Wamda

Regional

What I know about money and hardware: PK Gulati

Hardware is in vogue. Where once you needed years, millions of dollars, and institutional support to launch a device or hardware...

The Assembly hardware investing PK Gulati

U.A.E

500 Startups invests in UAE gifting marketplace

UAE-based gift-giving platform Joi has recieved investment from 500 Startups. With this first round founders Ritesh Tilani and...

500 startups joi gifts Investment

Regional

When MENA investors don’t bank on women

For years, Lebanese entrepreneur Rayan Zahab would get called in for job interviews, only to hear hiring managers say the same thing: they...

Golden Seeds Snapay Women Investing in Women Digital

Egypt

Egyptian selfie drone wins $26K Swiss investment

Egyptian drone startup Drofie has attracted the attention of the Swiss, securing a 25,000 Swiss francs (US$26,000) investment and a spell...

Fame monster Latvia Kickstart Accelerator

Regional

MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages

Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs...

business acclerator Global Accelerator Report central bank of jordan

U.A.E

Family offices a new addition to investment landscape

Family offices are the new breed of investor in the MENA tech sector, according to Beco Capital. The UAE-based investment firm, has...

Periodic table investors BECO Capital

Palestine

Palestine's $12M Ibtikar fund launches, announces 8 investments

The Ibtikar Fund's management team, investors and startups. (Image via Christina Ghanim) Palestinian pride is providing the fuel for...

5QHQH Tasameem ArabiAuto

Lebanon

Circular 331: where has Lebanon's money gone?

It is said that innovation is an entrepreneur’s best friend. But in Lebanon a strong second contender has to be the central...

Lebanon for Entrepreneurs Berytech Fund Startup Megaphone

Regional

Are angel investors born or made? [Opinion]

Angel investors are in short supply in MENA. How do we 'grow' more? (Image via LabsofLatvia) There is no longer a question as to whether...

VentureSouq Opinion Venture Capital

Egypt

Trendak monitors social media analytics in Arabic

Trendak analyses data on social media in three languages including Arabic. (Images via Trendak) Knowing how to ‘read’ social media has alr...

social media monitoring Trendak foreign investment

U.A.E

Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform

Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a...

beehive financial services fin-tech

Egypt

Injaz turns to crowdfunding for Startup Egypt

The funding crunch for Egypt’s startups is no secret. As seen at a recent Mix N’ Mentor in Cairo, it can in fact push...

Escape HD Etba3ly 3D EpicVr

Lebanon

Beco invests in cyber security with Myki seed round

Beco Capital has led a seed investment in Lebanese cyber security startup MYKI, but has not disclosed the total sum. Myki works with...

MyKi cybersecurity lebanon

U.A.E

Introducing Flat6Labs' 6 latest UAE startups

Much like Hollywood is a celebrity hunting ground, Flat6Labs’ recent Demo Day suggests that Abu Dhabi might be the place to reel in...

StudentCart Metaphorio Jumpsuite

Global

What I know about raising money: Ramy Adeeb

Ramy Adeeb, ready to disperse advice. (Image via Ramy Adeeb) When Ramy Adeeb sold his startup, a news article curation site Snip.It to...

Ramy Adeeb Snip.It What I Know

Egypt

Egypt's A15 to get back into the startup game

Tech investment company A15 launched in Egypt in October, heralding its arrival with the news of the sale of one of its biggest companies,...

Catalyst Performly DishDino

Regional

500 Startups announces $30M MENA fund

Silicon Valley-based venture firm 500 Startups announced this week their $30 million fund for MENA startups. The fund, aptly...

Dave McClure Hasan Haider 500 startups

Maghreb

Morocco’s Eiréné4Impact in the push for social entrepreneurs

Future Moroccan entrepreneurs learning about social entrepreneurship at Impact Camp. (Images via Sara Kaddaoui) This fall, school is back...

impact entrepreneurship Eiréné4Impact morocco

Regional

Private equity investors in MENA seek a place in the sun

This is a crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. The backbone of future economic development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could hinge...

IMF Abraaj Group private equity

Turkey

500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

erhan erdogan Webrazzi Summit yemeksepeti

Egypt

What Egypt's local investors want

Egypt has made headlines lately for attracting a series of high-level venture investments from foreign players, but local investors are...

KI angels Tennra ideavelopers

Saudi Arabia

How this Saudi app developer is nurturing talent

[Update]: Ibtikar released a new trivia game called HEXA, with tens of thousands of questions in more than 15 different fields...

Regional

Beco Capital's tech investment 'periodic table'

Tech investment firm Beco Capital have concluded that over the last 12 months the VC investment activity within the Middle East...

investing BECO Capital Venture Capital

Lebanon

What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s...

Choueiri Group Diwanee Y Venture Partners

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