Ecosystem
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5.5KExclusive: Arzan VC raises $20 million in first close of its second fund to invest in Middle Eastern startups
Arzan Venture Capital, the Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in the Middle Eastern & North African startups since 2014 has...
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2.8K2020 Startup Events in MENA, Turkey & Pakistan: Conferences & Demo Days
We’re putting together a list of startup events in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & Pakistan to make it easy for...
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5.7KWamda’s former managing partner Khaled Talhouni launches Nuwa Capital, a $100 million fund to invest in startups in MENA, Turkey & Pakistan
Wamda Capital’s former Managing Partner Khaled Talhouni is leaving the firm after spending six years with them to launch a new fund...
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6.7KThe Pakistani startup spectrum: Wapistanis and local survivors
Most of the VCs in Pakistan today are starting to struggle with deal flow. Deal flow, for those who don’t know, is...
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5.8KMiddle East’s first WeWork officially opens in Abu Dhabi
WeWork, the struggling American coworking company, has officially opened its first location in the Middle East & North Africa, in Abu Dhabi,...
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5.7KAbu Dhabi-based Techstars Hub71 selects 10 global startups for first class, invests $120,000 in each
Techstars Hub71, the Abu Dhabi-based accelerator (that is run by Techstars in partnership with Hub71) has revealed the ten global startups that...
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4.9KAbu Dhabi Investment Office invests $16.3 million in five startups and a VC fund
Abu Dhabi Investment Office, ADIO, has invested $16.34 million (AED 60 million) in five startups and a venture capital fund, it announced...
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4.5KGlobal Ventures appoints former Jamalon COO Said Murad as Operating Partner
Global Ventures, one of the newly launched VC firms of the region that has become very active in a short span of...
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5.4KDayra, an Egyptian fintech wins $15,000 grant from Y Combinator’s Startup School
Cairo-based fintech Dayra has won $15,000 grant from Y Combinator’s Startup School, becoming the first startup from the Middle East & North...