Ecosystem
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6.6KMeet the 13 startups from Saudi accelerator Taqadam’s second cohort
Started in 2016, Taqadam is a Saudi university startup accelerator that is run by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in...
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7.4KOpinion: Egypt needs to stop following the ‘Silicon Valley approach’ for its tech ecosystem
Disclaimer: I am writing this article as an invitation to think out loud with the rest of the community and to highlight...
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14.1KFintech in Egypt: An overview
Coming from a background in finance, fintech is always close to our hearts. This month we took a look at the emerging...
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11.5KAbu Dhabi Global Market launches the $700 license for tech startups
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial center of UAE’s capital has announced the launch of a new commercial license for the...
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24.1KA guide to Egypt’s tech startup ecosystem
First things first. It is not a comprehensive guide. Nor is it exhaustive. But we’ll keep updating it to include all the...
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4.2KGovernments in MENA should not fund startups directly, says Arzan VC’s Hasan Zainal
Governments in the Middle East & North Africa are playing a very active role in their tech ecosystems these days. They are...
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5.8KUAE’s Krypto Labs announces EdTech contest with $270,000 in prizes for global startups
Abu-Dhabi based global tech incubator Krypto Labs has announced EdTech Innovations Startup Contest that aims to find disruptive edtech products and services...
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23.3KAll Saudi female team wins Hajj Hackathon, Egyptian and Algerian teams win second and third place
The first ever Hajj Hackathon finally concluded yesterday with a prize ceremony after three days of activities. The event brought almost 3,000...
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6.1KWhere are the failed startups of MENA?
I am someone who firmly believes in embracing failure. As the cliche goes, failure is a better teacher than success, in almost every...
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7.7KAbraaj backed VC firm Bakery’s website disappears
The Wall Street Journal earlier this year had published a story of how four Abraaj investors including Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and...