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Regional

What's next for traveltech?

The travel sector was the worst-hit during the lockdown and it will likely take years before numbers reach pre-Covid levels. Yet...

Travel traveltech podcast

Egypt

US-based Openner to invest in 50 Egyptian startups

US-based venture capital firm Openner has launched an accelerator programme in Egypt, looking to invest in 50 early-stage startups. The...

Openner early stage

Regional

I failed and this is my truth

Failure in the startup world can seem like an inevitable milestone, with nine out of 10 startups ending in failure. For many...

Failure

Egypt

Rology raises $860,000 in pre-Series A

Egypt-based health technology (healthtech) startup Rology, has raised $860,000 pre-Series A investment in a round led by Egypt-based...

Rology healthtech DAI

Global

UAE's Alpha Wave invests in India-based EkAnek Networks

Source: Yourstory Delhi-based EkAnek Networks announced on Monday it has raised Rs 40 crore in its Series A1 investment round. The...

Alpha Wave

U.A.E

Spartech Ventures invests in UK-based Bibliu

UAE-based venture capital (VC) investor Spartech Ventures, has participated in UK-based educational technology (edtech) platform...

Spartech Ventures EdTech Bibliu

Egypt

Anubis Gaming raises $300,000

Source: Esports Egyptian esports organisation Anubis Gaming has secured $300,000 (~£234,297) in it’s latest round...

Anibus Gaming esports

Regional

Energy-focused AFKAR ventures launches in Mena

Dubai-headquartered AFKAR Ventures has launched in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region looking to invest in startups operating...

Afkar Ventures Energytech

U.A.E

Open banking: DAPI's open letter to the UAE Bank Federation Advisory Council

An open letter on open banking, a framework for responsible innovation for banks and the fintech community in the UAE Members of the...

Fintech Open banking DAPI

Saudi Arabia

Social learning crucial to edtech says Noon Academy founder

The coronavirus lockdown shifted attitudes towards education technology (edtech), accelerating its adoption across the Middle East and...

EdTech Noon Academy

Regional

Saudi’s Falak to invest SAR5 million in 10 startups

Saudi Arabia-based angel accelerator Falak Investment Hub is planning to invest SAR5 million in up to 10 tech startups selected to...

Falak investment hub acceleration

Egypt

Isqan.com raises pre-seed investment

Egypt-based property technology (proptech) startup Isqan.com, has raised a six-figure investment in its pre-seed round from an undisclosed...

Proptech Isqan.com

Global

Fintech investments in EMEA rise to $4.6 billion in H1 2020

Investments in financial technology (fntech) in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) recorded $4.6 billion in the first half of 2020,...

Fintech EMEA

U.A.E

Navigating Dubai’s next chapter of growth

Majed Al Suwaidi is the managing director of Dubai Media City and lead of in5 Startups have always played a crucial role in the social...

in5 Dubai

Jordan

360Moms raises fresh funds

Jordan-based online parenting platform 360Moms, has raised investment from Palestine-based Ibtikar Fund and Jordan-based ISSF (Innovative...

360Moms online parenting ISSF

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