based mass mobility services provider, SWVL, has laid off over 50 per cent of its staff, in a recent round of layoffs conducted by...

Swvl

Global

Social impact: The neglected child of crypto

Following the collapse of US-based crypto exchange platform FTX, the future and stability of crypto has come into question once again....

Cryptocurrencies Bitcoin Sustainability

Global

Modus Capital acquires Agile Ventures

US-based Modus Capital has acquired Saudi Arabia-based startup venture builder Agile Ventures. The value of the transaction remains...

Modus Capital

Global

Startup advice: Creating a brand identity that resonates

Lucy Bradley is the founder of Plug Communications There are so many aspects to consider when you are building a business; not...

Branding

Global

Flowwow pushes ahead with Mena foray as Russian ecosystem collapses

Startups in Russia have been facing a litmus test since the start of the war in Ukraine, with foreign direct investments drying up,...

Russia

Global

Employee mental healthcare: digital tools or workplace culture?

By Professor Paul Hopkinson, head of Edinburgh Business School, and the School of Social Sciences at Heriot-Watt University There is no...

mental health

Global

oktopi acquires UK edtech Tutor House

UAE-based edtech oktopi, has fully acquired UK-based tutoring platform Tutor House. Founded in 2021 by Emilie Thomas and Fadi Abbas,...

oktopi acquisition EdTech

Global

LYVE acquires majority stake in Shopini World

Abu Dhabi-based B2B logistics SaaS platform Lyve Global, has acquired a majority stake in Shopini World, a cross-border e-commerce...

Lyve

Egypt

Egypt’s mental health startup Shezlong expands to South Africa

Egypt-based healthtech startup Shezlong, has announced the expansion of its business to South Africa under the brand name of...

shezlong

Global

SWVL announces $20 million private placement

Dubai-based mobility and transport solutions provider SWVL, has signed an agreement with US-based institutional investors for the sale and...

Swvl

Global

Community is king in Web3 – here’s what to know before building yours

Sean Pattwell is the founder and CEO of CW8 Communications Despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, the general excitement about the...

Web 3.0

Global

Navigating the slippery slopes of uncertainty

Rani Salman is the managing partner at Caliber Consulting, a UAE-based boutique consulting firm As the evolutionary biologist Charles...

strategy

Global

What is yield farming in DeFi?

Charlie Martin is the head of operations at Gro, a decentralised finance platform based in the UK. Prior to Gro, he started his career in...

DeFi cryptocurrency

Global

SWVL expands to Mexico with Urbvan acquisition

UAE-based mobility services provider SWVL has acquired Urbvan, a Mexico-based mass mobility startup. Founded in 2016 by Renato Picard...

Urbvan Swvl

Global

Will the crypto crash derail the next web revolution?

Richard Waters and Hannah Murphy in San Francisco and Scott Chipolina in London Ethan Buchman, co-founder of blockchain network Cosmos,...

cryptocurrency Blockchain Web 3.0

Global

African growth promise tempts investors

By Joseph Cotterill A list of Africa’s fastest-growing companies that is topped by Kenyan tech disrupters, South African...

africa

Global

KBW Ventures invests in Eclipse’s $40 million Series B round

UAE-based KBW Ventures, founded by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, has invested in US-based dessert brand...

Eclipse

Global

Fintechs face reckoning as easy money dries up

By Imani Moise, Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan and Joshua Oliver As a wave of fintechs rode successive funding rounds to ever-higher...

Fintech

Global

From nappies to cricket: China’s Alibaba targets South Asia

Benjamin Parkin and Farhan Bokhari in Karachi and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing In a vast warehouse on the arid outskirts of Pakistani...

Daraz Alibaba

Global

How bad is Big Tech’s hiring freeze?

By Dave Lee The end of the tech boom has sparked a flurry of job cuts as companies move swiftly to tighten their belts. Recruitment at...

big tech

Global

Chari acquires Ivory Coast startup Diago

Morocco-based B2B e-commerce and fintech startup Chari, has acquired Diago, an Ivorian app that connects local shops to FMCG producers...

Chari

Global

Cartier Women's Initiative

Since 2006, Cartier Women’s Initiative seeks to drive change by empowering women impact entrepreneurs, providing them with financial,...

Cartier

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