Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's massive Public Investment Fund has become active in tech startup investing This article is a crosspost with CB Insights. Over the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a number of economic... CB Insights • 19 February, 2017 vision 2030 ksa Saudi Aramco
Egypt On speaking terms: Egypt’s investors, entrepreneurs forging a bond [Know Your VC] The investor-entrepreneur relationship in Egypt has been something of a rollercoaster, but both say they’re finally starting to iron... Reem Fatthelbab • 16 January, 2017 investor relations A15 eventtus
Saudi Arabia Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,... Abdullah Baghawitah • 11 December, 2016 9/10th Saudi Arabia ksa
Turkey Turkish ride sharing app Volt raises over $500K Turkish ride sharing service Volt has raised $550,000 from Lebanon-based investor Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), with participation... Lucy Knight • 30 November, 2016 ride sharing volt MEVP
U.A.E Growth for service provider Mr Usta as they get more funding Mr Usta secured a pre-Series A round of 2.75 million Emirati dirhams (US$750,000) this week. Investors include regional investors... Lucy Knight • 14 November, 2016 mrusta precinct partners millennial partners & co
Saudi Arabia Moving from oil to knowledge: the angel network with a helping hand You’ll have heard about Careem’s acquisition of Enwani, the Saudi home delivery service and how it started. But you... Abdulghani Kataya • 25 October, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa Sirb
Egypt Flat6labs signs $1M deal with IFC Flat6labs has signed a $1 million deal with the World Bank investment arm International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Egyptian... Rachel Williamson • 24 October, 2016 Flat6Labs International Finance Corporation ifc
Egypt A list of Egyptian startup investors We have compiled a list of 16 different investors to whom Egyptian entrepreneurs can pitch their product. Since 2015, a number of... Eduard Cousin • 13 September, 2016 Egypt A15 Sawari Ventures
Egypt What I know about Egypt's sluggish investment: Wael Amin It might be normal for a country of more than 90 million to have a ton of entrepreneurs planning events around promoting even more ideas,... Eman Mostafa • 05 September, 2016 Sawari Ventures Wael Amin Egypt
Regional What I know about money and hardware: PK Gulati Hardware is in vogue. Where once you needed years, millions of dollars, and institutional support to launch a device or hardware... Rachel Williamson • 01 August, 2016 The Assembly hardware investing PK Gulati
U.A.E 500 Startups invests in UAE gifting marketplace UAE-based gift-giving platform Joi has recieved investment from 500 Startups. With this first round founders Ritesh Tilani and... Natasha D'Souza • 05 July, 2016 500 startups joi gifts Investment
Regional When MENA investors don’t bank on women For years, Lebanese entrepreneur Rayan Zahab would get called in for job interviews, only to hear hiring managers say the same thing: they... Brooke Anderson • 27 June, 2016 Golden Seeds Snapay Women Investing in Women Digital
Egypt Egyptian selfie drone wins $26K Swiss investment Egyptian drone startup Drofie has attracted the attention of the Swiss, securing a 25,000 Swiss francs (US$26,000) investment and a spell... Rachel Williamson • 19 June, 2016 Fame monster Latvia Kickstart Accelerator
Regional MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs... Rachel Williamson • 15 June, 2016 business acclerator Global Accelerator Report central bank of jordan
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... Lucy Knight • 05 June, 2016 Periodic table investors BECO Capital
Palestine Palestine's $12M Ibtikar fund launches, announces 8 investments The Ibtikar Fund's management team, investors and startups. (Image via Christina Ghanim) Palestinian pride is providing the fuel for... Christina Ganim • 31 May, 2016 5QHQH Tasameem ArabiAuto
Lebanon Circular 331: where has Lebanon's money gone? It is said that innovation is an entrepreneur’s best friend. But in Lebanon a strong second contender has to be the central... Sophie Rimington-Pounder • 27 April, 2016 Lebanon for Entrepreneurs Berytech Fund Startup Megaphone
Regional Are angel investors born or made? [Opinion] Angel investors are in short supply in MENA. How do we 'grow' more? (Image via LabsofLatvia) There is no longer a question as to whether... Tammer Qaddumi • 21 April, 2016 VentureSouq Opinion Venture Capital
Egypt Trendak monitors social media analytics in Arabic Trendak analyses data on social media in three languages including Arabic. (Images via Trendak) Knowing how to ‘read’ social media has alr... Eman Mostafa • 28 April, 2016 social media monitoring Trendak foreign investment
U.A.E Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a... Willam Altman • 05 April, 2016 beehive financial services fin-tech
Egypt Injaz turns to crowdfunding for Startup Egypt The funding crunch for Egypt’s startups is no secret. As seen at a recent Mix N’ Mentor in Cairo, it can in fact push... Rachel Williamson • 27 March, 2016 Escape HD Etba3ly 3D EpicVr
Lebanon Beco invests in cyber security with Myki seed round Beco Capital has led a seed investment in Lebanese cyber security startup MYKI, but has not disclosed the total sum. Myki works with... Rachel Williamson • 02 March, 2016 MyKi cybersecurity lebanon
U.A.E Introducing Flat6Labs' 6 latest UAE startups Much like Hollywood is a celebrity hunting ground, Flat6Labs’ recent Demo Day suggests that Abu Dhabi might be the place to reel in... Alaa' Odeh • 15 February, 2016 StudentCart Metaphorio Jumpsuite
Global What I know about raising money: Ramy Adeeb Ramy Adeeb, ready to disperse advice. (Image via Ramy Adeeb) When Ramy Adeeb sold his startup, a news article curation site Snip.It to... Lucy Knight • 07 December, 2015 Ramy Adeeb Snip.It What I Know