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5.9KEcosystemRiseUp’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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4.5KInvestments2018 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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3.3KInvestmentsDubai-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...
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2.5KInvestmentsBahrain’s Inagrab raises six-figure seed funding for its AI-powered deal assistant for online sellers
Bahrain-based Inagrab has raised seed funding from 500 Startups and a group of other investors, the startup announced last week without disclosing...
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4.4KEcommerceExclusive: Noon is preparing for a Q2 2019 launch in Egypt
Noon, the Dubai-based ecommerce company is planning to launch in Egypt by the end of Q2 2019, a source with direct knowledge...
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3.9KNewsDubai-based insuretech startup Aqeed to launch AI-powered cloud-based HR software ‘Aqeed People’
Dubai-based insurtech startup that recently announced their launch with a funding of $18 million from its corporate founders is expanding into the...
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4.7KNews500 Startups hires former Dubai Future Foundation executive Vera Futorjanski as Innovation Director for MENA
500 Startups, one of the leading early-stage investors in the world has announced the appointment of former Rocket Internet entrepreneur Vera Futorjanski as...
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2.8KEcosystemRiseUp and International Telecommunications Union to organize a digital financial inclusion hackathon in Cairo
Cairo-based RiseUp is teaming up with International Telecommunications Union, United Nations’ specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) to organize a...
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3.6KNewsCareem quietly launches Tuk Tuk rides in Egypt’s capital Cairo
Careem has quietly launched another product in traffic-congested Cairo: Tuk Tuks. They are now available as a ride option inside Careem’s main...
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7.6KEcosystem2018 MENA Roundup: 10 biggest tech investment deals of the year
The startups in Middle East & North Africa continued to raise a lot of money in 2018. It was actually more than...
