Ecosystem
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5.0KRiseUp’s co-founder Cornelius James O’donnell joins chat-based concierge startup Elves as Chief Operating Officer
Cornelius James O’donnell, co-founder of RiseUp has joined Elves as Chief Operating Officer, the startup announced today, in a statement to MENAbytes. Founded...
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1.9KRiseUp and International Telecommunications Union to organize a digital financial inclusion hackathon in Cairo
Cairo-based RiseUp is teaming up with International Telecommunications Union, United Nations’ specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) to organize a...
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5.3K2018 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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2.4KWamda 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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1.5KUAE’s Sheraa opens applications for its Series A program, winner to receive $50,000 grant
Sheraa has opened applications for the 2019 cohort of its Series A program that will help up to ten startups refine their...
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1.1KRiyadh-based BIAC and UAE’s VentureSouq launch initiative to invest in Saudi startups
Riyadh-based Business Incubators and Accelerators Company (BIAC) and Dubai-headquartered venture investing platform VentureSouq (VSQ) have teamed up to launch an investment unit...
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934Aramco and Saudi Information Technology Company to set up a JV to invest in technology companies in Saudi and GCC
Saudi Aramco, the largest oil and gas company in the world and Saudi Information Technology Company, a recently founded Saudi sovereign wealth...
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1.4KIFC 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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1.8KEgypt’s Commercial International Bank launches CVentures, a CVC to invest in FinTech startups in Middle East & Africa
Commercial International Bank, the biggest private bank of Egypt, that is commonly known as CIB, has announced the establishment of CVentures, a...