Ecosystem
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10.5KOpinion: Why Pakistani startups are the next big thing
by Aatif Awan, the Founder & Managing Partner of Indus Valley Capital, an early-stage VC fund focused on Pakistani Startups. The article was...
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8.2KMubadala launches $150 million fund of funds and $100 million direct fund, to invest in startups in MENA
UAE’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala that has been actively making direct and indirect investments in the American and European startups for years...
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4.4KBarhain’s Al Waha Fund of Funds invests in Chinese VC ‘MSA Capital’
Al Waha, the Bahrain-based $100 million Fund of Funds has made an investment in MSA Capital, a $250 million Beijing-based fund, it...
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7.0KWamda X, the grant-based idea-stage program for entrepreneurs in MENA is now accepting applications for its second cohort
Wamda X, the idea-stage grant-based fellowship program launched by Wamda last year is now accepting applications for its second cohort. The four-month...
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8.7KWhitepaper: Regulatory FinTech sandbox initiatives in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
This was first published as a whitepaper on MEVP’s website Riyad Abou Jaoudeh and has been reproduced here with his permission. A...
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10.0KDubai’s BECO Capital closes its second fund with $100 million to invest in early-stage startups of MENA
BECO Capital, one of the leading regional VCs, has closed its second fund with $100 million, the Dubai-based VC announced in a...
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5.3KInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $1 million in Flat6Labs Tunis (Anava Seed Fund)
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group has announced that it is investing $1 million into Tunisia-based Anava...
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4.7KRiseUp Summit 2019 to take place at The American University in Cairo (New Cairo campus), aims to attract 10,000 attendees
RiseUp Summit, one of the largest entrepreneurship events of the Middle East & North Africa, has today announced the launch of its...
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5.3KQatar Science & Technology Park to invest $50 million in startups over next five years
Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP), a free zone and government-run (part of Qatar Foundation Research, Development, and Innovation) premier hub for technology,...
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6.1KAccion Venture Lab closes $33 million to invest in inclusive fintech startups in emerging markets including MENA & Pakistan
Accion, a global nonprofit focused on financial inclusion announced last week that its seed-stage investment initiative Accion Venture Lab has closed $33...