Wamda

U.A.E

From rubbish to robot

When Abdus Samad was a child, he would prise open electrical items at home to see the components inside and then put them back together. It...

robots robotics DIY

U.A.E

The Big 5 2018

The Big 5, the largest and most influential construction event in the Middle East, is coming back under the theme “Shaping the...

U.A.E

WakeCap secures $1.6 million

WakeCap, the UAE-based construction technology startup has closed $1.6 million in seed investment from a group of global investors...

Construction IoT Hardware

Saudi Arabia

Google Policy Fellowship Programme

Call for applications - Google Policy Fellowship Programme Wamda has partnered with Google to host two candidates for...

U.A.E

WeInvest sets sights on UAE

Source: Finextra WeInvest, a Singapore-based digital wealth services and robo-advisory firm, announced today its expansion will be into...

Fintech Hive DIFC

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange to create infrastructure for cryptocurrency assets

Source: Bitcoin.com The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has released a paper aimed at creating the infrastructure necessary to accommodate...

abu dhabi Fintech cryptocurrency

Kuwait

DWS Group acquires stake in GCC FinTech startup Neo Technologies

Source: The National DWS Group, a European asset manager in which Germany’s Deutsche Bank has a majority stake, agreed to...

Fintech

U.A.E

Careem closes $200m in latest round

Ride-hailing app Careem has secured $200 million from existing investors including Al Tayyar Group, Kingdom Holding and Rakuten in the...

careem investment round

U.A.E

Alternative Investment Management Summit

Launched in 2015, AIM Summit is The Leading Regional Alternative Investment Management Summit gathering and...

U.A.E

Navigating through a smart city

As the number of people living in cities grows around the world, the need for effective transportation becomes paramount. This year’s...

Smart Cities Transport automation

U.A.E

Free calls to nowhere, how Skype ban hurts startups in the UAE

Launching a startup isn’t for the anxious or easily deterred. There are myriad worries, from finding investors and customers to...

Skype startup

U.A.E

Mumzworld closes $20m Series B round

Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce shopping platform for mothers across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has closed its...

Mumzworld ecommerce

U.A.E

C3 Social Impact Accelerator Program

The C3 Social Impact Accelerator program addresses key milestones in the journey of a social entrepreneur and focuses...

U.A.E

Ureed Language Word-A-Thon Day

The competition is centred around the translation competition ‘the language Word-a-thon’ where we will invite students from...

U.A.E

Falling Walls Lab

Dubai is among the 50 international destinations selected to play host to the 2018 edition of ‘Falling Walls Lab’, a global...

U.A.E

World Green Economy Summit

Inspired by the growth of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in boosting the economy, the annual World Green Economy...

U.A.E

Kidpreneur Award

BizWorld UAE, a social enterprise specializing in entrepreneurship education, and Entrepreneur Middle East announce the...

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi launches digital sandbox for fintech

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the emirate’s financial centre will launch a fintech digital sandbox, to enable financial...

Fintech Sandbox

U.A.E

Fintech Abu Dhabi 2018

FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit 2018 will go ‘live’ in two more weeks with two full days of exciting activities for FinTech...

U.A.E

Meet Magento Dubai

REDBOX DIGITAL BRINGS MEET MAGENTO TO THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THE FIRST TIME An exclusive, invite-only networking and...

U.A.E

EmTech MENA in Dubai

EmTech conferences are held in seven regions of the world including the flagship EmTech MIT conference in the MIT Media Lab in...

U.A.E

Robots can help socialize autistic children and UAE’s Atlab is a practical example

Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are both revolutionizing all industries, and healthcare has been at the core of their activities....

Autism robotics Atlab

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s new partnership and what it means for startups

On Wednesday, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have announced a strategic partnership in 44 projects called The Strategy of Revolve. The...

SME Authority Strategy of Resolve

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi unveils a $13.6 billion program to grow public and private sectors and boost SMEs

Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 has put forward the need to build a resilient infrastructure that supports economic growth and develops a...

smes abu dhabi

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