Startups
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2.5KNabta, a Kuwait-based platform for women’s health wins the Step Pitch Competition
After two days of different talks, panels, and activities, the Step Conference came to an end the day before yesterday. More than...
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3.1KBahrain to launch a $100m fund of funds to attract venture capitalists to the country
Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (normally referred as EDB Bahrain) is set to launch a $100m fund of funds, being dubbed as ‘superfund’,...
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4.4KCareem in early talks to raise another $500 million in funding: report
Careem is in early talks to raise another $500 million in funds, Reuters citing three sources reported yesterday. Earlier this year Bloomberg...
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4.5KMENAbytes Quarterly: $35 million raised by MENA startups in 2018 Q1, UAE top country
The first quarter of 2018 has seen a decent amount of activity in terms of investments. We’ve tried to put together all...
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4.3KDubai-based Magnitt raises ~$1 million for its startup data platform
Dubai-based startup data platform MAGNiTT has raised close to $1 million in seed funding, the startup announced earlier this morning. The round...
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3.1KOpinion: Funding should not be used as a scale to measure success (or failure) of a startup
Raising investments for startups is not easy. And it gets even more difficult when you’re doing it in MENA. I have been speaking...
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4.1K9 startups to watch at Step Start 2018
Step Conference has undoubtedly become one of the biggest gatherings of startup community and geeks in MENA. The event that started as series of...
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5.9K6 steps to valuing a technology startup
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of posts on the subject of valuation, specifically related to tech companies given the hype surrounding...
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2.6K5 common mistakes to avoid in your pitch deck
I have been an Investment Analyst Intern with VC arm of TwoFour54, an Abu Dhabi-based tax-free media zone, since last few months. Going...
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4.1KDubai-based luxury ecommerce platform ‘The List’ raises $1.7 million in seed funding
The List, a Dubai-based luxury ecommerce platform has raised $1.7 million in seed funding, the startup announced last week. The investment came...