Wamda

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi invests in fintech blockchain start-up

Source: Zawya The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has invested in Securrency, a US-based developer of blockchain-based financial and...

Fintech Blockchain Investment

U.A.E

Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE?

Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and...

Research R&D

Regional

STEP Conference 2020

STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has launched its 9th edition under the theme of “the World...

U.A.E

The Hub: The Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Environmentalism

GEMS World Academy Dubai (GWA), one of the leading IB+ schools, has been selected as the Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship...

U.A.E

StudioRepublik’s Big Weekend

A 2-day Festival to celebrate the opening of StudioRepublik is happening on January 10-11, 2020 from 9:00 AM - 5:00...

U.A.E

SpiderSilk raises $500,000

Source: MENAbytes Dubai-based cybersecurity startup SpiderSilk has raised $500,000 seed in a round led by Global Ventures, and joined by...

cyber security cybersecurity

U.A.E

noon cosies up to China

There are a few areas in Dubai and Abu Dhabi where self-driving vehicles branded with the noon logo, slowly drive along a pre-determined...

china E-commerce self-driving car

U.A.E

Mubadala leads investment in Glovo

Source: CNBC Spanish food delivery app Glovo has raised 150 million euros ($167 million) in a fresh round of funding to ramp up...

Mubadala Investment Company

U.A.E

JumpAdvisor raises seed investment

UAE-based JumpAdvisor recently raised a seed investment round from an angel investor, valuing the company at $400,000. JumpAdvisor is an...

seed investment

U.A.E

Adasat.com raises $350,000 in funding

Source: Laffaz Adasat.com is a new e-commerce platform based in Dubai that has recently raised $350,000 with the help of local...

contact lenses eye glasses sun glasses

Saudi Arabia

Wamda co-leads $3M Series A round in online floral marketplace Floranow

Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler, has co-led a $3 million Series A round with Global Ventures in...

Series A Floranow

U.A.E

VentureSouq invests in $45 million Series B of US-based Vouch

Source: MenaBytes VentureSouq, a Dubai-based investment platform focused on investing in early-stage startups around the world, has...

Business Insurance US

U.A.E

The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions

Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education...

Education EdTech

U.A.E

Telr secures funding from existing investors

UAE-based Telr, an online payment gateway startup, has closed an undisclosed institutional round of funding led by its three largest...

payment gateway Telr iMENA

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi's Group 42 invests in Chinese 3D printing firm

Source: 3D Printing Industry Chinese 3D printer provider and service bureau HeyGears Technology has reported the raising of...

abu dhabi 3d printing

U.A.E

Wamda invests in UAE-based fintech startup FlexxPay

Wamda has invested in UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup FlexxPay (flexxpay.com). The social impact company provides...

Fintech Wamda Capital

U.A.E

In conversation with Rita Huangzhen of iMile

When Rita Huangzhen left China in 2008 to work for Huawei in Dubai, she had no idea that the emirate would become the place she would get...

Logistics Last mile delivery china

U.A.E

Fetchr raises $10 million in emergency funding

Source: Bloomberg Courier app Fetchr, once one of the Middle East’s largest startups, raised as much as $10 million in...

Dubai emergency Funding

U.A.E

Mubadala leads $32 million funding in London-based Cazoo

Source: EU-startups Cazoo, a new platform transforming the purchase of used cars, today launches with a triple announcement. In addition...

Used cars Investment

U.A.E

Invygo raises $1 million in seed funding

Source: MenaBytes Dubai-based car subscription startup Invygo has raised $1 million in a seed round, the startup announced in a...

car subscription seed

U.A.E

QiDZ raises $1 million in seed round

Source: Gulf News QiDZ, a one-stop destination for kids-related fun, education and entertainment in the UAE, announced earlier today...

Education kids Entertainment

U.A.E

Coded Minds acquires US-based EdgeMakers

Source: Gulf Business Dubai-based education company, Coded Minds, acquired EdgeMakers STEM Learning Lab, a global education company, it...

Education STEM Acqusition

Kuwait

Faith Capital invests in Justmop

Kuwait-based venture capital (VC) fund Faith Capital has announced a round of investment in Justmop, the UAE-based on-demand cleaning...

Justmop on-demand laundry On-demand startups

U.A.E

Volkswagen Mobility Challenge 2.0

The Volkswagen Mobility Challenge is returning to the region this year and is looking for young entrepreneurs based in the...

Thought Leadership

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