Posts By Zubair Naeem Paracha
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3.5KNews2018 Roundup: 18 biggest stories from MENA’s tech startup ecosystems
The startup ecosystems in Middle East & North Africa continue to grow. 2017 was big and 2018 has turned out to be...
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3.8KInvestments2018 Roundup: Startups from Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Algeria & Tunisia set national fundraising records
As our story about the biggest tech deals of 2018 pointed out, many of the funding rounds were largest-ever in some markets...
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2.6KNewsCareem quietly launches Tuk Tuk rides in Egypt’s capital Cairo
Careem has quietly launched another product in traffic-congested Cairo: Tuk Tuks. They are now available as a ride option inside Careem’s main...
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5.9KEcosystem2018 MENA Roundup: 10 biggest tech investment deals of the year
The startups in Middle East & North Africa continued to raise a lot of money in 2018. It was actually more than...
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4.9KInvestmentsRewind 2018: Kuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup Boutiqaat raises $45 million at a reported valuation of $300 million
Rewind 2018 is a series of pieces featuring big stories we did not (were not able to) cover this year. Boutiqaat, a Kuwaiti...
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2.8KEcosystemWamda Capital to launch $100 million fund, expects first close by 2019 Q2
Wamda Capital, one of the leading VCs of the region is set to launch its second fund, firm’s partner Fares Ghandour told...
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1.7KNewsIndian budget hotel startup Oyo is off to a good start in UAE, hosts over 100,000 guests in nine months
Indian budget hotel startup Oyo that recently raised $1 billion in its latest funding round led by SoftBank, is off to a...
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1.5KEcosystemIFC is considering to invest $1 million in Flat6Labs Tunis’ upcoming $10 million fund
International Financial Corporation (IFC), is considering to invest $1 million Flat6Labs Tunis, the documents on its information portal have revealed. The investment...
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1.7KNewsMoroccan cross-border B2B ecommerce marketplace WaystoCap expands into logistics and local sales, opens two new offices in West Africa
Casablanca-based B2B ecommerce marketplace has recently expanded into logistics and local sales, the startup has told MENAbytes, adding that it has also...
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2.1KNewsEgypt’s Swvl in talks with Asian and Chinese investment funds to raise up to $100 million for its global expansion
Egyptian transportation startup Swvl is in talks with Asian and Chinese investment funds to raise between $50 million to $100 million for...