Ecosystem
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11.8KMiddle 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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15.3KAbu 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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9.7KAbu 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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8.6KGlobal 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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12.2KDayra, 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...
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14.3KSaudi’s Public Investment Fund launches Jada, a $1.07 billion fund of funds to invest in startups and SMEs
Saudi sovereign wealth fund ‘Public Investment Fund’ that has been actively investing in startups across the globe has launched Jada, a $1.07...
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8.0KLessons from first six months as a VC in Pakistan
It is humbling to know how much I did not know before I became a partner six months ago at Karavan, a...
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18.1KOpinion: 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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12.4KMubadala 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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6.7KBarhain’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...