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Global

Tech hegemony: Friend or foe?

Salwa F. Darraj is a senior consultant at Ernst and Young (EY), where she is the Women’s Network Champion. Darraj is a Member of the...

Technology

Saudi Arabia

The slow rise of deeptech in Saudi Arabia

As the Saudi startup scene continues to set records, business models around advanced technologies or deeptech, are beginning to take...

deeptech

Regional

Young Arab entrepreneurs need govt’ support, increased access to funding

Amid today’s challenging labour market and lack of access to high quality education, young people across the Arab World are...

Arab youth

Pakistan

Should we pay closer attention to Pakistan?

There has been a sudden spike in investment heading towards Pakistani startups, with Middle East investors leading a significant chunk of...

pakistan Grocery App

Regional

India's startup expansion to Mena: A cause for concern?

Since 2016, more than 50 India-based startups have expanded into the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) by making their UAE debut an entry...

India Softbank Softbank Vision Fund

Regional

The Abraham Accords and its impact on the 48er startup community

‘Historic’, ‘ground-breaking’ and ‘momentous’ was how the world’s media described the Abraham...

48-Palestinians 48ers

Saudi Arabia

Expanding to Saudi: A path paved with gold?

Saudi Arabia cemented its desire to become the regional destination for the digital sector after announcing its $1.2 billion Launch...

Expansion

U.A.E

Starzly raises undisclosed Seed funding round

UAE-based media startup Starzly has raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from SEEDRA Ventures, 500 Startups and existing...

Starzly Entertaintech

Regional

What is the main cause of stress for founders?

Mental health has long been a taboo subject in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, but attitudes are changing. Wamda recently...

mental health EMPWR

Regional

Mena's mental health startups support fellow entrepreneurs' mental health and wellbeing

Wamda and Microsoft for Startups have published a research report on the impact of Covid-19 on the state of mental health and...

Regional

Startup advice: Six tips for early stage founders from Bayzat’s Talal Bayaa

Talal Bayaa is the co-founder and CEO of Bayzat, a UAE-based startup providing businesses with smart insurance, HR, and payroll...

Bayzat startup advice

Palestine

Does Palestine have investment-ready startups?

Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. So far this...

palestine

Palestine

Rising from the rubble: Entrepreneurs in Gaza look to rebuild

Rafat Abushaban is an author, speaker, and advocate for startups in fragile environments. He is the founder of Riable- an online platform...

Gaza

Palestine

Struggles multiply for Palestine's startup ecosystem

Since escalations unfolded in Palestine this month, Gaza-based tech hub and accelerator Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), has been closely monitoring...

gaza sky geeks Gaza

Iraq

Iraq's big new opportunity

The world’s perception of Iraq is one that frequently portrays a war-torn country, devastated by conflict and corruption. But amid...

U.A.E

Aldar launches second incubator programme

Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar launches second edition of its Manassah programme, a six-month entrepreneurship incubator...

Manassah Aldar uae

Regional

How Covid-19 unlocked the adoption of e-commerce in the Mena region

Wamda, in partnership with MIT Legatum Entrepreneurship Center, will be hosting an online panel to launch a report on ‘How...

Global

Forgetting the M in MVP: Are founders launching in a lean way?

Leen Ashqar is a senior associate at Propeller, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan As an active pre-seed and...

Bahrain

Flat6Labs Bahrain distributes $250,000 among cohort winners

Flat6Labs Bahrain announced that eight startups have received $250,000 investment as part of its sixth cycle, which concluded after a...

Flat6Labs Investment accelerator

U.A.E

Sheraa launches startup studio S3

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) has launched the Sharjah Startup Studio (S3), the first government-backed startup studio in the...

startups accelerator Sheraa

U.A.E

Hub71 raises more than $50m for startups in two years

Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, Hub71, raised Dh185 million ($50.4m) in capital for its community of startups since its launch in...

entrepreneurship tech hub Hub71

Egypt

Sakneen raises $1.1 million seed round

Egypt-based property technology (proptech) platform Sakneen, has raised a $1.1 million seed funding round led by Algebra Ventures with...

Sakneen seed round Proptech

U.A.E

Dubai launches digital platform to simplify startup process

Source: Gulf News On Tuesday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and Ruler...

Dubai

Qatar

What impact will the restoration of relations with Qatar have on its startups?

The almost four-year blockade of Qatar was lifted last week at the GCC Summit. Now that Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have...

qatar

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