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Bahrain

Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive

As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders...

Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board

Bahrain

Al Salam Bank and China's MSA Capital launch $50 million regional venture fund

Source: The National Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has partnered with China's MSA Capital to launch a new, $50 million (Dh183.6m) venture...

fund china Investment

Bahrain

Al Waha invests in Beijing-based MSA Capital

Bahrain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds has announced an undisclosed amount of investment in Beijing-based MSA Capital in its first...

fund Bahrain china

Bahrain

Women Power Summit 2019

The Women Power Summit 2019 will be held on October 13th and 14th with a focus on 'Women in Leadership: Inspiring Action and...

Bahrain

SINC raises $250,000 in pre-seed funding

SINC, a Bahrain based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mobile platform, has raised $250,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Dubai Angel...

pre-Seed Investment Software

Bahrain

Lamar Holding invests $1 million in Nigeria's TechAdvance

Source: VentureBurn Lagos-based payments infrastructure firm TechAdvance has secured $1-million in funding from...

Investment tech PAYMENT

Bahrain

Rain raises $2.5 million and acquires regulatory license

Source: Coindesk Cryptocurrency exchange Rain has opened its doors for business following regulatory approval by Bahrain’s central...

exchange crypto license

Bahrain

The GCC's smallest island is attracting startup attention

Despite its small size, the Gulf island of Bahrain is proving a force to be reckoned with in the startup world. The tiny nation –...

Bahrain Bahrain Fintech Bay Bahrain Economic Development Board

Bahrain

The Stories Studio secures $70,000

Source: Startup MGZN The Stories Studio, one of the graduates from Flat6Labs Bahrain’s First Cycle has officially...

Investment Funding storytelling

Bahrain

Inagrab secures funding from Faith Capital

Source: StartUp Bahrain The Bahraini startup, Inagrab, a company with a vision to help as many businesses scale using innovative...

kuwait Seed funding

Bahrain

Property Finder acquires Bahrain Property World

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based Property Finder’s shopping spree of regional property websites doesn’t seem to be ending...

Acqusition property

Bahrain

Food Ideathon MENA Bootcamp Programme

Food Ideathon MENA Bootcamp is a 4-day food entrepreneurship event that will take place as part of the Startup Bahrain Week on 7-9 March...

Bahrain

The expert’s view: How to attract seed funding in Bahrain

Areije Al Shakar, senior vice president and head of development services division at Bahrain Development Bank, reveals what Venture Capital...

Investment Venture Capital VC funding

Bahrain

Unbound Bahrain

This March 6 & 7, Unbound, in partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and supported by StartUp Bahrain,...

Bahrain

Bahrain first Business Angels company announces its partial exit from EatApp

Source: Startup MGZN Tenmou, Bahrain’s first ‘Business Angels company’ recently announced its partial exit from...

Bahrain news Investment

Bahrain

Bahrain's Inagrab closes seed round

Source: Startup MGZN Bahraini startup Inagrab, a platform that helps retail businesses scale their business with the help of A.I...

Bahrain 500 startups Retail

Bahrain

Small business, big plans in Bahrain

Marwa M. Hejairi, senior officer, tenant relations at Riyadat, discusses with Alicia Buller how the incubation centre creates successful...

Bahrain Women empowerment women entrepreneurs

Bahrain

Bahrain’s e-government is ready for full migration to the cloud

Not only is technology causing an impact on economic sectors' performance and activities, but also affecting the manner through which...

E-government Bahrain

Bahrain

Restaurant booking app Eat receives funding from MEVP

Eat, MENA-based restaurant reservation platform, has recently closed a funding round from Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) for an...

eat MEVP Investment

Bahrain

Tech and innovation are at the core of the ‘New GCC’ investment opportunities as revealed ‘Gateway Gulf’

Over 500 international investors and select business leaders flocked to Bahrain to explore how to unlock opportunities across the...

Gateway Gulf Investor Forum Bahrain startups

Bahrain

Gateway Gulf Investor Forum 2018

Gateway Gulf Investor Forum 2018 will bring together 500+ global investors and CEOs from a variety of sectors, including oil and gas, real...

Bahrain Bahrain EDB Gateway Gulf Investor Forum

Bahrain

How Bahrain is growing into a startup haven

In 2017, Bahrain ranked second in the MENA in terms of Ease of Doing Business, and very good reasons have endorsed this ranking. The number...

Bahrain Ecosystem startups

Bahrain

400 international participants attended Follow the Leaders’ event in Bahrain

‘Follow the Leaders’ conference which took place in Bahrain, brought together 400 international entrepreneurs, angel investors,...

follow the leaders Bahrain Thinkers and Doers

Bahrain

unbound Bahrain 2018

On March 7-8, unbound brings its innovation festival to Bahrain, celebrating The Kingdom’s commitment to fuelling a digital future...

Bahrain EDB Innovation

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