Ecosystem
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2.7KI am a startup journalist from MENA who had the chance to attend Slush 2018 – here’s everything I learned about the Finnish ecosystem
I know, Slush18 has been over for a week and I should have sat down and written this ages ago but, honestly,...
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3.7KWamda X: Serving founders or regaining relevance?
Wamda, an important actor in the MENA startup ecosystem, has had a relatively quiet year and I suspect the leadership team has...
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6.9KMeet the winners of RiseUp 2018 Startup Pitch Competition
We’re very late on this but as the cliche goes, better late than ever. RiseUp Summit concluded its sixth edition after three...
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4.1KUAE’s AstroLabs expands to Saudi, launches a coworking space in Riyadh
AstroLabs, a Dubai-based company that runs and manages two coworking spaces in the city is expanding to Saudi Arabia with the public...
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5.4KWamda launches Wamda X, a pre-idea grant-based program to invest in entrepreneurs in MENA
Earlier this year, we had joked about launching Why Not Ventures, a fund to invest in pre-idea ‘startups’ of the region. Published as...
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10.7KCairo-based Sawari Ventures raise $35 million as first tranche of its $70 million fund to invest in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco
As reports earlier this year suggested, Sawari Ventures has finally announced its latest fund with the first closing of $35 million today....
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5.7KJordan Ahli Bank launches FinTech accelerator, to offer up to $200,000 funding to selected startups
Jordan Ahli Bank has launched a FinTech accelerator, bank’s Chief Innovation Officer Rami Al Karmi announced at RiseUp Summit in Cairo today....
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3.9KStartupbootcamp and Pride Capital launch FinTech Cairo, first FinTech-focused accelerator of Egypt
Startupbootcamp, a global accelerator that currently runs 25 programs in 17 cities across the world, including Dubai and Doha, and Pride Capital,...
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6.4KUNICEF is looking for accelerators in MENA to design programs for open source startups in the region
UNICEF had launched its Innovation Fund in 2015 with the aim to finance early stage open-source technology startups that can benefit children....
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6.4K16 Must-Attend Sessions for Startups at the RiseUp Summit 2018
RiseUp Summit, one of the leading startup and tech event of Middle East & North Africa will take place in Cairo later...