U.A.E Foloosi raises $500,000 in seed round UAE-based financial technology (fintech) startup Foloosi has raised $500,000 in seed funding from existing investor Rasheed Alfalasi along... Yasmeen Nabil • 08 September, 2019 seed fund Fintech
U.A.E Dubai halts Uber X and Careem's Go ride options Source: The National Ride-hailing giant Uber and its UAE-based partner Careem have halted their cheapest ride options in Dubai,... News • 02 September, 2019 uae RTA careem
Regional The 3arabi Impact Initiative The 3arabi Impact Initiative aims at identifying and supporting projects/social enterprises that impact the Arab world, regardless of... Wamda • 28 August, 2019
Regional Middle East Youth Expo 2019 The Middle East Youth Expo (MEYE 2019) will bring together thousands of young people in the Middle East to collaborate and explore... Wamda • 19 August, 2019
U.A.E The bakery that finds clients on Instagram The food and beverage sector is incredibly competitive in the Middle East, something that Rami Badawi and Amber Haque know only too well.... Triska Hamid • 18 August, 2019 Food & Beverage foodtech Social Media
U.A.E The case for accelerators in the UAE Shahzad Bhatti is the founder and owner of the Co-Working PopUp, a community-driven coworking space and incubator for startups and small... Thought Leadership • 15 August, 2019 acceleration Accelerators
U.A.E VentureSouq invests in Hong Kong's QFPay Source: E27 QFPay, a QR code-based payment technology company headquartered in Hong Kong, has received US$20 million in fresh funding... News • 14 August, 2019 Investment PAYMENT Technology
U.A.E Jollychic secures $65m from G42 Group Source: Tech in Asia G42, which is behind several national strategic tech projects in the region, considered Jollychic’s potential... News • 09 August, 2019 E-commerce Investment startup
U.A.E Vy Capital invests in UrbanClap Source: MenaBytes Indian home and beauty services marketplace UrbanClap has raised $75 million in a Series E round led by Tiger Global,... News • 04 August, 2019 Investment Beauty startups
U.A.E MidChains raises funding Source: The National The venture capital arm of Mubadala Investment Company has taken a stake in MidChains, a company which recently... News • 04 August, 2019 Stake Funding crypto
Regional EmTech MENA 2019 EmTech MENA conference is happening on 04-05 November 2019 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai. The... Wamda • 29 July, 2019
U.A.E Industry session: Is technology the solution for sustainability in fashion? Wamda is hosting ''Industry session: Is technology the solution for sustainability in fashion?'', a panel... Wamda • 23 July, 2019
U.A.E China's Didi to set up joint venture in Abu Dhabi Source: Arabian Business Didi Chuxing, a Beijing-based mobile transportation platform with 550 million users, on Monday signed an... News • 23 July, 2019 Expansion Transport venture
U.A.E In conversation with Savitar Jagtiani of Twinning Savitar Jagtiani has a lot of experience taking a traditional brick and mortar business online. The Landmark Group, one of the largest... Triska Hamid • 23 July, 2019 startup Retail E-commerce
Regional The Intelak Incubator Led by the Emirates Group, GE, and Dubai Tourism, Intelak supports the most promising startups in the industry to launch, grow and... Wamda • 10 July, 2019
U.A.E In conversation with Sahiqa Bennett of Searchie Searchie uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine a candidate’s suitability for a job. The technology monitors 361,000 factors... Triska Hamid • 09 July, 2019 recruitment Artificial intelligence
Regional 2019 Futurism Programme The Futurism Programme, a 6-week, zero equity, accelerator programme in Dubai for the travel and tourism industry, aims to... Wamda • 04 July, 2019
Regional CLIX 2020 CLIX – the Climate Innovations Exchange, launched in 2018, supports the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and... Wamda • 27 June, 2019
U.A.E In conversation with Kunal Kapoor of The Luxury Closet The Luxury Closet (TLC) is an online store that sells pre-owned fashion items founded in Dubai in 2012 by Kunal Kapoor. The company... Triska Hamid • 25 June, 2019 E-commerce The Luxury Closet Entrepreneur
U.A.E Sprii closes $8.5 million in Series A UAE-based e-commerce platform Sprii.com has raised a further $8.5 million in its Series A funding that it will use to accelerate its... Yasmeen Nabil • 24 June, 2019 Moms E-commerce Series A
U.A.E Hopi raises six-figure seed funding Source: MenaBytes Hopi, a yet-to-be-launched Dubai-based direct-to-consumer subscription contact lens startup has raised seed funding... News • 24 June, 2019 contact lenses seed
U.A.E Shopping for groceries with El Grocer The Middle East is no stranger to online food delivery. Apps like Zomato, Deliveroo and Talabat are found on almost every smartphone in the... Wamda • 23 June, 2019 el grocer e-grocery Dubai
Regional Morocco-based Mubawab acquires Jumia House Source: MenaBytes Mubawab, the leading real estate portal of Morocco that was acquired by Dubai-based Emerging Markets Property Group... News • 19 June, 2019 reak estate portal
U.A.E Dubai-based Urent raises seed funding Source: Arabian Business Dubai royal, Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, has invested in Urent, a new online platform that aims to... News • 19 June, 2019 cars Rental Investment