Wamda

Global

Startup Watch: 5 years of Tim Cook’s Apple, and Gandalf won’t do your wedding

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, but not when you have to explain the difference between AR and VR, that’s easy....

Startup Watch

U.A.E

Eureeca crowdfunds $400K for itself

Crowdfunding platform Eureeca has announced today they have raised $400,000 on their platform for themselves. Eureeca closed the...

eureeca uae

U.A.E

Wamda Capital leads a $5M investment round in Kharabeesh

Wamda Capital announced leading a $5 million investment round in Kharabeesh, alongside Endeavor Catalyst Fund and Dash...

Kharabeesh Wamda Capital Investment

U.A.E

Turn8 announces new $60M VC fund

UAE-based accelerator and investor Turn8 launched a $60 million venture capital fund on Sunday for technology innovation. This new fund...

turn8-accelerator-fund-announcement

Global

Startup Watch: Funerals, Telegram breach, and InstaSnap Feud

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch instagram Saudi Arabia

Regional

Tamatem: Gaming for 18 million users

As global gaming publishers overlook the Arab region’s hunger for localized mobile games, regional publishers are...

tamatem Gaming localization

Saudi Arabia

New non-profit accelerator launches in Saudi Arabia

The small investment ecosystem in Saudi Arabia is forcing startups to either start late or too slowly - so says Ozan Sonmez from King...

KAUST acceleration incubation

Maghreb

The #KarimJazouani prize's 2016 winner announced

For the fourth time, Wamda is rewarding advocates of Moroccan entrepreneurship with the Karim Jazouani Prize. Last month, we asked...

Kilimanjero youssef Chaqor Endeavor

U.A.E

Careem to use driverless ‘pods’

Careem has announced that they’ve partnered with a company that builds driverless, battery-powered ‘pods’. Furthering...

careem public transport MEMakersGE

U.A.E

Careem to invest $100M in R&D

Careem has announced a new strategy, plus their plans for global expansion. According to a statement released today they plan, over...

careem ride hailing Investment

Maghreb

‘Tunisian DNA’ essential to major US cloud deal

An American success often hides a diaspora success. In the case of Predictix it goes far beyond that. Predictix, a US-based retail cloud...

acceleration Predictix usa

Maghreb

AIG becomes Jumia, but is a rebrand a good idea?

Few internet services have made as much noise as Africa Internet Group (AIG), and now it’s seeking to make more with a major...

rebranding Africa Internet Group Kaymu

Maghreb

Propertyfinder buys Morocco-based Selektimmo

The list of Moroccan platforms looking to benefit from the online real estate boom is long. Over a year ago, we wondered if...

U.A.E

Community Jameel and Wamda host MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai

Cities are rising at a fast pace. The MENA region has seen this with Dubai, and shortly after, Masdar City. In the meantime,...

Redefining Cities MIT Media Lab MIT

Lebanon

Fransabank to invest $2.5M investment in Lebanon’s Pinpay

Lebanon’s leading fintech startup, Pinpay, is to receive a $2.5 million investment from Fransabank. The mobile payment and...

Bankmed Bank Audi Fransabank

Jordan

#MixNMentor Amman provokes heated debates

During the morning opening talk. (Images via Wamda) Jordan entrepreneurs never disappoint, even when they could take the day off for a...

Mix N' Mentor 2016 mix n mentor Amman Jordan

Maghreb

Big changes for Tunisia as Flat6labs, Le15 launch

Last week Flat6labs announced their launch in Tunisia, alongside the brand new startup hub Le15, marking a huge leap forward for the...

Flat6Labs Tunis Le15 seed investment

U.A.E

Family offices a new addition to investment landscape

Family offices are the new breed of investor in the MENA tech sector, according to Beco Capital. The UAE-based investment firm, has...

Periodic table investors BECO Capital

Saudi Arabia

Solar panel cleaning startup closes $1M Series A

Saudi-based startup NOMADD has closed a Series A round of $1 million. NOMADD, which stands for ‘no water mechanical automated...

Investment and acquisitions MEMakersGE NOMADD

U.A.E

Startup and corporation collaboration gets a boost #Expo2020xWamda

Corporation, big business, multinational, mega-corp - whatever noun you prefer to use, they need you, and by ‘you’ we mean...

CE Summit Collaborative Entrepreneurship expo 2020

U.A.E

IT platform Geeks raises $600K seed round

And 6500 happy customers. (Image via Geeks) Geeks.ae, an on-demand tech services platform that helps connect consumers and business...

Geeks investments Wamda Capital

Egypt

Flat6Labs and Barclays launch a fintech accelerator in Egypt

Ahmad Alfi speaking during the launch of Accelerator 1864. (Image via Flat6Labs) Yesterday Cairo-based Flat6labs announced the...

Flat6LabsCairo fin-tech accelerator

U.A.E

Payfort launches 3rd edition of the State of Payments

The Arab world could see $69 billion in online payment transactions per year by 2020. (Image via Wamda) Saudis and Emiratis have...

State of Payments 2016 Payfort Report

Regional

Activate and accelerate: 14 CE tools for corporations

In May of this year, British banking and financial services company Barclays partnered with Flat6Labs to open Egypt's first...

Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship corporations

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