Posts By Zubair Naeem Paracha
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1.2KPodcastMENAbytes Podcast: Building and exiting an ecommerce marketplace in MENA with Omar Kassim
We started experimenting with a podcast earlier this year when we launched a weekly series where we used to share some of...
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1.5KInvestmentsUAE’s WakeCap raises $1.6 million seed to improve safety and productivity at construction sites
Dubai-headquartered construction tech startup WakeCap has rasied $1.6 million in seed funding from a group of global and regional investors, the startup...
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1.4KEcosystemNew York-based Modus Capital launches in Egypt, aims to develop the local ecosystem through investments, co-working spaces and events
Modus Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm has launched in Egypt, the firm announced in a statement yesterday. Modus wants to...
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1.7KNewsSpotify Premium would cost $5 per month in MENA
We reported last week that Spotify has been preparing for launch across almost all the MENA countries. The company had created country-specific...
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1.5KInvestmentsLebanon’s Kamkalima raises $1.5 million Series A to make learning Arabic fun for school students
Lebanese EdTech startup Kamkalima has raised $1.5 million in Series A funding from Beirut-based Phoenician Funds, and iSME, a government funded initiative...
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1.1KNewsCairo-based AlMakinah and Global Shapers Giza to offer coding bootcamp scholarships to Egyptian women
AlMakinah, a Cairo-based coding bootcamp that helps people learn software development has teamed up once again with Global Shpaers Giza Hub to...
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2.5KEcosystemExclusive: Tarek Fahim on Endure Capital’s performance, plans for their new $50 million fund and more
The VC ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa is still in its early days (I don’t for how long we’ll...
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3.2KNewsExclusive: Tajawal’s CEO & CTO leave the company to start their own travel startup, aim to build the first billion dollar company in Islamic economy space
Dubai-based online travel platform Tajawal’s CEO Muhammad Chbib and CTO Mohamed Meabed have left the company earlier this month to start their...
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3.1KInvestmentsEgypt’s OTO English raises seed funding from HIMangel and EdVentures for its online learning platform
OTO English, a Cairo-based online learning platform has raised seed funding from HIMangel and EdVentures, the startup announced today. The size of...
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1.2KInvestmentsKuwaiti founder raises $1.3 million in New York City to help you spot fake reviews on TripAdvisor, Amazon, and Yelp
New York City-based Fakespot has raised $1.3 million as seed funding with participation from Kuwait’s Faith Capital, the VC firm announced yesterday....