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Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Dokkan Afkar closes $2M round

Dokkan Afkar announced yesterday, it has closed a $2 million investment round led by Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF). Dokkan Afkar is a...

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Bahrain

Egyptians win big in MITEF Arab Startup Competition

The MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) of the Pan Arab Region announced the winners of the 10th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup...

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Lebanon

Lebanon's Jaleesa awarded $40K by World Bank

Jaleesa, the Lebanon-based tech startup that connects families with a trusted babysitter, has secured a $40,000 equity-free contribution...

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Tunisia

Flat6Labs, open for business in Tunisia

Flat6Labs announced last summer that they were coming to Tunisia, as the country’s first accelerator and now for the last two months...

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U.A.E

Jadopado is acquired by Mohamed Alabbar

Editor's note: this story has been update May 11 to include the acquirers of Jadopado and a comment from Omar Kassim. In a statement...

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U.A.E

Six healthtech startups pitch during Dubai 100 finale

Investors and healthcare industry leaders from UAE and around the world came together for the finale of Dubai 100’s second...

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U.A.E

Sheraa and Air Arabia to launch ‘Travel and Tourism’ track

Coming on the heels of its successful inaugural accelerator showcase day, Sheraa - a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United...

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Egypt

Egypt startup BSocial launches Quran VR app

Marketing services company Bsocial has created a virtual reality (VR) app called Experience Quran for the Oculus store. It comes after...

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Lebanon

Syrian entrepreneurs raise their voices at Jusoor

“War is always louder, but we want to raise the voices of youth and entrepreneurship”. This is how Ahmad Bayram, managing...

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Saudi Arabia

24 Saudi entrepreneurs join second cohort at 910ths acceleration program

Twenty-four teams from across Saudi Arabia have been nominated for the 9/10ths Startup Accelerator Program, aiming to develop early-stage...

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Egypt

Rise Up Explore takes 6 startups to Silicon Valley

Rise Up has taken six startups on a Rise Up Explore trip to Silicon Valley that started on April 4 and finishes on April 13. RiseUp...

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Turkey

Turkey’s Iyzico adds $2M to its Series C round

Online payment and fintech leader Iyzico announced earlier this week that Amadeus Capital Partners, the global technology investor, has...

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is Mix N’ Mentor’s first stop this year

The Saudi ecosystem is getting more and more exciting, and Wamda is on trend: we host the first Mix N’ Mentor of the year on April 22...

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Global

Roadie 2 crowdfunds double its target amount

Band Industries launched Roadie 2 and Roadie Bass on Kickstarter yesterday with a fundraising goal of $50,000. This morning, the...

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U.A.E

New platform for healthy food launched from Dubai

Plotos, a digital nutrition and wellness platform and app, launched today with funding of $100,000 to address the UAE’s growing...

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Morocco

Morocco’s Moteur.ma raises round from Malaysian investor

Moteur.ma is a classified car ads startup based in Casablanca. Launched in 2009, FDV funded 32 percent of the startup’s 2015...

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Egypt

Egypt startup Dr. Weee tackles e-waste with app

Dr. Weee, an Egyptian e-waste business, has launched an app designed to make recycling easier for consumers. The app, launched this...

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Tunisia

Tunisian startup Datavora raises $470K

Tunisian startup Datavora, a specialist in ecommerce big data, has raised just over 1 million Tunisian dinars (US$467,000) in seed...

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Europe

Berlin refugee incubator launches crowdfunding campaign

Berlin refugee-entrepreneur business incubator Ideas in Motion has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help make the program a permanent...

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Bahrain

Fetchr buys Bahrain courier company in expansion push

Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group (YBA Kanoo), one of the largest family-owned multinational businesses in the Middle East, has announced that...

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Global

Pixelbug looks to take Silicon Valley

Pixelbug, the augmented and virtual reality pioneer founded in Dubai, has gone from dominating the MENA market to turning heads in Silicon...

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Jordan

World Economic Forum searches for the best 100 Arab startups

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is on the lookout for the best 100 Arab startups as part of its Startup4IR initiative. The initiative, in...

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U.A.E

Jamalon signs agreement with Lulu.com in a Middle East publishing expansion

Jamalon.com, MENA's online bookstore, signed a Print-On-Demand (POD) agreement with Lulu.com, a global self-publishing platform,...

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Regional

$100M invested in MENA fintech [WRL report]

Fintech startups in MENA have raised over $100 million in funding in the last 10 years, and a new report indicates the number of startups...

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