Wamda

Regional

Think local, act local: The secret to thriving in GCC e-commerce

An article by Mohamad Salah Khouzam, COO of the Kuwaiti online classifieds platform, 4Sale For over 30 years, while...

Saudi Arabia

Tawaref, Thanawi team up to advance startup investment in MENA

Tawaref, a leading Saudi-based shared services company, and Thanawi, a pioneering digital platform, are pleased to announce the signing of...

Tawaref Thanawi

U.A.E

UAE's fintech Yuze expands to India

Press release: Yuze, a UAE-based fully digital business banking platform, is set to expand its operations to India in the second...

Yuze Fintech

Egypt

Simplex secures $13 million to propel Saudi expansion

Egypt-based CNC machine manufacturer Simplex has raised $13 million, led by Saudi Arabia's National Industrial Development...

Simplex

Saudi Arabia

Penny Software partners with NHC to revolutionise housing procurement

Press release: Penny Software, the digital procurement software, has signed a partnership with the National Housing Company (NHC) to...

Penny Software National Housing Company

Egypt

Paymob secures UAE Central Bank retail payment services licence

Press release: Paymob, the leading financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services...

Paymob

Regional

Why do startups fail?

An article by Karim Khorshed, co-founder and CEO of CEQUENS In recent years, the world has realised the importance of small and...

oped

Regional

Anghami wraps up 2024 with additional $55 million investment from OSN

Lebanon-founded music streaming app Anghami Inc. has secured a $55 million funding round from OSN Group, $12 million of which is an...

anghami OSN+

Egypt

MNT-Halan debuts in the UAE market

Egypt’s fintech company MNT-Halan has extended its super app services to the UAE market. The UAE has long been a strategic...

MNT-Halan

United States

USA's PLATMA expands to MENA after raising $2.2 million pre-Seed

USA-based AI business automation platform PLATMA is planning to enter the MENA market after securing a $2.2 million pre-Seed funding...

PLATMA AI

Saudi Arabia

Geidea extends SoftPos services to Egypt

Press release: Geidea, a leading provider of digital payment solutions in the Middle East, is set to launch its innovative SoftPos...

Geidea Fintech Softpos

Regional

What does it take to grow a global logistics business?

An article by Alan Coughlan, founder and CEO of global supply chain solutions company Lansil Global The past few years...

Logistics oped E-commerce

Egypt

T-Vencubator announces Tafweela as inaugural venture-building project

Egypt-based VC-incubator T-Vencubator has announced the Egyptian fintech, Tafweela, as its inaugural venture-building project. Founded...

T-Vencubator Tafweela

U.A.E

Tarjama launches new feature "Pronoia" for Arabic AI translation

Tarjama, an Arabic language technology company based in the UAE, has revealed a new tool available on its platform named Pronoia, on the...

Tarjama Pronoia

U.A.E

GII adds $100 million to its capital to boost growth plans

UAE-based alternative investment company Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) has added an additional $100 million growth capital to the...

Gulf Islamic Investments GII

Regional

Google launches “AI First” startup accelerator in MENA

Tech giant Google has launched its Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First programme during an event at the Dubai Future Foundation...

Google Google for Startups Accelerator AI First

Kuwait

Kuwaiti edtech Tadarab expands into Saudi Arabia

Kuwait-based edtech Tadarab has expanded into Saudi Arabia as part of its strategic plan to meet the growing demand for online education...

Tadarab EdTech

Saudi Arabia

SWVL joins Saudi Arabia's regional headquarters scheme

The mobility giant Swvl has joined Saudi Arabia's Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Programme and launched its HQ in the Saudi capital of...

Swvl mobility

Saudi Arabia

HALA Payments joins Saudi Unicorns Programme

Saudi Arabia-based fintech HALA Payments has been selected to join the Saudi Unicorns Programme. Through the Saudi Unicorns...

HALA Payments Fintech Saudi Unicorns Programme

Egypt

Egypt's WellPal relocates to Saudi Arabia with fresh funding in hand

Egyptian e-commerce platform for health products, WellPal, has relocated to Saudi Arabia after securing an undisclosed investment round...

WellPal E-commerce health and fitness

Egypt

Entlaq partners with Savannah to suppoert Sudanese entrepreneurs in Egypt

Entlaq, an Egypt-based entrepreneurial think tank, has partnered with Savannah, a Sudanese incubator, to support Sudanese migrants and...

Entlaq Savannah

Jordan

Sira members unlock $3.2 million in value within first two years

Jordan-based membership-based business community Sira has announced achieving $3.2 million in value generated by 90 of its members...

Sira Business Community

U.A.E

Hub71 welcomes 21 startups in cohort 15

Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, has welcomed 21 startups in Cohort 15, increasing the total number of ventures it supports...

Hub71

Egypt

Athar Climate Action Accelerator empowers green entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt

Egypt-based Athar Accelerator has celebrated the graduation of the fifth cohort of its Climate Action Accelerator Programme. The demo...

Athar Climate Action Accelerator DFC Athar Accelerator

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