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5.9KNewsExclusive: Noon has quietly acquired Sivvi, a Dubai-based fashion ecommerce platform founded by Rashid Alabbar
Noon, the Saudi-Emirati ecommerce company has quietly acquired Sivvi, a Dubai-based Namshi-like fashion ecommerce platform, MENAbytes has learned. The acquisition was made earlier...
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4.3KNewsAlgerian edtech startup Quizzito wins Step Saudi Pitch Competition
Algerian edtech startup Quizzito won the pitch competition at first edition of STEP Saudi last month. There were 100 startups that participated in...
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2.3KEcosystem2018 Periodic Table of Tech Investors in MENA
BECO Capital, one of the leading VCs of the region published its 2018 edition of the periodic table of tech investors in...
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1.7KNewsSTV scores a quick win exiting Careem with an incredible ±2x return in almost five months
Saudi Technology Ventures (STV), the largest VC fund of the Middle East & North Africa that began operations almost a year ago...
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1.5KNewsCareem’s story will inspire young people in MENA to launch and join startups, says Mudassir Sheikha
Mudassir Sheikha, the co-founder and CEO of Careem, in an interview with Al Arabiya English, where he was also joined by Ubero...
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1.1KAdviceOpinion: Bootstrapping the startup is a better choice for tech founders than raising venture capital
It had been 2 months since I left the second company I founded, Numetric. In just 3 short years I’d built the...
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1.8KNewsEgypt moving forward with plans of imposing tax on social media and search ads: report
Egyptian Finance Ministry is moving forward with the plans of slapping different types of taxes including VAT, income tax, stamp tax, and...
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1.3KInvestmentsPakistan’s Social Champ raises $100,000 from OTF Wadi for its social media scheduling tool, plans expansion to MENA
Karachi-based SaaS startup Social Champ has raised $100,000 from Oman Technology Fund’s Wadi Accelerator. Social Champ received the investment after being selected...
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1.5KEcosystemHow Careem has transformed the startup ecosystem of MENA
Last week was a major milestone for the region; the biggest acquisition in our history and a pivotal moment for our ecosystem...
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4.0KInvestmentsEgypt’s Brimore raises $800,000 to help small local manufacturers sell directly to consumers with its network of freelance sales agents
Cairo-based direct-selling distribution platform has raised $800,000 in a seed funding round, the startup announced today in a statement to MENAbytes, adding...
