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4.0KNewsNabta, 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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3.9KInvestmentsBahrain 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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16.0KNewsApple’s FaceTime is now available in Saudi Arabia after the latest iOS (11.3) update
Apple’s audio and video calling service FaceTime is now available in Saudi Arabia after the company released its latest iOS update, 11.3....
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7.6KEventsCairo to host ‘Women on the Move’, an event for female migrant entrepreneurs
Startups without Borders, a recently established platform that connects migrant and refugee entrepreneurs with opportunities and resources to build their businesses, is...
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5.5KNewsCareem 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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5.4KEcosystemMENAbytes 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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3.4KNewsUber sells its Southeast Asia business to competitor Grab
Uber has exited Southeast Asia by selling its business to competitor Grab in exchange of 27.5% stake in the company. Uber’s CEO Dara...
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5.3KInvestmentsDubai-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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4.9KOpinionsOpinion: 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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5.6KEcosystem9 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...
