U.A.E Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018 “The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) plans to provide financial support aggregating AED 100 million (US $27.2 million)... Rana Freifer • 21 March, 2018 uae Funding Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018
U.A.E Not a hardware, not a software, this startup looks to partner with CCC to improve construction efficiency Hassan Albalawi, the cofounder of on-site data tracking helmet WakeCap Technology, would like to believe he can digitize the construction... Reine Farhat • 20 March, 2018 WakeCap Hardware sensors
U.A.E Goodness Cart, Dubai’s new healthy startup Goodness Cart is a new ecommerce platform that launched today in Dubai to offer customers products across a range of categories including... Staff writer • 14 March, 2018 ecommerce
U.A.E DIFC and MEVP sign agreement to strengthen regional technology venture capital ecosystem Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the leading international financial hubs in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia... Staff writer • 12 March, 2018 uae DIFC MEVP
U.A.E Dubai-based certified car marketplace raises another $1M CarSwitch.com, the UAE’s first marketplace for certified cars, has secured an additional $1 million investment led by Dubai Angel... Staff writer • 08 March, 2018 uae carswitch.com marketplace
U.A.E What free licensing could mean for Dubai startups? A ‘free business license’ and other subsidized costs would be great to have for a startup, and it’s not as far-fetched as... Nader Sabry • 06 March, 2018 Hardware Startups Licensing Opinion
U.A.E When innovation complements an Emirate’s rich tourism offering This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. The direct contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE’s GDP was AED... Rana Freifer • 04 March, 2018 uae Fikra Labs Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
U.A.E Sheraa fosters entrepreneurship: Hosts first Mix N’ Mentor and showcases its Second Accelerator Cohort “At Sheraa, we are committed to providing a platform to amplify entrepreneurial networking through events such as Wamda’s Mix... Rana Freifer • 27 February, 2018 sharjah Sheraa Mix N' Mentor Sharjah
U.A.E When business travel and leisure mix: A look at Abu Dhabi’s MICE sector This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, $1.2 trillion was spent on business travel around the world, nearly one quarter... Rana Freifer • 25 February, 2018 uae Abu Dhbai Fikra Labs
U.A.E Marketplace builder behind joigifts closes $1.5 M Seed Round Dubai-based Enhance, a holding company that builds online marketplaces for the Middle East and Africa, has raised a Seed Round of $1.5... Staff writer • 22 February, 2018 uae Enhance joigifts
U.A.E Abu Dhabi is getting ready for an innovation-loaded takeoff This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. If it wasn’t for all the great aviation innovations that the world... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2018 abu dhabi Travel Tourism
U.A.E Karaoke app Ghinwa closes a US $3 million funding round Ghinwa, an in5-incubated Arabic karaoke and selfcast app, announced the close of a US$3 million funding round, which included 500... Staff writer • 12 February, 2018 Ghinwa Investment
U.A.E How is Abu Dhabi getting ready to become a world-class tourist destination This article is a crosspost from Fikra Labs. In 2016, the number of hotel guests in Abu Dhabi reached 4.4 million, signaling... Reine Farhat • 11 February, 2018 Miral Yas Island Tourism
U.A.E Mumzworld secures its largest funding round to date Mumzworld, one of the Middle East North Africa (MENA) leading ecommerce players dedicated to mothers, babies and children, today announced... Staff writer • 08 February, 2018 uae Mumzworld Wamda Capital
U.A.E Dubai Tourism & Commerce Marketing joins the Emirates Group and GE as a principal partner of Intelak Intelak, one of the first industry and technology-focused incubators in the MENA region, announced that Dubai Tourism & Commerce... Staff writer • 07 February, 2018 uae Intelak incubation
U.A.E Fikra Labs is open for application and here’s why you should apply As part of their mission to turn Abu Dhabi into a world class tourist destination and global innovation hub, four leading... Staff writer • 06 February, 2018 Innovation Fikra Labs abu dhabi
U.A.E Announcing Fikra Labs, entrepreneurs’ ticket for innovation in world-class travel and tourism Innovation is often the ultimate differentiator between leaders and followers. Today’s world is quickly adapting to whatever... Staff writer • 06 February, 2018 Fikra Labs abu dhabi uae
Saudi Arabia Ecommerce eyewear platform is betting on growing niche markets The global eyewear market was valued at $109 billion in 2016 and is projected to exceed $170 billion by 2022. In the Middle East, a... Rana Freifer • 17 January, 2018 uae ksa eyewa
U.A.E BitOasis update on the rise of digital assets and blockchain adoption in the UAE and GCC region As adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology is on the rise worldwide, we at BitOasis are seeing an exponential increase in... Staff writer • 16 January, 2018 BitOasis Bitcoin Blockchain
U.A.E International Blockchain Capital invests in Acumen Advertising Dubai-based fintech group International Blockchain Capital (IBC) Group Limited bought into homegrown media brand Acumen Advertising as part... Staff writer • 15 January, 2018 Acumen International Blockchain Capital Fintech
U.A.E Unified Inbox is one of three startups selected by Marriott Hotels TestBed Middle East & Africa [Video] With a huge viariety of hotels to choose from, travelers and guests are often provided with many options to choose from. Hotels that are... Staff writer • 10 January, 2018 Marriott TestBed
U.A.E Floral marketplace Floranow closes its first funding round Floranow, the region’s online B2B floral marketplace, successfully raised its first round of financing from Jabbar Internet Group,... Staff writer • 20 December, 2017 Floranow Wamda Capital Jabbar Internet Group
U.A.E Majid Al Futtaim and Image Nation Abu Dhabi participated in financing an LA-based VR startup Dreamscape Immersive, the location-based VR startup backed by some of Hollywood's biggest players, announced closing a $30M Series B... Staff writer • 19 December, 2017 uae US VR
U.A.E TruKKer raises $1.4M seed round led by Raed ventures TruKKer, an on-demand truck aggregator startup, is preparing for large-scale expansion after witnessing 2000% growth in its first year of... Staff writer • 19 December, 2017 Trukker Investment