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3.8KInterviewsFailed Startups of MENA: Founder of Egypt-based price comparison website Bkam that had raised ~$500,000 in funding shares his story
Failed Startups of MENA, as the name suggests, is a series of articles and interviews where we try to learn about failed...
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17.3KNewsFormer employees of Swvl accuse the startup of wrongful terminations, poor work culture
Egypt’s startup ecosystem has been witnessing fast-paced growth lately. We’re seeing tens of new startups emerge everyday that are trying to solve...
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12.4KAdviceLessons learned from 2 years of running a startup
It has been almost two years since we started Knowledge Officer and we’ve already seen a lot. During these two years, we’ve...
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4.3KInvestmentsSaudi-based Lucidya raises ~$1.1 million in Series A for its Arabic-focused social media monitoring and analytics tool
Jeddah-based Arabic-focused social media monitoring tool Lucidya has raised ~$1.1 million (4 million Saudi Riyal) in Series A funding, the startup announced...
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1.9KNewsSaudi introduces permits for flying drones, mandatory now for both personal and commercial use
Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority, GACA, has introduced drone permits (licenses) for both personal and commercial flights of drones. The permits can...
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2.8KNews2018 Roundup: 18 biggest stories from MENA’s tech startup ecosystems
The startup ecosystems in Middle East & North Africa continue to grow. 2017 was big and 2018 has turned out to be...
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2.1KNewsSouth Africa’s Naspers acquires rest of stake in Dubai-based classifieds platform Dubizzle for $190 million, now owns 100% of the company
South African investment firm Naspers has acquired rest of stake in Dubai-based Dubizzle for $190 million and now owns 100% of the...
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5.0KEcosystemRiseUp’s co-founder Cornelius James O’donnell joins chat-based concierge startup Elves as Chief Operating Officer
Cornelius James O’donnell, co-founder of RiseUp has joined Elves as Chief Operating Officer, the startup announced today, in a statement to MENAbytes. Founded...
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3.4KInvestments2018 Roundup: Startups from Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi, Jordan, Algeria & Tunisia set national fundraising records
As our story about the biggest tech deals of 2018 pointed out, many of the funding rounds were largest-ever in some markets...
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2.0KInvestmentsDubai-based financial comparison startup Yallacompare raises $8 million, plans expansion to Egypt
Dubai-based financial comparison platform Yallacompare has raised $8 million in fresh funding led by existing investors Wamda Capital and STC Ventures, Wamda...
