Ecosystem
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5.5KHow Careem has transformed the startup ecosystem of MENA
Last week was a major milestone for the region; the biggest acquisition in our history and a pivotal moment for our ecosystem...
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13.8KChina’s Gobi Partners and Pakistan’s Fatima Ventures launch $20 million VC fund for early-stage Pakistani startups
Gobi Partners, a China-headquartered venture capital firm with big presence in Southeast Asia and over $1.1 billion of assets under its management...
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16.2KFadi Ghandour believes Careem’s big exit will bring the next wave of entrepreneurship in MENA
Careem’s exit is the biggest success story to come out of Middle East & North Africa’s technology ecosystem and it will spark...
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7.2K500 Startups closes its MENA-focused fund ‘500 Falcons’ with $33 million
500 Startups, one of the leading early-stage investors of the world has closed its Middle East & North Africa-focused fund, 500 Falcons,...
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12.2KAbu Dhabi’s government launches $141 million tech hub ‘Hub71’ for startups, Softbank and Microsoft join as founding partners
Abu Dhabi’s government today has announced the launch of a technology hub called Hub 71 to support technology startups. The government through...
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7.4KWamda Capital and MEVP to manage $10 million of Dubai International Financial Centre’s $100 million FinTech fund
Dubai-based Wamda Capital and Middle East Venture Partners, two of the leading VC firms of the region, will manage $10 million of...
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5.9KWorld Economic Forum is looking for 100 Arab Startups that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2019
The World Economic Forum is once again looking for 100 promising Arab startups that are shaping the fourth Industrial Revolution. For this...
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9.4KLebanese tech accelerator Speed raises new seven-figure investment to continue its acceleration cycles for next three years
Beirut-based technology accelerator Speed has raised fresh funding from Central Bank of Lebanon, the firm announced yesterday, adding that it will use...
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6.0KWhat was 2018 like for the Pakistani startup ecosystem
It’s been an eventful past few months in Pakistan’s startup space. At the end of 2018, Sarmayacar (a venture capital fund led...
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5.2KDubai’s Step Conference announces expansion to Saudi, first edition to take place in Riyadh next month
Dubai-based Step Group, the company behind Step Conference, one of the leading technology events of MENA has announced its expansion to Saudi....